LSWC CABIN Program
2024 Summary In our pilot year, the Otauwau River (OTR01A) and the Upper Swan River (SWR01A) sites were sampled for the first time. The benthic samples were preserved and sent […]
2024 Summary
In our pilot year, the Otauwau River (OTR01A) and the Upper Swan River (SWR01A) sites were sampled for the first time. The benthic samples were preserved and sent to taxonomists at ABI Environmental, and water quality samples were collected and sent to Bureau Veritas lab in Edmonton, AB.
Check out the 2024 Benthic Report HERE
Invertebrate, water quality and habitat data are housed in the CABIN Data Base and Water Quality Data can be viewed on Mackenzie Data Stream under the project “Lesser Slave Bio Aquatic Monitoring Program”.
2025 Summary
In 2025 the program expanded to sample 6 sites on tributaries of Lesser Slave Lake, shown on the map above.
Come back soon to check out the Taxonomy report.
More on Benthic Invertebrate programs in Alberta
Eastern Slopes Community-Based Aquatic Monitoring Collaborative
Athabasca Watershed Council – Healthy Headwaters Initiative
ECCC CABIN Training and Certification
Oldman Watershed Council CABIN Program
Funding and Support
