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Past Events:
[Past] Land and Water Relationship Planning Gathering
April 20th 2023 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
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Living Lakes Canada will be attending a gathering hosted by the Canadian Parks And Wilderness Society – Yukon Chapter that will aim to address land use planning and human relationships with land and water. A panel discussion led by representatives of the Yukon First Nation Climate Action Fellowship, Taku River Tlingit First Nation, and Carcross/Tagish […]
[Past] CUAHSI Cyberseminar Series
April 19th 2023 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
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REGISTRATION CUAHSI’s Cyberseminar program enables researchers to circulate their work to the community by providing an inexpensive and convenient alternative to in-person meetings. A series of eight interactive online seminars will include sessions on the logistics and organizational requirements to manage successful citizen science projects, methods-focused sessions to share best practices in water resources data […]
[Past] Yukon Lakes Monitoring Overview Meetings
April 16th 2023 9:00 am to April 23rd 2023 5:00 pm
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This is an exploratory project initiated by the Water Resource Branch, Department of Environment, Government of Yukon, in collaboration with Living Lakes Canada. The Yukon Lakes Monitoring Overview project objective is to understand the current lake monitoring landscape in the Yukon and enable future partnerships and collaborations in order to develop a coordinated approach to lake monitoring in the Yukon. That is being […]
[Past] Kaslo Senior and Youth Training Event
April 13th 2023 from 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm
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Living Lakes Canada will be hosting training events on April 13th, 2023 that will introduce Kaslo seniors and youth to the National Lake Blitz program. We will be providing these community members with comprehensive and effective training on how to use Lake Blitz water monitoring kits and gather data on their lake of choice. These […]
[Past] Biomonitoring is for everyone: How project STREAM combines citizen science with DNA technology
April 10th 2023 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
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Open to the Public
REGISTER Barely noticeable to the naked eye, small bugs called benthic macroinvertebrates give us a window into the status of freshwater health. STREAM (Sequencing the Rivers for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring) uses DNA metabarcoding to analyze bulk samples of benthic macroinvertebrates from rivers across Canada – but this project isn’t only for researchers! STREAM produces […]
[Past] Thompson River University CABIN Training
March 25th 2023 8:00 am to March 26th 2023 5:00 pm
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Living Lakes Canada will be providing CABIN training to Thompson River University students. If you are interested in hosting a CABIN training event in your area, please contact Living Lakes Canada’s Biomonitoring Program Manager, Raegan Mallinson at raegan@livinglakescanada.ca.
[Past] Xyólhmet te s’ólh qó - “Taking care of our water”
March 24th 2023 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
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Bringing together Traditional Knowledge Keepers, biologists, governance and policy advisers and legal experts to discuss water management in S’ólh Téméxw and work together in setting water-related priorities in the coming years. Living Lakes Canada’s Biomonitoring Program Manager, Raegan Mallinson, will be speaking about biomonitoring in S’ólh Téméxw at this event. For more information please contact […]
[Past] Hydrometric Workshop for Selkirk College Students
March 24th 2023 from 9:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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Living Lakes Canada will be hosting a hydrometric workshop for Selkirk College’s Integrated Environmental Planning students on March 24th, 2023. This lab will be led by Paul Saso, a hydrologist with Living Lakes Canada’s Kootenay Watershed Science (KWS) program. For more information please contact info@livinglakescanada.ca.
[Past] International Opportunities and Benefits of Sharing Best NGO Practices in Community-Based Water Stewardship - UN Water Conference Side Event
March 24th 2023 from 8:00 am to 9:15 am
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REGISTER This 75-minute side event will focus on the importance of international water stewardship and sharing on-the-ground community best practices. Hosted by Living Lakes Canada (Canada), Asociacion Vivamos Mejor (Guatemala), Global Nature Fund (Germany), Action for Environmental Sustainability-Malawi (Malawi) and Fundación Humedales (Colombia). Aligns with: ID 4: Water for Cooperation: Transboundary and International Water Cooperation, […]
[Past] 2023 National Lake Blitz Info Session
March 22nd 2023 from 10:00 am to 10:30 am
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Open to the Public
REGISTER World Water Day 2023 is all about “Accelerating Change” and inspiring individuals to take action to solve the water and sanitation crisis. Looking for a great way to contribute to World Water Day? Join Living Lakes Canada for a short presentation and Q&A to learn about the National Lake Blitz and how you can […]
[Past] College of the Rockies Groundwater Monitoring Demonstration
March 17th 2023 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
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Living Lakes Canada’s Columbia Basin Groundwater Monitoring Program will be hosting a informational demonstration session on groundwater monitoring for College of the Rockies students. For more information about Living Lakes Canada’s Columbia Basin Groundwater Monitoring Program please visit our project page here.
[Past] Generate and Navigate: Youth Energy, Water & Climate Leadership Summit
March 16th 2023 8:30 am to March 19th 2023 11:00 am
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Living Lakes Canada will be attending the Generate and Navigate Youth Energy, Water & Climate Leadership Summit presented by Inside Education in Canmore, AB. Members of the Living Lakes Canada team will be hosting an offsite tour on Saturday at Policeman Creek that will cover watershed health and how monitoring can help answer questions about […]
[Past] Living Lakes Canada 2023 Virtual Annual General Meeting
March 9th 2023 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
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Open to the Public
You are cordially invited to attend the Living Lakes Canada 2023 Annual General Meeting. Join us on March 9th, 2023 from 5-6:30 pm PT / 6-7:30 pm MT for an overview of the 2022 projects and vision for our future work. Once you register, you’ll be sent the link to the meeting, and closer to […]
[Past] Lower Columbia-Kootenay Hydrologic Region: Community Meetings
February 15th 2023 12:00 am to April 4th 2023 12:00 am
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Open to the Public
THESE MEETINGS HAVE CONCLUDED. A series of four community meetings will take place in the following communities for what’s known as the “Lower Columbia-Kootenay Hydrologic Region” (see map). Once you register, you’ll receive location details. Trail (February 15, 7-8:30 pm) Nelson (February 23, 7-8:30 pm) Creston (March 7, 2-3:30 pm) Online via Zoom (April 4, […]
[Past] Youth Forums for the Columbia River
February 11th 2023 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
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REGISTER On February 11th, 2023 Living Lakes Canada will be presenting at the “Youth Forums for the Columbia River” on the Columbia Basin Water Monitoring Framework as well as the Water Hub. This event is hosted by the North American Youth Parliament for Water (NAYPW) for youth and young professionals (16-35 years old). Participation will be […]
[Past] Upper Kootenay Hydrologic Region: Community Meetings
February 8th 2023 12:00 am to March 8th 2023 12:00 am
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Open to the Public
THESE MEETINGS HAVE CONCLUDED. A series of four community meetings will take place in the following communities for what’s known as the “Upper Kootenay Hydrologic Region” (see map). Once you register, you’ll receive location details. Wasa Lake (February 8, 7-8:30 pm) Cranbrook (February 9, 2-3:30 pm) Jaffray (February 21, 2-3:30 pm) Online via Zoom (March […]
[Past] Promoting Groundwater Literacy in the Columbia Basin
November 14th 2022 9:00 am to November 17th 2022 5:00 pm
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Living Lakes Canada’s Columbia Basin Groundwater Monitoring Program is facilitating a workshop, titled Promoting Groundwater Literacy in the Columbia Basin, for students at Selkirk College. During this workshop students will have the opportunity to apply their groundwater knowledge learned in class, to real world settings. Students will gain hands-on experience with groundwater monitoring technology, tools, […]
[Past] Community Science Workshop: Biomonitoring in the Bow
November 4th 2022 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
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REGISTER HERE! Join the Bow River Basin Council for our second Community Science Workshop, planned in partnership with Living Lakes Canada: Biomonitoring in the Bow. This workshop is for anyone and everyone interested in biomonitoring and community science to learn more about biomonitoring protocols, network with other like-minded organizations, and have your questions answered. Catered […]
[Past] Guardians in Training - Groundwater Monitoring Training Session
November 3rd 2022 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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Invite Only Living Lakes Canada’s Columbia Basin Groundwater Monitoring Program Coordinator, Kayla Harris will lead a groundwater level monitoring workshop for ʔaq̓am’s Guardians in Training. During this event we will be taking a manual water level measurement, downloading data, winterizing a well, and doing a well assessment for potential future monitoring wells. This event will […]
[Past] Classroom to Communities (C2C) 2022 Provincial Conference: National Lake Blitz Workshop
October 22nd 2022 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
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INVITE ONLY On behalf of the National Lake Blitz program, Living Lakes Canada Program Manager Georgia Peck will be hosting a 3 hour workshop during the second day of the two-day C2C 2022 Provincial Conference. This workshop will cover topics of water stewardship and how to integrate monitoring efforts into schools and student field trips. […]
[Past] The Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology's Annual Researchers' Forum: Water Monitoring for Watershed Security in the Canadian Columbia Basin Presentation
October 17th 2022 from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm
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REGISTRATION FULL The Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology (CMI) is hosting their Annual Researchers’ Forum from October 17th-18th with the central theme of this year’s event being environmental restoration. This gathering provides an opportunity for discussion around ecological projects taking place in southeastern British Columbia, such as field trials, new restoration projects and their […]
[Past] Local Data for Local Climate Action
October 12th 2022 from 9:30 am to 10:15 am
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REGISTER HERE! Globally, climate change impacts are altering landscapes. Extreme drought and flooding are affecting water, energy, and food supplies for hundreds of millions of people. Closer to home, climate impacts experienced in the Columbia Basin’s watersheds include hotter summers, longer dry periods, receding glaciers, longer wildfire seasons, decreasing water tables due to lower recharge […]
[Past] Fire & Ice: Climate Change and Watershed Security
September 29th 2022 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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REGISTER Join us on September 27th, 2022 from 7-8 PM for an evening of exploring watershed health and the Columbia Basin Water Monitoring Framework. The Framework is an innovative step towards understanding the impacts of the climate crisis on our most precious resource: water. As we look towards a warmer future with more extreme weather […]
[Past] Lake Blitz September Meet-up: Environmental Education and Nature-Based Learning
September 29th 2022 from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm
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REGISTER In this 75-minute session, participants will enjoy presentations from Earth Rangers, The Outdoor Learning Store and the Classrooms to Communities Network. They will share their knowledge on environmental education and nature-based learning and how communities, families, and educators can get involved in their programs. In this meeting, there will be plenty of time to […]
[Past] Targeted eDNA Course
September 15th 2022 9:00 am to September 16th 2022 4:00 pm
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INVITE ONLY Living Lakes Canada staff and partners will join Jared Hobbs, owner and founder of Hobbs Ecological Consulting Ltd., for a 2-day course in Targeted eDNA methods in Chilliwack, B.C. This course will provide training for survey design, sample collection, project implementation, and reporting. The Targeted eDNA methods are cost-efficient and non-invasive methods that […]
[Past] Invermere Hydrometric Workshop
September 14th 2022 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
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INVITE ONLY Living Lakes Canada will be hosting The BC Ministry of Environment’s Hydrometric Training Program. This will be a 1-day practical course on Hydrometric Data Collection. Participants will learn how to collect hydrometric (stream flow) data. In completing this training, participants will be prepared to support hydrometric monitoring projects in their communities, such as […]
[Past] Columbia Lake Hydrometric Workshop
September 13th 2022 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
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INVITE ONLY Living Lakes Canada will be hosting The BC Ministry of Environment’s Hydrometric Training Program. This will be a 1-day practical course on Hydrometric Data Collection. Participants will learn how to collect hydrometric (stream flow) data. In completing this training, participants will be prepared to support hydrometric monitoring projects in their communities, such as […]
[Past] Stó:lō CABIN/STREAM Training
September 12th 2022 9:00 am to September 14th 2022 4:00 pm
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COURSE FULL Living Lakes Canada will facilitate a CABIN/STREAM training and optional monitoring day with the Stó:lō First Nation – S’ólh Téméxw Stewardship Alliance and the Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance in September 2022. The S’ólh Téméxw is the traditional territory of the Stó:lō people and extends from Yale to Langley, B.C. in the Lower Mainland […]
[Past] MCK Hydrometric Workshop
September 7th 2022 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
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INVITE ONLY Living Lakes Canada will be hosting The BC Ministry of Environment’s Hydrometric Training Program. This will be a 1-day practical course on Hydrometric Data Collection. Participants will learn how to collect hydrometric (stream flow) data. In completing this training, participants will be prepared to support hydrometric monitoring projects in their communities, such as […]
[Past] Girls* On Ice Kootenay Expedition Project Presentation
September 1st 2022 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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Participants from the Kootenay Expedition of Girls* On Ice will share their findings from scientific experiments conducted while on a 10 day backcountry exploration in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. For one of the days, Living Lakes Canada Program Manager led a full-day high elevation monitoring training for participants, teaching them to assess the chemical and […]
