IISD Experimental Lakes Area
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Freshwater research. Whole-ecosystem experiments. Watersheds. Forests. Scientists. Students. Community. Fish. Oh, and lakes. 🇨🇦 @IISD_News is home.
Northwestern Ontario, Canada
Joined April 2014
RT @Kev_Obiero: ACARE empowering African freshwater scientists. Great work by @AGL_ACARE @IISD_ELA
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You love data. We love data. Erm, they love data...? Anyway, it's #LoveData25 week, and we want to celebrate the data that we have gotten on the health of the lakes without leaving the comfort of our desks. Learn more...
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“This is the first time anyone has ever done this,” Vince Palace—head research scientist @IISD_ELA said. “No current technologies can reliably detect oil under these conditions, but Poppy managed it with ease." @thetimes explores our most recent—distinctly canine—research...
A Canadian springer can detect submerged oil with ease — a feat that is beyond current technology and which could avert ecological disasters ⬇️
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Fish. Plankton. Monitoring. Education. There are (approximately) one million ways you can work at the world's freshwater laboratory this summer. But only one link to click...
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Ten years on—and our relationship with @IISD_news is still as strong as ever ❤️ Discover how a new era dawned on these 58 lakes, and allowed us to influence policy and approach freshwater science like never before. Learn more...
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Today, we're in Lusaka, Zambia. We're here to explore shared issues—and solutions—with our buddies @AGL_ACARE who work hard every day to improve the African Great Lakes. But what are the African Great Lakes? And why do they matter? We explain...
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TOTAL. FREEZE. CORE… 🧊🧊🧊 Learn more about how and why we take freeze core samples of the sediment of our lakes in the winter…
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us at 57 yo
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RT @JELittlefair: The latest from my collaboration with @IISD_ELA @not_Klaatu @AllomeDNA @MelaniaCris69 our preprint on the rank based abun…
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RT @globalnews: Other studies have shown dogs could smell oil trapped under snow and ice chips, but new research took it a step further, sa…
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And this leads to incredibly exciting potential usage in the aftermath of an oil spill, where time is of the essence to respond and mitigate the impact on the environment. Learn more… (6/6)
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High school student in MB or NW ON? Interested in science and the outdoors? ELSE is a 2-week high school field course for students looking for a hands-on environmental science experience. Applications open until February 13th…
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RT @globeandmail: Pitching in: Donating $20 million to promote fresh water conservation in Canada
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An incredible donation from a much-cherished and generous donor—John McCutcheon. These funds will help secure the future of fresh water (and those who work to protect it) for generations to come. We have said it before, and we will say it again. #WeCouldntDoItWithoutYou
Pitching in: Donating $20 million to promote fresh water conservation in Canada
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