Watershed Forum News

News about annual International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum -- conference announcements, registration information, where to get proceedings etc.

Registration Deadline Reminder - 2018 Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed ForumSent on 22 February 2018

Final Call for Nominations: Kallemeyn Award and Wilson AwardSent on 12 February 2018

Registration Reminder and Program Available - 2018 Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed ForumSent on 06 February 2018

Call for Nominations - Kallemeyn and Wilson AwardsSent on 24 January 2018

Program Available and Registration Reminder - 2018 Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed ForumSent on 24 January 2018

Registration Open and Abstract Deadline Reminder: 2018 Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed ForumSent on 04 January 2018

Abstract Reminder: 2018 Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed ForumSent on 19 December 2017

Call for abstracts: 2018 Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed ForumSent on 20 October 2017

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June 13, 2018

IJC Recommends Immediate Interim Phosphorus Targets for Lake of the Woods

Following a presentation from the International Rainy – Lake of the Woods Watershed Board in Washington D.C., the International Joint Commission endorsed and submitted the Board’s recommendations for immediate interim phosphorus reductions in Lake of the Woods to the Governments of Canada and the United States.

Read the full June 13, 2018 IJC Press Release on "Immediate Interim Phosphorus Targets Recommended for Lake of the Woods"

Background Document: IJC Letter to Governments

April 30, 2018

2018 Forum Proceedings Report Now Available

The pdf Proceeedings Report of the 2018 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum (5.73 MB) is now available.

Lake of the Woods and its watershed went under the microscope at the 2018 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum, March 7-8 at the Rainy River Community College in International Falls, Minnesota. The auditorium was jam-packed with close to 170 researchers, resource managers and policy makers representing 72 organizations – a record attendance!

Battigelli Award - 2018 Recipient Clare Nelligan

Clare Nelligan, PhD. candidate at Queen's University, is the recipient of the 2018 Deborah Battigelli Memorial Award. Presented by the Foundation, this Award provides financial assistance to graduate students to present their research at the annual International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum.

Clare will deliver the Deborah Battigelli Memorial presentation at the Forum with a talk titled "Long-term trends in dissolved oxygen, nutrients and primary production in embayments of Lake of the Woods that support lake trout".