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NEW LWRC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium is pleased to announce the establishment of a scholarship to support the research of honours and graduate students working on Lake Winnipeg and in its watershed. The deadline for submission of applications is November 15th, 2011. Click here for the application form.
LAKE ECOLOGY FIELD PROGRAM
Deadline for teachers to submit applications is September 15th. Click here for details.
ALGAL BLOOMS
Unfortunately, August and early September provided many of the ingredients required to support the development of large algal blooms in both basins of Lake Winnipeg - see  satellite images. They include nutrients, warm/calm weather, and water that is clear enough to allow adequate light to penetrate into the water to support the growth of algae. The south basin of Lake Winnipeg is often 'light limited' - that is, the water is not clear enough for algae to grow. When the lake is 'nitrogen limited' (not enough nitrogen to support a diverse community of algae), the blue-green algae, or cyanophytes, will often thrive. This is largely due to the ability of some of them to use nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert it to a form that they can use to grow.
FIELD SEASON UPDATE - 2011
FALL
The fall research survey was officially scheduled to begin on September 12th; however, high winds have delayed sampling by two days.
SUMMER
The summer research survey is now complete. One algal bloom was encountered in the north basin during the survey -- click on the image above or visit the satellite image page for this year's bloom images. Member's Day - a number of our members joined us for an afternoon in the south basin, including Gull Harbour Yacht Club, Silver Harbour Sailing Club, Manitoba Sailing Association and the Grindstone Cottage Owners' Association. The two student winners, Steven and Brennan, of this year's MSSS Lake Winnipeg award were also on board, shown below with LWRC Board member Mrs. Mo Tipples. This annual award is sponsored by the Save Our Lake (SOUL) group of the Grindstone Cottage Owners' Association and the LWRC Educ ation Program.
MSSS winners Brennan & Steven with LWRC Board Member Mrs. Mo Tipples on board MV Namao.
SPRING
The spring research survey began on June 1st and ran until the end of the third week of June. We lost a few days to high winds but nothing that set the schedule back significantly.
The Lake Ecology Field Program for schools ran between May 19th and May 31st. High winds and cool weather could not dampen the enthusiasm of the young scientists on board MV Namao.
The LWRC held its annual Science Workshop on April 26th & 27th, 2011, with a focus on the State of the Science. The report will be posted on-line when completed.
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Track the MV Namao
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Meet the crew of the Namao
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LWRC Updates |
Honours & Graduate Student Scholarship Application
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2010 Science Meeting Powerpoint Presentations
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Lake Ecology Field Program on board MV Namao |
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