Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake
Biologists and volunteers with the Williams Lake Conservation Company (WLCC) have observed breeding loons on the lake over the years that have produced chicks, with variable success. Dramatic water-level fluctuations due to a damaged dam have posed major challenges for loons to raise their young in the last few years.
People living around and downstream from Williams Lake in Halifax and their properties will be safer with the Province’s construction of a new dam.The replacement dam will be built to environmental standards that support protection of the lake’s ecosystem and
Minks live in the Williams lake area because they can safely build their burrows in rivers, streams, and lakes as well as raise their families of young kits.
![Poison Ivy Warnings at the Dam [video]](https://williamslakecc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/poison-ivy-1652109_640-640x300.jpg "Poison Ivy Warnings at the Dam [video]")
Poison ivy can cause red, swollen skin, blisters, and severe itching in a few hours of contact with the plant.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Doug van Hemessen wants you to enjoy your wilderness experience in the Shaw Wilderness Park. [Watch now]
Come and help the WLCC and Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) remove invasive plant species along Lawson’s Brook in the Shaw Wilderness Park from 9:30 AM-1:00 PM on August 1 (rain date August 2)