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Ask An Expert Webinars

AAELOGO2024 240Ask an Expert is a series of free webinars providing opportunities to learn from and share knowledge with those who study the watershed and work to protect the well-being of our waters and lands. 

Join us to learn and ask questions about Lake of the Woods and its Rainy-Lake of the Woods watershed including topics of watershed governance, science, traditional knowledge, resource management and much more.

 

 

2024 Ask an Expert Full Series List

The 2024 series of free “Ask An Expert” webinars has now concluded. Please visit the links below to watch the recordings of these sessions with watershed experts who generously shared their time and knowledge with us this fall.

If you have ideas for future topics or speakers, please email us with your suggestions! 

 

November 7 @ 1:00 p.m. CST:  "International Water Quality Objectives, Alerts and Core Monitoring for Rainy - Lake of the Woods"

Co-chairs of the International Rainy Lake of the Woods Watershed Board's Aquatic Ecosystem Health Committee Todd Sellers (Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation), Mike Hirst (Lake of the Woods County Soil & Water Conservation District)

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November 13 @ 12:00 p.m. CST: "Nutrient Studies in Rainy River & Lake of the Woods"

Dr. Catherine Eimers (Trent University), Jesse Anderson (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)

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November 18 @ 1 p.m. CST: "Exploring the Murky Depths: Bathymetry Studies in Rainy - Lake of the Woods" 

Zac Morris & Jordan Vargas (AMI Engineers), Marianne Bachand & Olivier Champoux (Environment and Climate Change Canada)

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December 3 @ 1 p.m. CST: "How Rule Curves for Water Levels Management Work"

Megan Garner and Alexandra Lavictoire (Environment and Climate Change Canada), Abby Moore (US Army Corps of Engineers), Phil Talmage (MN Department of Natural Resources), Ryan Maki (Voyageurs National Park)

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December 5 @ 1 p.m. CST: "Fish Studies on Rainy Lake"

Benjamin Erb and Dr. Andrew Hafs (Bemidji State University), Dr. Marianne Bachand (ECCC), Phil Talmage (MN Department of Natural Resources), Ryan Maki (Voyageurs National Park)

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2023 Ask An Expert Full Series List

Join us for the 2023 series of free “Ask An Expert” webinars, as we study our watershed and learn how to protect our natural resource assets. Our lineup of experts have a wealth of knowledge and this is your chance to connect directly with them.

Seminars will consist of an expert presentations followed by a Q&A opportunity.  Pre-registration is required.  More details and registration for the seminars at the links below.

May 15 @ 1:00 p.m. CDT:  "Who's Who in the Watershed" - Megan Garner (National Hydrologic Service - Environment and Climate Change Canada), Maria Jawaid (ECCC), Alexandra Lavictoire (Lake of the Woods Control Board), Abby Moore (US Army Corps of Engineers) & Teika Newton (Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation / International Joint Commission)

June 5 @ 1:00 p.m. CDT: "Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) and Monitoring" - Chris Herc (Grand Council Treaty #3 Territorial Planning Unit), Ashley Hoffmeister & the LakeSmart Team (Lake of the Woods District Stewardship Association) & Amanda Weberg (Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District)

September 11 @ 1:00 p.m. CDT: "Climate Change in Our Basin" - Dr. Leif Olmanson (University of Minnesota), Dr. Scott Higgins (IISD-Experimental Lakes Area), Dr. Clare Nelligan 

November 8 @ 1:00 p.m. CDT: "Review of the 2023 Field Season for Rainy - Lake of the Woods" - Shane Bowe (Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Water Resources Program), Dr. Adam Heathcote (Science Museum of Minnesota), Anna Baker (USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center). 

November 27 @ 1:00 p.m. CST: "Review of the 2023 International Watershed Coordination Program" - Teika Newton (International Watershed Coordinator) and project partners (TBD). 

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2024 Ask An Expert Webinar: International Water Quality Objectives, Alerts and Core Monitoring for Rainy - Lake of the Woods

 

November 7 @ 1:00 p.m. CST:  "International Water Quality Objectives, Alerts and Core Monitoring for Rainy - Lake of the Woods"
Co-chairs of the International Rainy Lake of the Woods Watershed Board's Aquatic Ecosystem Health Committee Todd Sellers (Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation), Mike Hirst (Lake of the Woods County Soil & Water Conservation District)

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2024 Ask An Expert Webinar: Nutrient Studies in Rainy River & Lake of the Woods

 

November 13 @ 12:00 p.m. CST: "Nutrient Studies in Rainy River & Lake of the Woods"
Dr. Catherine Eimers (Trent University), Jesse Anderson (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)

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2024 Ask An Expert Webinar: Exploring the Murky Depths: Bathymetry Studies in Rainy - Lake of the Woods

 

November 18 @ 1 p.m. CST: "Exploring the Murky Depths: Bathymetry Studies in Rainy - Lake of the Woods" 
Zac Morris & Jordan Vargas (AMI Engineers), Marianne Bachand & Olivier Champoux (Environment and Climate Change Canada)

View Now

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  1. 2024 Ask An Expert Webinar: How Rule Curves Work
  2. 2024 Ask An Expert Webinar: Fish Studies on Rainy Lake
  3. 2023 Ask an Expert Webinar Series: International Watershed Coordination Program Year-in-Review
  4. 2023 Ask an Expert Webinar Series: Review of the 2023 Field Season for Rainy - Lake of the Woods

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April 8, 2025

2025 Forum Presentation Recordings Available Now!

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! 

video 2025 Watershed Forum

April 22, 2024

2025 Watershed Forum Proceedings Report - Get Your Copy Now!

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. 

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January 9, 2025

Big Announcements to Start 2025: New Faces, Same Priorities

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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