2023 Annual Conference
September 12-13
Camp Kannawin at Sylvan Lake
Each year the Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS) hosts a two-day workshop to engage stakeholders on issues related to lake monitoring and management. In 2023, ALMS brought the annual conference to Sylvan Lake, Alberta! This event also featured topics specific to the Red Deer Watershed in support of the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance’s Fall Forum!
We hope you will join us next fall for the 2024 Annual Conference!
Agenda and Presentations:
Block 1 | |
Town of Sylvan Lake, Mayor Hanson | Presentation Unavailable |
Alberta Lake Management Society, Bradley Peter | |
Alberta Lake Management Society, Kurstyn Perrin | Indigenous Community Based Monitoring in the Oil Sands Region |
Métis Nation of Alberta, Christine Grams and Tracey Hammer | Braided Ways of Knowing: A Culturally-Relevant Approach to Fish Monitoring |
Block 2 | |
Associated Environmental Consultants, Dörte Köster | |
Pigeon Lake Watershed Association, Bob Gibbs | |
Alberta Conservation Association, Lance Engley | Alberta Piping Plovers and Their Unique Relationship With Lakes |
Block 3 | |
ABMI and ALMS, Brett Campbell and Bradley Peter | Satellite Validation of Cyanobacteria Blooms in Alberta Lakes |
Block 4 | |
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Gerry Haekel | |
University of Calgary, Dr. David Barrett | |
Red Deer River Naturalists, Myrna Pearman | Stories From the Water: Celebrating Alberta's Wetland Wildlife. Presentation Unavailable. |
Block 5 | |
Trent Caskey, Special Irrigation Project | |
Gull Lake Watershed Society, Paul Anderson | |
Associated Environmental Consultants, Kristen Andersen | |
Block 6 | |
University of Calgary, Dr. Bernhard Mayer | |
University of Alberta, Dr. Brian Smerdon | Using Isotopes to Understand Lakes of the Carvel Pitted Delta |
McGill University, Dr. Irene Gregory-Eaves | First Canada-Wide Assessment of Lakes: What Are We Learning? |
Field Tours:
Field tours took place on Wednesday September 13th. Thank you to each of our field tour locations for their support of the conference!
-Sylvan Lake Lighthouse and Shorefront with the Sylvan Lake and District Archives
–Sylvan Star Cheese Factory Tour
–Kerry Wood Nature Centre and the Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary
Thank you to our sponsors:
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