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The State of the Watershed Report (2.8 MB PDF) (SOW) The local watershed community will benefit from this project as it will generate baseline information on the State of the Watershed, raise awareness of water quality and build partnerships and stewardship capacity in the La La Nonne watershed. This is the first time water samples have been analyzed from streams in the Lac La Nonne watershed. Other watershed groups (Pigeon Lake/Battle River and Lac La Nonne/Pembina River) may also benefit from the success of the project, as Alberta Environment has established a pilot Volunteer Watershed Monitoring Program for stewardship groups using our group as a case study. This is a comprehensive, living public document that will serve as a valuable tool for guiding local watershed planning/policy decisions. Environmental Engineering companies will be asked to use the document as a reference and then advise and suggest ways that environmental improvements can be made on the water bodies within the watershed. For hard copies contact Lac La Nonne Watershed Stewardship Society (LWSS), Site 17 Box 22 RR 1, Gunn AB T0E 1A0 or email laclacnonne@shaw.ca . Hardisty Creek Restoration Project (8.3 MB PDF) LEPA Presentation (5.2 MB PDF) LWSS Presentation (4.5 MB PDF) Respect Our Lakes_Rules and Regs (3.8 MB PDF) The Ecology of Alberta Lakes (3.2 MB PDF) Wabamun Watershed Management Council_Overview (530 KB PDF) The Naked Truth_ Frequently Asked Questions (5.6 MB PDF) ---------- Lac La Nonne Water Quality Report 2007 (228 KB PDF) Lac La Nonne Water Quality Reporty 2004: Nutrients, Bacteria and Caffeine (LEPA) Aquality Environmental Consulting Ltd. and community volunteers (including community supplied boat and operator) carried out tests in 2004 and 2005 for the presence of caffeine (an indicator of human sewage) in Lac La Nonne and Nakamun lakes and the major inflow stream to Lac La Nonne. Testing in 2004 detected caffeine was present at several locations on the lake. Re-testing (additional test sites) in summer 2005 to verify findings and pinpoint possible sources of human effluent release were negative. Variation of finding may have resulted from many factors environmental and/or changes in visitor and residential behaviours. Finding are listed in the “Water Quality Assessment Report 2004 and 2005” prepared by Aquality Environmental Consulting Ltd. ---------- Nakamun Lake Riparian Health Inventory 2008 Final Report (PDF) - (3.1 MB) Majeau Lake Riparian Health Inventory 2008 Final Report (PDF) - (3.0 MB) ---------- The Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS) Volunteer Lake Monitoring Reports for Lac La Nonne: Lake Watch 2003 Report (230 KB PDF) ---------- Ag-Capture Report (500 KB PDF) Lac La Nonne Riparian Land Use Summary 2006 (1.8 MB PDF)
June 27, 2007 The paleolimnology initiative has been initiated and core samples were obtained on Lac La Nonne on June 27, 2007. Paleolimnology is the study of past conditions of inland fresh water bodies. A variety of measurements from lake and bog sediments are used to indicate past water temperature, physical properties, biology, and chemistry. Through this study, we expect that we will be able to get a great deal of historical data which will give us a better understanding of the history of development and impacts in the watershed and thereby lead us to a better understanding of what will benefit us in the future of our initiatives within the watershed. We expect that this initiative will extend to Nakamun and Majeau over the next couple of years and enable us to obtain a comprehensive perspective from the science of paleolimnology. ( Click here to see Photos )
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