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Our Watershed.
Our future.
Our responsibility.
News & Events
May 2, 2026 /
LSWC AGM – June 25, 2026
Join the LSWC at our 19th Annual General Meeting on June 25th, 2026 at Northern Lakes College, Slave Lake campus…
Posted by Meghan Payne
LSWC Rain Barrel Sale
The LSWC has partnered with RainBarrel.ca to offer rain barrels and accessories for sale. Capture and use rainwater in…
Posted by Maeve Warren
March 7, 2026 /
Invasive Species Workshop
Come learn about aquatic invasives that pose a risk to Lesser Slave Lake as well as local agricultural invasives &…
Posted by Maeve Warren
Eyes on Lesser Slave
Joussard Live Cam
Widewater Live Cam
Funding Opportunities
Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program
A funding program for projects that will increase watersheds ability to mitigate harsh weather conditions like drought and flood events. The LSWC has grant funding available for projects that meet the specific goals of the program.
Canadian Agricultural Partnership Funding
Funding to help producers make improvements to their operations. The LSWC can help producers with preparing, applying for, and implementing funding projects.
Watershed Resiliency Program
The LSWC has funding to partner with landowners to improve our watershed health.
Elliott & Rosche Memorial Bursary
Created in 2020 in honor of two of the LSWC’s founding and longest serving directors Brian Elliott and Brian Rosche, the Bursary of $1,000 is given annually to a student pursuing post secondary education in the sciences.
LSWC Projects
LSWC’s Watershed Resiliency Program
Looking to conserve, protect, or create riparian areas and wetlands? The LSWC provides comprehensive project support, including planning, budgeting, funding, and resources.
State of the Lesser Slave Watershed
Water Quality Monitoring
Digital Portals
Wetland Atlas of Alberta
Describes the distribution of wetlands in Alberta and summarizes human footprint around open water wetlands.
Alberta River Basins
Provides simple, geography-based access to river, lake, precipitation, and snow pillow stations and their data in Alberta.
Alberta Water Tool
A point-and-click tool that helps scientists, communities, and government decision-makers to understand accurate, real-time information about water resources in Alberta.
Mackenzie DataStream
An open access hub for sharing water data where you can access LSWC water monitoring data.
Private sewage design tools
Private sewage design tools to help in designing and planning your private sewage system.
Lesser Slave River GIS Portal
The MD’s public-use Geographic Information System (GIS) portal displays layered map datasets like property features, utility locations, zoning details and more.