The Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum –
a meeting of all the minds in our basin.
Since 2004, the annual International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum has been a strategic incubator for cross-border research, management collaboration, networking and communication.
The Foundation leads a partnership of agencies to organize the Forum each year. Attended each year by upwards of 160 research and resource managers, the Forum is the "hub" for all groups working to ensure the future ecological integrity of the waters of the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Basin.
Registration opened January 4, 2024 and closes February 23.
Date and Location: March 6-7, 2024, Minnesota North College - Rainy River campus, International Falls, MN
Registration is now closed - sorry, but we're at capacity
- Registration fee $125 USD. Register and pay by January 31 to get the "Early Bird" rate of $115 USD.
- Students free with valid student ID - Enter: STUDENT2024 in the coupon field ( choose "Individual Registration" button -- discount coupon is not available as part of group registrations).
- Registration includes lunch on March 6, the Foundation dinner Reception on the 6th, lunch on the 7th, and refreshment breaks both days.
- Major purchase cards are accepted for online payment and is the preferred option. If necessary, you may choose an offline "Pay Offline" option for Mail-in cheque.
Sorry, but we are currently not able to accept Purchase Orders/Commissioners Warrants etc.
The Foundation reception and dinner March 6 will be at Thunderbird Lodge on Rainy Lake.
Please register now — Registration cuttoff date of Feb 23 is a hard-stop as we must have catering numbers locked in by then!
March 6–7, 2024 Minnesota North College - Rainy River campus, International Falls, MN. Professional symposium for research and resource managers, policy makers and the public interested in the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed.
Themes:
- From Scence to Watershed Actions: Presentations and Panel Discussion
- Nutrient Dynamics: Drivers of Cyanobacteria and Toxin Production
- Nutrient & Sediment Load Tracing
- Ecosystem Modeling
- Contaminants & Mining
- Ecological Interactions & Aquatic Invasive Species
- Watershed Goverance
- Monitoring Program Updates
Full program details, including speaker abstracts will be available shortly
Conference details: more details at the Foundation's website www.lowwsf.com/watershed-forum.
Limited travel support may be available to assist postgraduate students to present their research at the Forum, from the Deborah Battigelli Memorial Fund at the Foundation. Support is typically offered for up to one student per year. To receive support through the fund, a candidate's research abstracts must be accepted for presentation at the Forum. To apply, contact Todd Sellers, Executive Director,
The Battigelli family established the Deborah Battigelli Memorial Fund at LOWWSF to honour Deborah’s love of life at the lake and her interest to preserve the lake area for future generations to continue to enjoy what she loved. The Fund assists the up-and-coming generation of scientists with their research on our lakes with limited travel support to present their research at the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum.
Abstract Deadline: December 15, 2023. Please get your abstracts in early!
Please submit the following to Todd Sellers,
- Presenter Information: Name, Research Organization or Agency, Mailing Address, Telephone, Email, Brief Bio.
- Submittal Information: Title, Author(s), Author(s) agency affiliaion, Abstract, Location of study (i.e., lake name, river name, or GPS coordinate etc.).
A huge thank you to St. Cloud State University for doing everything we needed to take the Forum virtual this year.
A special "shout out" from us to St. Cloud U's Reuben Wagenius, ITV/Video Conferencing Guru, and Matt Julius, Professor for all their work to make the video-conference possible.
A huge thank you to St. Cloud State University for doing everything we needed to take the Forum virtual this year.
A special "shout out" from us to St. Cloud U's Reuben Wagenius, ITV/Video Conferencing Guru, and Matt Julius, Professor for all their work to make the video-conference possible.
Proceedings Reports of the annual International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum are available from 2006 onward, here: Forum Proceedings