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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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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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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
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LOWWSF is pleased to announce that our Executive Director, Teika Newton, has been named as one of the 2026 Clean50 Honourees, joining an esteemed cohort of Canada's environmental and clean economy leaders. Teika received the award as an Environmental NGO Advocate, alongside five other peers, during a ceremony in Toronto in mid-October.
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The 2025 series of free “Ask An Expert” webinars returns this fall! Please register for sessions of your choice using the links below.
If you have ideas for future topics or speakers, please email us with your suggestions!
October 16 @ 1:00 pm CST: "Understanding Bitumen’s Impact on Freshwater"
Dr. Vince Palace (IISD - Experimental Lakes Area)
October 28 @ 1:00 pm CST: "Microplastics and Freshwater Health: Insights from the pELAstic Project"
Dr.Chelsea Rochman (University of Toronto)
November 4 @ 12:00 pm CST: "Microplastics and Freshwater Health: Lessons from the Great Lakes"
Dr. Karen Kidd (McMaster University), Dr. Eden Hataley (University of Toronto), Dr. Rebecca Rooney (University of Waterloo)
Brendan Spearin (Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada), Chris Herc & Michaela Novak (Grand Council Treaty #3 Territorial Planning Unit)
Doug Jensen (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)
December 2 @ 1:00 pm CST: "Algae and Ice: Exploring the Science and Story"
Dr. Andrew Bramburger (Environment and Climate Change Canada) and Andrew Budziak (Royal Canadian Geographical Society / National Geographic Society Explorer)
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Over the two days of the 2025 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum, we heard from nearly two dozen presenters. Missed the event or want to refresh your memory on these presentations? Now you can take in most of the talks as video recordings, available on our website at the link below!
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2025 Watershed Forum
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Doug Franchot was awarded the 2025 Wilson Stewardship Award.
The Wilson Stewardship Award is presented by the Foundation to individuals, groups, or projects that have made significant contributions to environmental stewardship in the Rainy-Lake of the Woods watershed through:
- Education, outreach, civic engagement and participation in stewardship initiatives or program development.
- Projects or programs focused on protection, restoration, preservation or reduction of environmental impact and development of sustainable practices.
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Shane and Kayla Bowe from the Red Lake Department of Natural Resources were recipients of the 2025 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.