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Eyes on Lesser Slave

Joussard Live Cam

Widewater Live Cam

Eyes on Lesser Slave is made possible by Sunstone Inn Bed & Breakfast, deSIGNS by Tam Ltd and RMS Electrical.

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.

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State of the Lesser Slave Watershed

Access the Reports

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.

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Weird and Wonderful - American Robin #birds #alberta ... See MoreSee Less
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Save the Date - Kids can catch with LSWC !more info to follow ... See MoreSee Less
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mmmmm ... looks a bit windy out there today ... Have a look for yourself by clicking on the links below to our live streaming lake cams.Joussard www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO-nwWvDxcQWidewaterwww.youtube.com/watch?v=ulg-KX2HtnM ... See MoreSee Less
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Save our pollinators! 🐝 ... See MoreSee Less
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If you hate mosquitoes and black flies, lend a hand to the Little Brown Bats in your community! You can find how to build a bat box on this post ... See MoreSee Less
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Bio 20’s students looked at the abiotic and biotic factors in the forest near the lakeshore, they even had a fly over visit from the Sandhills cranes! ... See MoreSee Less
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Flatworms 🪱 ... See MoreSee Less
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Alberta’s inspectors caught a tiny invasive mussel trying to enter Alberta.Read more about Alberta's invasive mussels: www.alberta.ca/invasive-mussels ... See MoreSee Less
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LSWC 2025 Annual General Meetinglswc.ca/2025/05/2025-annual-general-meeting/Click on the link to register or for more info ... See MoreSee Less
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LAST DAY TO APPLY !!Attention aspiring scientists! The LSWC is now accepting applications for the 2025 Elliott & Rosche Memorial Bursary. This year we are giving two $1,500 bursaries.All information on our website:Follow this link: lswc.ca/2025/04/lswc-bursary-2025/Deadline: May 1, 2025Awarded Applicant will be announced June 6thPlease reach out if you have any questionsThanks ... See MoreSee Less
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