The LSWC strives to ensure people understand their watershed, how it functions and are able to find resource to give them subject specific information.
The LSWC produced information sheets on various topics relating to our watershed
(NOTE: some project information may date back to 2008) Click the titles to download the PDF.
- About the Watershed
- Watershed Health Indicators
- LSWC Mission and Goals
- Project LSL Shoreline
- LSWC Past Projects
- Paleolimnology
- Watershed Hydrology
- Aquatic Environments
- Water Quality
- Water Allocation
- Riparian Areas
- About Sedimentation
Cows & Fish - Riparian areas, wetlands and beavers
Cows & Fish (The Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society) has produced excellent information sheets about Riparian and Shoreline Health. Click the titles to download the PDF.
Management resouces:
- Caring for the Green Zone - How riparian systems work, the things that can disturb their healthy function and grazing strategies to keep them healthy. (40 pages)
- Beaver - our Watershed partner - This booklet has been written for the people who can most effectively influence watersheds and riparian areas - landowners, municipalities, conservation groups and industry.
- Riparian Areas: A users guide to health
Fact Sheets (hard copies available at the LSWC office)
- Growing Restoration
- Looking at my Stream Bank
- Looking at my Lakeshore
- Lakes and Wetlands
- Crops, Creeks, and Sloughs
- Riparian areas and Water Quality
- The Value of Wetlands
- Protecting Shorelines
- A pond of Gold - beavers
- Looking at my lake shore
- Looking at my stream bank
- Protecting Shorelines & Stream banks - Naturally
Be sure to check out the great videos from cow's and Fish about the producers who have worked wuith them over the years on wetland and riparian conservation and enhancement. Link HERE
For Municipalities
- Aquality Environmental - Muncipal Water Bootcamp Presentation
- Stepping Back From the Water - A beneficial management practices guide for new development near water bodies in Alberta's settled region (2012)
- North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance Municipal Guide
- Riparian Setbacks Matrix Model - a tool for determining setbacks for development
Aquatic Invasive Species
Alberta waters are at risk of becoming infested with Aquatic Invasive Species. The movement of watercraft into Alberta is the highest risk of infecting our waters.
Presentations from the April 12, 2017 AIS workshop in Faust, AB
Kate Wilson - Aquatic Invasives (PDF)
- Aquatic Invasive Species Quick Facts - Quagga & Zebra Mussels and Eurasian mil-foil
- Whirling Disease Quick Facts
- ALMS - Aquatic Invasive Guidebook
Invasive Plants and Weeds in Alberta
Lake Related Resources
- Aquatic Vegetation and Lake Health
- Cyanobacterial (Blue-green Algae) Blooms
- Keeping Alberta’s Lakes Healthy
- Understanding Lake Legislation
- Understanding Lake Science
Riparian Rights and Shoreline Modifications - Alberta Environment Fact Sheet
Guide to lakefront Living
Parkland County has developed wonderful video resources for recreating, living and developing around lakes. Check them out by clicking the links below. Although developed by Parkland the information applies to all lakes in Alberta.
Introduction to the Guide to Lakefront Living
Episode 1 - Shorelines
Episode 2 - The Buffer Zone
Episode 3 - Construction Projects
Episode 4 - Septic Systems
Episode 5 - Shoreline Landscaping
Episode 6 - Erosion
Episode 7 - Shoreline Access
Episode 8 - Who's Shoreline is it anyways?
Regulatory Information & Resources
Measures to Avoid Causing Harm to Fish and Fish Habitat (Fisheries Act)- Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Off Highway Vehicles and Watersheds
ATV's, Fish Habitat & You - DFO info sheet
Know B4 you Go - ATV's and Water don't mix - Video
Resources for Environmental Educators
Alberta Council for Environmental Education
Lesser Slave Forest Education Society
Alberta Environment and parks - Educational resources
Video Presentations
Partnership & Engagement Strategies in Northern Alberta
Meghan Payne, LSWC Executive Director
2014 WPAC Summit in Edmonton
Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE4r_h_8JH0
Water Management and the Lesser Slave River
Meghan Payne, LSWC Executive Director
2013 CWRA Conference, Red Deer, AB
Watch Video Here: http://youtu.be/HW-mFQHmR3E
LSWC Highlights
Sherrie Hay, LSWC Director
2012 WPAC Summit, Milk River, AB
Watch Video: http://youtu.be/2zXbNbXcnwQ
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