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PUBLIC PRESENTATION - The Drowing & Draining of Manitoba from Lake Agassiz to Today
Wednesday May 22nd at 7:00 PM
Winnipeg Convention Centre
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LAKE ECOLOGY FIELD PROGRAM
Application Deadlines - APRIL 15th and SEPTEMBER 15th provisional upon funding. Click here for details.
LWRC SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS - DECEMBER 15th, 2012
The 2012 deadline for submission of applications to the Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium Scholarship fund is December 15th. Click here for the application form.
SATELLITE IMAGES - NEW LOCATION
The satellite imagery will now be housed on a new site that includes the entire satellite image archive (from 2003 onwards), some photomicrographs, as well as aerial photography of Lake Winnipeg and its watershed (eventually...). Visit the new site at www.lakewinnipegresearch.org/blog and sign up to be notified for satellite image postings.
THE WATER CYCLE - FUNDRAISER RAISES NEARLY $3,000!!
On June 23rd, University student Erik Friesen cycled from Breckenridge, Minnesota (the headwaters of the Red River) to the Forks in Winnipeg WITHOUT STOPPING (for very long) to raise funds for the new LWRC Scholarship. Erik raised nearly $3,000!! We thank Erik for his amazing efforts and for setting an example that can inspire others to become more proactive in caring and protecting water.
PRIZE WINNER - MSSS LAKE WINNIPEG CATEGORY
Save Our Lake (SOUL) of the Grindstone Cottage Owners' Association once again offered a Lake Winnipeg prize at the 2012 Manitoba Schools Science Symposium (MSSS). This year's winner was grade 7 student Mariel Roehr for her project entitled "Are Storm Water Retention Ponds Potential Opportunities for Phosphorus Recovery?" Mariel received a cash prize from SOUL and a trip on the M.V. Namao. Congratulations Mariel!
STATE OF THE SCIENCE REPORT - What is the Scientific Basis for Understanding and Protecting Lake Winnipeg? This report is derived from the LWRC's 2011 Science Workshop, which emphasized the synthesis and evaluation of existing knowledge about the lake ecosystem.
Click here for the complete report (6.8 MB)
Executive Summary only (172 kb)
CLOSURE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL LAKES AREA (ELA)
For more information on the ELA, visit www.saveela.org.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS FISH?
The Provincial Fisheries Branch, with
support from the LWRC and the
Fisheries Enhancement Fund, is carrying out a tagging study this summer that aims to gather some preliminary information onfish movement.
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2013 Research Schedule
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Meet the crew of the Namao
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