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2023 Ask an Expert Webinar Series: International Watershed Coordination Program Year-in-Review

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.

Join us on November 27 at 1:00 PM CST  Register Now for the final session of the year as we look back on the International Watershed Coordination program with Teika Newton, the International Watershed Coordinator and guests!  

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2023 Ask An Expert Full Series List

Join us for the 2023 series of free “Ask An Expert” webinars, as we study our watershed and learn how to protect our natural resource assets. Our lineup of experts have a wealth of knowledge and this is your chance to connect directly with them.

Seminars will consist of an expert presentations followed by a Q&A opportunity.  Pre-registration is required.  More details and registration for the seminars at the links below.

Space is already filling up so please Register Now! 


May 15 @ 1:00 p.m. CDT:  "Who's Who in the Watershed" - Megan Garner (National Hydrologic Service - Environment and Climate Change Canada), Maria Jawaid (ECCC), Alexandra Lavictoire (Lake of the Woods Control Board), Abby Moore (US Army Corps of Engineers) & Teika Newton (Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation / International Joint Commission)

June 5 @ 1:00 p.m. CDT: "Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) and Monitoring" - Chris Herc (Grand Council Treaty #3 Territorial Planning Unit), Ashley Hoffmeister & the LakeSmart Team (Lake of the Woods District Stewardship Association) & Amanda Weberg (Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District)

September 11 @ 1:00 p.m. CDT: "Climate Change in Our Basin" - Dr. Leif Olmanson (University of Minnesota), Dr. Scott Higgins (IISD-Experimental Lakes Area), Dr. Clare Nelligan 

November 8 @ 1:00 p.m. CDT: "Review of the 2023 Field Season for Rainy - Lake of the Woods" - Shane Bowe (Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Water Resources Program), Dr. Adam Heathcote (Science Museum of Minnesota), Anna Baker (USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center). 

November 27 @ 1:00 p.m. CST: "Review of the 2023 International Watershed Coordination Program" - Teika Newton (International Watershed Coordinator) and project partners (TBD). 

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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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November 9, 2023

Watershed Forum Info and Abstract Deadline Reminder

International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum
March 6–7, 2024, Minnesota North College - Rainy River campus, International Falls, MN.

Abstract deadline: December 15, 2023  see: Abstract Submission

Where to stay:  AmericInn, International Falls. Group rate: $98 USD per night plus tax (reserve by February 24).  For researvation details see: Where to Stay

Registration:  Registration opesn January 4, 2024.  Registration details, including cost will be available later this fall.

More Info? At the Foundation's website:  www.lowwsf.com/watershed-forum 

November 9, 2023

Call for Nominations: 2024 Kallemeyn Award and 2024 Wilson Stewardship Award

 Nominations are now open for the:

  • 2024 Kallemeyn Award recognizing professional achievement in research or resource management
  • 2024 Wilson Stewardship Award, recognizing environmental stewardship

Nominations for both awards close December 15, 2023 - please get your nominations in early! Award presentation will be at the 2024 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum, March 6–7, in International Falls, MN

October 11, 2023

2023 Lake of the Woods Fall Algae Bloom Most Severe Since the Early 2000s

The view from space is compelling and confirms what we have seen firsthand on Lake of the Woods at the end of September. The cyanobacterial bloom (aka blue-green algae) on Lake of the Woods is tracking towards being one of the most severe since 2002.

By late September, a massive bloom extended across 2,800 km2 or 73% of the lake’s surface.  The bloom was extremely intense with satellite-derived measures of chlorophyll-a concentrations exceeding 60 µg/L over most of the southern and middle basins of the lake.

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