2023 Ask an Expert Webinar Series: International Watershed Coordination Program Year-in-Review
Ask 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!
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.
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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).
2023 Ask an Expert Webinar Series: Review of the 2023 Field Season for Rainy - Lake of the Woods
Ask 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.
2023 Ask an Expert Webinar Series: Climate Change in the Rainy - Lake of the Woods Basin
Ask 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.
2023 Ask an Expert Series: Aquatic Invasive Species and Community-Led Monitoring
The 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)