UPCOMING EVENTS

[Past] Youth Forums for the Columbia River

February 11th 2023 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm

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 […]

[Past] Upper Kootenay Hydrologic Region: Community Meetings

February 8th 2023 12:00 am to March 8th 2023 12:00 am

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 […]

[Past] Promoting Groundwater Literacy in the Columbia Basin

November 14th 2022 9:00 am to November 17th 2022 5:00 pm

Invite Only

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 […]

[Past] Community Science Workshop: Biomonitoring in the Bow

November 4th 2022 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

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 […]

[Past] Guardians in Training - Groundwater Monitoring Training Session

November 3rd 2022 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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 […]

[Past] Classroom to Communities (C2C) 2022 Provincial Conference: National Lake Blitz Workshop

October 22nd 2022 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

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 […]

[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

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. […]

[Past] Local Data for Local Climate Action

October 12th 2022 from 9:30 am to 10:15 am

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 […]

[Past] Fire & Ice: Climate Change and Watershed Security

September 29th 2022 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

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 […]

[Past] Lake Blitz September Meet-up: Environmental Education and Nature-Based Learning

September 29th 2022 from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

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 […]

[Past] Targeted eDNA Course

September 15th 2022 9:00 am to September 16th 2022 4:00 pm

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, […]

[Past] Invermere Hydrometric Workshop

September 14th 2022 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

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 […]

[Past] Columbia Lake Hydrometric Workshop

September 13th 2022 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

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 […]

[Past] Stó:lō CABIN/STREAM Training

September 12th 2022 9:00 am to September 14th 2022 4:00 pm

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 […]

[Past] MCK Hydrometric Workshop

September 7th 2022 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

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 […]

[Past] Girls* On Ice Kootenay Expedition Project Presentation

September 1st 2022 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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 […]

[Past] Lake Blitz August Meet-up: Lake Limnology and Stewardship

August 24th 2022 from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

REGISTER HERE In this 75-minute session, participants will enjoy presentations from the BC Lake Stewardship Society (BCLSS) and the New Brunswick Alliance of Lake Associations (NBALA). They both will share […]

[Past] Trout Lake - FIMP Field Survey

August 22nd 2022 7:00 am to August 23rd 2022 3:00 pm

INVITE ONLY This event will consist of the fieldwork component of the Trout Lake Foreshore Integrated Management Planning (FIMP) project. Please direct any questions about this event to Living Lakes […]

[Past] Girls on Ice Canada - Kootenay Expedition

August 22nd 2022 9:00 am to September 2nd 2022 5:00 pm

INVITE ONLY The Girls on Ice Canada – Kootenay Expedition is a 12 day expedition led by female guides and scientists hosted by Inspiring Girls Expeditions in partnership with Wildsight […]

[Past] St. Mary's Lake - FIMP Field Survey

August 16th 2022 7:00 am to August 17th 2022 3:00 pm

INVITE ONLY This event will consist of the fieldwork component of the St. Mary’s Lake Foreshore Integrated Management Planning (FIMP) project. Please direct any questions about this event to Living […]

[Past] Kaslo Seniors Lake Monitoring Workshop

August 5th 2022 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

INVITE ONLY On August 5th, in partnership with Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society (FoKLSS) and North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society (NKLCSS), Living Lakes Canada’s Lake Blitz Coordinator will […]

[Past] Lake Blitz July Meet-up: Aquatic Wildlife Conservation

July 27th 2022 from 11:30 am to 12:45 pm

INVITE ONLY In this 75-minute session, Lake Blitz volunteers will learn from wildlife conservationists from B.C. and Ontario who are working to protect freshwater species and their habitats and will […]

[Past] Arrow Lakes- FIMP Field Survey

July 11th 2022 7:00 am to July 29th 2022 3:00 pm

INVITE ONLY This event will consist of the fieldwork component of the Arrow Lakes Foreshore Integrated Management Planning (FIMP) project. Please direct any questions about this event to Living Lakes […]

[Past] East Kootenay Lake Keepers Workshop

June 28th 2022 9:00 am to June 29th 2022 5:00 pm

INVITE ONLY This 1.5 day event will gather local stewards to review and field test proper water monitoring methods, as per BC Ministry of Environment protocols. Living Lakes Canada and […]

[Past] Lake Blitz June Meet-up: Invasive Species Monitoring

June 24th 2022 from 12:00 pm to 1:25 pm

INVITE ONLY Participants will be registered Lake Blitz volunteers who are actively collecting observations on their local lakes across Canada. In this 75-minute session, Lake Blitz volunteers will learn from […]

[Past] Windermere Creek Elder Engagement and Site Tour

June 16th 2022 10:00 am to June 17th 2022 2:00 pm

INVITE ONLY This event will take place at Windermere Creek in Windermere, B.C. Indigenous Elders from local communities will be invited with the goal of encouraging their involvement in our […]

[Past] Fredericton STREAM Training

June 14th 2022 9:00 am to June 16th 2022 5:00 pm

This 2-day training session will be held in Fredericton, NB from June 14th to 16th. STREAM (Sequencing the Rivers for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring) DNA is a new community-based project which […]

[Past] Nicola Lake Field Trip

June 13th 2022 9:00 am to June 14th 2022 4:00 pm

INVITE ONLY Living Lakes Canada, UBC Sustainability Scholars, and the Upper Nicola Band are working together to develop a FIMP-Local Indigenous Framework for Nicola Lake. The Sustainability Scholars and Living […]

[Past] Hydrometric Monitoring Training

June 10th 2022 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

INVITE ONLY Several of Living Lakes Canada’s team members will be attending a course on surveying and measuring streamflow delivered by the BC Ministry of Environment’s Hydrometric Training Program. The […]

[Past] 2022 Canadian Water Resource Association Conference

June 5th 2022 8:00 am to June 8th 2022 5:00 pm

Living Lakes Canada will be presenting at the Canadian Water Resources Association’s 2022 National Conference held in Canmore, AB from June 5th-8th. The presentations will relate to the conference’s theme, […]