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AAELOGO2024 240Ask an Expert is a series of free webinars providing opportunities to learn from and share knowledge with those who study the watershed and work to protect the well-being of our waters and lands. 

Join us to learn and ask questions about Lake of the Woods and its Rainy-Lake of the Woods watershed including topics of watershed governance, science, traditional knowledge, resource management and much more.

 

 

2023 Ask an Expert Webinar Series: Review of the 2023 Field Season for Rainy - Lake of the Woods

AAExpert 400jpgAsk an Expert is a series of free webinars offering viewers a chance to learn from those who study the watershed and work to protect the well-being of our waters and lands. Join us to learn and ask questions about watershed governance, science, traditional knowledge, resource management and more.

On November 8 at 1:00 PM CDT we hosted a session with field researchers Anna Baker (USGS), Shane Bowe (Red Lake Band Water Resources Program) and Dr. Adam Heathcote (Science Museum of Minnesota) who shared with us the field work they've done this year, looking at stream sediments in Rainy River and its tributaries, and algae toxins in the St Croix watershed, and studying wild rice in the Northwest Angle of Lake of the Woods.

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2023 Ask an Expert Webinar Series: Climate Change in the Rainy - Lake of the Woods Basin

AAExpert 400jpgAsk an Expert is a series of free webinars offering viewers a chance to learn from those who study the watershed and work to protect the well-being of our waters and lands. Join us to learn and ask questions about watershed governance, science, traditional knowledge, resource management and more.

After a summer break, the 2023 Ask an Expert seminars resume this fall. Join us on September 11 at 1:00 PM CDT for a session focused on understanding how climate change is impacting the Rainy - Lake of the Woods watershed, with Dr. Scott Higgins (IISD-ELA), Dr. Clare Nelligan (Queens U.), and Dr. Leif Olmanson (U. MN) as they explore the ways in which climate change is already affecting the Rainy-Lake of the Woods basin. 

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2023 Ask an Expert Series: Aquatic Invasive Species and Community-Led Monitoring

AAExpert 400jpgThe Ask an Expert series is underway for another year! These free webinars are your chance to learn from those who study the watershed and work to protect the well-being of our waters and lands. Join us over the next few months to learn and ask questions about watershed governance, science, traditional knowledge, resource management and more. (This webinar has taken place)

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2023 Ask an Expert Series: Who's Who in the Watershed?

AAExpert 400jpgThe Ask an Expert series is returning for another year! These free webinars are your chance to learn from those who study the watershed and work to protect the well-being of our waters and lands. Join us over the next few months to learn and ask questions about watershed governance, science, traditional knowledge, resource management and more.

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2021 Ask An Expert Series


AAExpert 400jpgOver two hundred attended our five-part Ask and Expert webinar series this fall.  Our lineup of experts had a wealth of knowledge and this was a great chance to connect directly with them. The webinars were recorded, so if you were not able to attend you can view the recordings at your leisure.

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April 8, 2025

2026 Forum Proceedings Report and Presentations Available Now!

Over the two days of the 2026 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum, we heard from more than 30 speakers. Missed the event or want to refresh your memory on these presentations? Download your copy of the 2026 Proceedings Report now, or view the videos. 

Proceedings of past Forum events are available at the Proceedings Archive: https://lowwsf.com/forum-proceedings

Videos from past Forum events can be found here: https://lowwsf.com/forum-video

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March 7, 2024

2026 Kallemeyn Award - Cary Hernandez

Cary Hernandez, a watershed project manager and long-time employee of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, received the 2026 Larry Kallemeyn Award, presented the award on behalf of the community of scientists and resource managers from the United States and Canada working in our watershed.

The Kallemeyn Award recognizes outstanding scientific contributions to the watershed.

For more information on the Kallemeyn Award:www.lowwsf.com/kallemeyn-award

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February 2, 2026

Welcome Julianna Wanke, Communications & Information Management Specialist!

We are very happy to announce a new member of the LOWWSF team! 

Julianna Wanke joined the Foundation in January 2026 as the first Communications and Information Management Specialist.

Julianna looks forward to bringing her creativity towards collaboratively working with the team to develop communications materials for the Foundation and ultimately, increase the environmental network within the watershed. Julianna can be reached at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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