2026 Watershed Forum

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2026 Watershed Forum presentation video archives

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Select an item		default 001 2026 Forum Opening - Elder Priscilla Simard_Canadian Consul Aaron Annable_US Consul Rebecca Molinoff_Chief Cobiness Recognition
Select an item		default 002 2026 Forum presentation Moriya Rufer - Management across the Rainy River Basin
Select an item		default 003 2026 Forum presentation Kelly-Anne Fagan - CWA LOW Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative
Select an item		default 004 2026 Forum presentation Meghan Mills - Development of a Canadian Phosphorus Management Plan
Select an item		default 005 2026 Forum presentation Cassidy Mazur - Science and Youth Education at IISD-ELA
Select an item		default 006 2026 Forum Presentation Vince Palace - Competition and Growth of Wild Rice (Manoomin)
Select an item		default 007 2026 Forum Presentation Lisa Peters - Cattail Management and Wild Rice with eDNA
Select an item		default 008 2026 Forum presentation John Strauser - Systems Level Approach to Watershed Mgmt
Select an item		default 009 2026 Forum presentation Anna Baker - Rainy River Phosphorus Past Legacy and Present pt 1
Select an item		default 010 2026 Forum presentation Adam Heathcote- Rainy River Phosphorus Past Legacy and Present pt 2
Select an item		default 011 2026 Forum presentation Kui Hu - Got Rock Snot?
Select an item		default 012 2026 Forum Presentation Mark Edlund - Lake of the Woods TMDL Update
Select an item		default 013 2026 Forum presentation Erin Mittag - Walleye Lakes Project Uncovering the Past
Select an item		default 014 2026 Forum presentation Grace Hemmelgarn - Using Zooplankton to Reconstruct Walleye Stressors
Select an item		default 015 2026 Forum presentation Evelyn Yang - Zooplankton Structures for Paleolimnological Reconstruction
Select an item		default 016 2026 Forum presentation Cyndy Desjardins - DFO Fish and Fish Habitat Restoration on LOW
Select an item		default 017 2026 Forum presentation Gabriel Poirier - Improved DEM and Hydrodynamic Models for Rainy Namakan and Rainy River
Select an item		default 018 2026 Forum presentation Eric Randall - Walleye Population Trends in Rainy Lake
Select an item		default 019 2026 Forum presentation Benjamin Erb - Improving Lake Whitefish and Walleye Performance Indicators for Rainy Lake
Select an item		default 020 2026 Forum presentation Marianne Bachand and Émile Chouinard - Modelling Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Rainy and Namakan
Select an item		default 021 2026 Forum presentation Zac Morris Erv Kraft and Craig Taylor - Southern Shore Barrier Islands Investigation
Select an item		default 022 2026 Forum Presentation Leif Olmanson - Satellite Data for Modelling Cyanobacteria Blooms on LOW
Select an item		default 023 2026 Forum presentation Faith Fitzpatrick and Angus Vaughn - FluOil Model for Rainy River
Select an item		default 024 2026 Forum presentation Aliesha Krall - Mining Vulnerability Studies for Rainy-Lake of the Woods
Select an item		default 025 2026 Forum presentation James Smith - Zebra Mussel and Spiny Water Flea Vulnerability in Voyageurs National Park
Select an item		default 026 2026 Forum presentation Kaitlyn Brougham - Clean Drain Dry Compliance Between Ontario and Manitoba
Select an item		default 027 2026 Forum presentation Michelle Anderson and Lienne Sethna - Historical Wild Rice Extent Abundance and Decline in LOW and Red Lake
Select an item		default 028 2026 Forum presentation Diana Fred - 2025 ECCC Water Quality Surveys and Monitoring
Select an item		default 029 2026 Forum presentation Grand Council Treaty 3 - Environmental Monitoring Updates
Select an item		default 100 2026 Forum Kallemeyn Award - Cary Hernandez

April 8, 2025

2026 Forum Proceedings Report and Presentations Available Now!

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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March 7, 2024

2026 Kallemeyn Award - Cary Hernandez

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

Welcome Julianna Wanke, Communications & Information Management Specialist!

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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..