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Welcome to Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation

Our Vision for the Lake of the Woods basin: majestic waters with sustainable ecological integrity supporting health, economies and beneficial uses for current and future generations. Our Mission: To ensure the ecological integrity of Lake of the Woods and its watershed by being a champion for the Lake and a trusted essential partner with all stakeholders

July 4, 2019

IJC Watershed board wants your help!

Public Engagement Opportunity - Monday July 8 in Kenora

Get involved and have your say about water quality objectives for Lake of the Woods!

The IJC Watershed Board is developing recommendations for international objectives for water quality and aquatic ecosystem health.

Please attend one of the IJC public engagement meetings:

July 8th - Clarion Lakeside Inn, Kenora

2:30 - 4:00 pm (immediately following the Lake of the Woods District Stewardship Association Summer Meeting)
Or 6:30 - 8:00 pm

For an explanation of how Objectives and Alerts are used in boundary waters click here.

For further information on these meetings, please contact:
Kelli Saunders, Project Coordinator, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 807-548-8002

Canada and the U.S.A Appoint New IJC Commissioners

At a meeting of the International Joint Commission (IJC), Canadian Commissioners Pierre Béland, Merrell-Ann Phare and F. Henry Lickers made a solemn declaration to faithfully and impartially perform the duties assigned under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Also announced was that the appointments of Jane Corwin as US Section chair, and Robert Sisson and Lance Yohe as US Section Commissioners has been confirmed by the US Senate.

Read the full announcements:

July 5, 2019

Look for Our Weekly Column on Everything Water

Kelli Saunders, the Foundation's International Watershed Coordinator has a weekly column in the the Lake of the Woods Enterprise newspaper and online at the Kenora Daily Miner News. This feature series will celebrate the importance of water locally and the great efforts collectively to protect it, will be dedicated to water throughout the summer months – its quality, its governance, its future and how we can all help to preserve it.

The first two articles are online now - click the Read more (below) for the links and look to the Lake of the Woods Enterprise newspaper and Kenora Daily Miner News Online for weekly updates!