Lesser Slave Watershed Council

Watershed Planning Advisory Council (WPAC) working to promote stewardship, education, and awareness of the Lesser Slave watershed.

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Happy Fun Fact Friday Halloween Edition! 🎃

Crows are part of the corvid family alongside ravens, magpies, and jays. All the birds in the corvid family are very intelligent, especially the crow.

#FunFactFriday #Crows #Halloween #Corvidae #NeverWrongACrow

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Happy Fun Fact Friday! Todays fact is about our stinky friend the skunk!

#FunFactFriday #Skunks #Torpor #WinterSurvival #LSWC

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We had a great time out in the Jackpines with the Lesser Slave Forest Education Society and Work Wild last week teaching High Prairie School kids about ecology and the wonderful secrets of the forest!

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Happy Fun Fact Friday! Ever wondered how grasshoppers survive the winter? Like many bugs they go into diapause!

#FunFactFriday #Grasshoppers #Diapause #WinterSurvival #LSWC

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Learn about what makes a waterbody healthy and make a bracelet or keychain at the same time! Join the Lesser Slave Watershed Council at the High Prairie Museum for this free drop-in program for all ages.

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Happy Fun Fact Friday! Today our fact is about black bears! These creatures really know how to live, sleeping the entire winter away? Yes please!

#FunFactFriday #BlackBears #Hibernation #WinterAdaptations #LSWC

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Today marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is all of our duties to strive forward towards reconciliation.

If you haven't already please read through the Calls to Action of the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission. https://t.co/TFpBeqodFg

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Lake "weeds" like Coontail and Northern Watermilfoil could be one of the answers to combatting blue green algae in our lakes

#FunFactFriday #Coontail #LakeWeeds #BlueGreenAlgae #LSWC

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Today we had a blast with the grade 6 class from Atikameg adventuring in the jack pine forest just north of High Prairie! We ventured into the bog, found some mushrooms (a couple were drying on trees for a squirrels future dinner), and ended with a plot study.

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Fun Fact Friday is back!

#LSWC #WPAC #FunFactFriday #Woodpeckers #Tongues

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Last week we did some invertebrate sampling at Hilliard's Bay Provincial Park! In the last picture you can spot a broad headed mayfly nymph, meaning that the water at this point in Slave Lake is pretty healthy!

#LSWC #Watershed #WPAC #WaterQuality #MayflyNymph

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Happy Wildflower Wednesday! For our last wildflower of the season we have Canada Goldenrod. This stunning native plant is perfect for areas where you're fighting pesky invasive species!

#LSWC #WildflowerWednesday #CanadaGoldenrod #AlbertaNativePlants #Gardening

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Today is our summer student Ashley's last day. Her sarcasm and work effort will be greatly missed in the office! We wish her the best of luck with the coming school year and we reeeeeeally hope she'll come back and work for us next year!

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Happy Wildflower Wednesday! This weeks wildflower is Tall Jacob's Ladder, a delicate, moisture-loving perennial that thrives in wet meadows, riparian areas, and shaded woodland edges.

#LSWC #WildFlowerWednesday #TallJacobsLadder #NativePlants #Gardening

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Happy Wildflower Wednesday! This weeks wildflower is Wild Strawberry, a dainty but hardy native plant that produces delicious little fruits that taste 100 times better than the ones in the grocery store.

#LSWC #WildflowerWednesday #WildStrawberry #Gardening #NativePlants

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Join the LSWC this Thursday afternoon for a guided plant walk along the Hilliard's Bay Boreal Forest Trail! https://t.co/2aDeakZqn4

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This week our staff were sent out on a mission to recover a duck tracking tag for the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians Natural Resources Department!

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Happy Wildflower Wednesday! This weeks wildflower is Fireweed, a beautiful native perennial that is one of the first plants to grow after a wildfire.

#LSWC #WildFlowerWednesday #Fireweed #NativePlants #Gardening