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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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Meghan Mills (she/her) joined the team to take over the International Watershed Coordinator role in January 2025.
Meg lives on Treaty 1 Territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and cherishes time spent off-grid at Pelicanpouch Lake, located on Treaty 3 Territory near Minaki, Ontario. She is thrilled to step into the role, joining others dedicated to protecting our shared waters.
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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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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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For 20 years the Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation has brought together citizens, dozens of municipalities and Indigenous nations and state, provincial and federal governments in Canada and the USA to amass the scientific, technical and community knowledge needed to inform an international water quality plan while building the trust and capacity to implement it.
With the arrival of the new year, the Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation has some important announcements to share in our endeavour.
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The Proceedings Report of the 2024 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum is available for download at the Foundation’s website: lowwsf.com/forum-proceedings. Held March 6-7 in International Falls Minnesota, 142 researchers, resource managers, policy makers, and members of the public put Lake of the Woods and its watershed under the microscope.
The Forum featured a moderated panel discussion on "From Science to Action" and 26 presentations in themes of: watershed governance, ecosystem modeling, contaminants and mining, ecological interactions, nutrient dynamics as drivers of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxin production, nutrient and sediment load tracing, and updates on the major monitoring programs of the MPCA and ECCC.
Fred Desjarlait, spiritual advisor from Miskwaagamiiwi – Zaagaiganing (Red Lake Nation), joined by Métis Senator Karen Cederwall, helped open the Forum, followed by addresses from Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary and Special Advisor on Water to the Prime Minister and by US Consul Marilyn Gayton.
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The Proceedings Report of the 2025 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum is available for download at the Foundation’s website: lowwsf.com/forum-proceedings. Held March 12-13 in International Falls Minnesota, 100 researchers, resource managers, policy makers, and members of the public put Lake of the Woods and its watershed under the microscope.