If Lake Erie algae was a storm, you might call it a “Sharknado.”
Harmful Algal Blooms
The view from space tells a dramatic story – Lake of the Woods was plagued with exceptionally bad outbreaks of blue-green algae again this summer and fall, underlining the need for governments to fund and move forward with the Lake of the Woods Basin Water Quality Plan of Study through the…
In most cases, people are smart enough to stay away from polluted water. They may be itching, however, to tell other people about it.
You may have heard the latest forecast for harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. Scientists are using the word “severe” to describe the threat this summer to the shallowest of the Great Lakes.
More than a year ago, in February 2014, the IJC released “A Balanced Diet for Lake Erie: Reducing Phosphorus Loadings and Harmful Algal Blooms.” It’s come to be known as the “LEEP” report, as part of the IJC’s “Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority.”
Our recent Spring Semi-Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., was about looking ahead to 2015 and beyond, and looking back at accomplishments and challenges from 2014.
The Hon. Rob Nicholson may be relatively new to the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs, but hailing from Niagara Falls, as a six-term Member of Parliament he certainly is familiar with the IJC’s role under the Boundary Waters Treaty managing water levels on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River,…
It’s been a dozen years since the first International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum, and the event shows no signs of slowing down.
A new international committee of the Great Lakes Commission is digging for solutions to the problem of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.
The IJC will observe World Water Day with an informational display at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario on Monday, March 23. The full-day event is expected to bring together researchers, educators, students and stakeholders involved in water issues in and around Ontario, and also…