Careful management and allocation of groundwater is becoming increasingly important for agriculture as climate change impacts like drought intensify and demand for water increases. In the Columbia Basin, Living Lakes Canada has led a 400% increase in groundwater monitoring through the Columbia Basin Groundwater Monitoring Program and, more recently, an aquifer vulnerability assessment. Agriculture places […]
Georgia Peck, Lakes Program Manager with Living Lakes Canada, and Brian Holmes, Upper Nicola Band, will be sitting on a panel and co-presenting on the Nicola and Douglas Lake Foreshore Integrated Management Planning (FIMP) projects. In these projects, Indigenous Knowledge was effectively aligned with Western science through the application of federally-developed FIMP surveys. Georgia and […]
REGISTRATION Join us at the Kimberley Library for a fun, informative, and interactive family event all about fresh water and lakes! This free, drop-in session is a great way to learn about Living Lakes Canada’s National Lake Blitz, a volunteer program that empowers individuals to monitor local lakes, track biodiversity, and understand the challenges affecting […]
This training will help new Tier 2 Lake Health Stewards build confidence in lake monitoring. Volunteers will learn how to properly use a Secchi disk to measure water clarity, identify the best locations for monitoring, and understand key water quality parameters. The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A to address any monitoring questions. If […]
Come to Turtle Day 2025 at Elizabeth Lake in Cranbrook, B.C. this Earth Day, April 22. At this free, family event, see newly emerged western painted turtle hatchlings and learn about their journey, as well as the efforts of the Rocky Mountain Naturalists to protect this Blue-listed, vulnerable species. Visit the Living Lakes Canada booth […]
Ember Stomp 2025 is the second annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Event hosted by the East Kootenay FireSmart Program in Jaffray, British Columbia. The event will include educational presentations, interactive exhibits, and family activities suitable for all ages. Living Lakes Canada will be hosting a booth at this event.
REGISTER Southern Alberta residents are invited to share their water concerns and priorities for a new community-based groundwater monitoring initiative. Your input will directly contribute to the development of this program. Register for the community meeting in Lethbridge and/or complete the online survey here. Contact email: abgroundwater@livinglakescanada.ca
Join us for the 2025 Living Lakes Canada Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 8th, 2025 at 5 pm PT / 6 pm MT / 8 pm ET for a 90-minute overview of our impactful projects from 2024 and glimpse into our future endeavours. This year’s special presentation will focus on our growing groundwater monitoring […]
Join Living Lakes Canada’s Kaite Martin, Lake Blitz Program Lead, for a fun and interactive virtual event where kids become Lake Detectives! Explore the wonders of lake ecosystems through games, storytelling, and sound-and-sight challenges. From guessing wildlife calls to identifying mystery animals and plants, we’ll use our senses to uncover clues about lake life. Contact […]
The theme of the Canadian Water Resources Association’s 2025 national conference is “Living Between Waters – Connecting Water & Resilience.” The focus will be on collaborating across silos, respecting and upholding Indigenous rights; and the roles of municipalities, governments, and industry play in advancing resiliency. Representing Living Lakes Canada, Arlo Bryn-Thorn, Columbia Basin Water Monitoring […]
Living Lakes Canada will be presenting at the Fire, Water, Land and Air: Piikani Climate Risks and Strategic Workshop hosted by The Resilience Institute. This workshop will include presentations and handouts on the climate risks facing Piikani and open up discussion around what is currently being done to address these risks as well as new […]
Living Lakes Canada is hosting a lunch & learn to introduce Kaslo seniors to the Lake Blitz citizen science program, with a focus on its history, recent data, and activity […]
