The Lesser Slave Watershed Council works to improve and maintain a healthy watershed through education, planning and implementation of shared initiatives in support of communities and ecosystems throughout the region.

We want our neighbours, the people who live, work, and play in our watershed to understand their role in watershed management, resiliency and more. Our website and office are treasure troves of resources for those who want to learn more! Whether you care about lake health, cattle health, shoreline protection, or almost any topic related to land and water usage in the region we have something to help. Many of the links on this page were created by other organizations, if you find a link that no longer works please email [email protected] 

Resources created by LSWC staff. Click titles to download PDF copies.

• Watershed Health Indicators
• Project LSL Shoreline
• Paleolimnology
• Watershed Hydrology
• Aquatic Environments
• Water Quality
• Water Allocation
• Riparian Areas
• About Sedimentation
• Septic Systems Quick Facts Sheet

LSWC Video Presentations

In addition to these video presentations, we also have a YouTube channel we add all our presentations and videos to!

Cows & Fish - Riparian areas, wetlands and beavers

Cows & Fish (The Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society) information sheets about Riparian and Shoreline Health. Hard copies of these resources can be picked up from our office in High Prairie

Check out the stories from producers who have worked with them over the years 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

Invasive Species

Our ever-more connected world brings with it many great wonders, but also brings risks to Alberta's wildlife, plants, and waterways. 

Alberta Invasive Species Council

Government of Alberta- Invasive Species

• Aquatic Invasive Species Quick Facts - Quagga & Zebra Mussels and Eurasian mil-foil
• Whirling Disease Quick Facts 
• ALMS - Aquatic Invasive Guidebook
• List of Noxious and Prohibited Noxious Species in Alberta
• Alberta Invasive Plant ID Guide

Lake Health & Management

Respect our Lakes

Guide to Lakefront Living

Shoreline Sensitive Habitat Mapping Project Information 

Regulatory Information & Resources

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 

Educational resources Alberta