Registration Info

Registration is now open. Registration cutoff deadline is February 24 — a hard-stop as we must have catering numbers locked in by then!

Register online at: https://www.lowwsf.com/register

The Forum (March 8-9, 2023) returns to an in-person event at the Minnesota North College - Rainy River campus (formerly known as the Rainy River Community College).

Registration fee $100 USD. Register and pay by February 6 to get the "Early Bird" rate of $90 USD.
Students free with valid student ID - Enter: STUDENT2023 in the coupon field ( choose "Individual Registration" button -- discount coupon is not available as part of group registrations).
Registration includes lunch on March 8, the Foundation dinner Reception on the 8th, lunch on the 9th, and refreshment breaks both days.
Major credit cards are accepted for online payment and is the preferred option. If necessary, you may choose an offline "Pay Offline" option for Mail-in cheque.
Sorry, but we are currently not able to accept Purchase Orders/Commissioners Warrants etc. but are trying to resolve this.

Register before February 24th at the Foundation's website https://www.lowwsf.com/register

Conference details at the Foundation's website www.lowwsf.com/watershed-forum

January 4, 2023

Registration Open for Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum

Registration is now open. Registration cutoff deadline is February 24 — a hard-stop as we must have catering numbers locked in by then!

Register online at: https://www.lowwsf.com/register

The Forum (March 8-9, 2023) returns to an in-person event at the Minnesota North College - Rainy River campus (formerly known as the Rainy River Community College).

Registration fee $100 USD. Register and pay by February 6 to get the "Early Bird" rate of $90 USD.
Students free with valid student ID - Enter: STUDENT2023 in the coupon field ( choose "Individual Registration" button -- discount coupon is not available as part of group registrations).
Registration includes lunch on March 8, the Foundation dinner Reception on the 8th, lunch on the 9th, and refreshment breaks both days.
Major credit cards are accepted for online payment and is the preferred option. If necessary, you may choose an offline "Pay Offline" option for Mail-in cheque.
Sorry, but we are currently not able to accept Purchase Orders/Commissioners Warrants etc. but are trying to resolve this.

Register before February 24th at the Foundation's website https://www.lowwsf.com/register

Conference details at the Foundation's website www.lowwsf.com/watershed-forum

Forum Registration

January 4, 2023

Forum Abstract Deadline

Abstract Deadline: January 16, 2023. Please get your abstracts in early!

Please submit the following to Todd Sellers, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Presenter Information: Name, Research Organization or Agency, Mailing Address, Telephone, Email, Brief Bio.
Submittal Information: Title, Author(s), Author(s) agency affiliaion, Abstract, Location of study (i.e., lake name, river name, or GPS coordinate etc.).

Read more: Abstract Submission

December 20, 2022

Teika Newton Joins LOWWSF as International Watershed Coordinator

The Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation is pleased to introduce Teika Newton as the new International Watershed Coordinator.

Teika is a long-time participant in regional watershed science, policy, and governance activities. She has served as a board member for the International Joint Commission’s International Rainy–Lake of the Woods Watershed Board, and co-chaired the Board’s Community Advisory Group, Engagement Committee, and currently the Adaptive Management Committee. Teika also has been helping to guide the IJC Board’s work on climate adaptation since 2016.

With Teika joining our team, the Foundation is doubling down to move projects forward that are central to a sustainability plan, including defining recommendations for international water quality objectives and a multi-nationally coordinated monitoring program, in collaboration with the IJC, Nations, and agencies in the basin.

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