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2024 - 2025 News Items
Oct 22, 2025 - FOCA Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations
Lake Data Report for Rainy Lake - January 6, 2025
This report provides background information on Ontario’s LPP, summarizes and provides analysis for each of the four water quality indicators monitored as part of the program (total phosphorus, calcium, chloride, and water clarity), and provides information on how anyone can act as a steward for their lake. If you are interested in the water quality of Rainy Lake please download the following PDF document.
Lake Data Report for Rainy Lake PDF
Oct 22, 2025 - 2025 Watershed Forum Proceedings Report - Get Your Copy
The Proceedings Report of the 2025 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum is available for download at the Foundation’s website: https://www.lowwsf.com/forum-proceedings.
Once again, Minnesota North College – Rainy River, in International Falls, Minnesota was the venue for researchers, resource managers, policy makers and members of the public for the two-day symposium March 12-13.
Feb 12, 2024 - This is a comprehensive Steep Rock Project Update by Jeff Bonnema MNRF Project Coordinator. Presentation
was made to the Citizens Advisory Group of the Int’l Rainy-LOW Watershed Board on Feb 12, 2024.
Feb 23, 2024 - A comprehensive description of wolf fishing behavior in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem
- This paper describes Lake Sturgeon Research that RLC supported at Lakehead University . Co-authors are RLC members.
- These recently published papers describe Wolf research in Voyageurs National Park. RLC supported the work:
- Evidence that wolves use cooperative ambush strategies to hunt beavers.
Author Thomas Gable
2023 Watershed Forum Proceedings Report - Get Your Copy!
The Proceedings Report of the 2023 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum is available for download at the Foundation’s website:
https://www.lowwsf.com/forum-proceedings. A spirit of joyful reunion marked the 2023 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum as we celebrated the event’s 20th anniversary and welcomed the return to an in-person symposium after two years of online delivery. Once again, Minnesota North College – Rainy River, in International Falls, Minnesota was the venue for researchers, resource managers, policy makers and members of the public for the two-day symposium March 8-9.
2023 Flood Update
An International Joint Commission(IJC) public report will be available by Spring covering implications and recommendations for future water level management . A Powerpoint presentation overview of the historic flood event prepared by the local International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board can be viewed via the following links – IJC 2022 Post Flood Report & IJC Summary of 2022 Post Flood Report