The Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS) and the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA), are pleased to announce the 16th Annual ALMS Workshop. The Alberta Lake Management Society, in partnership with the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance, is hosting a workshop on developing a Lake Management Framework for Alberta. With increasing pressure on Alberta's lakes and the movement towards watershed based approaches to lake management, it is important that lake managers and stewardship groups have the tools necessary to best manage their lake environments. Once completed, the Lake Management Framework will act as a guidance document for lake stewardship groups and lake managers who are developing management plans for their basins.   

Where: Gold Bar Centre of Excellence, Edmonton, Alberta

When: November 28, 2009. Full agenda to be posted on the ALMS website: www.alms.ca

Workshop Outline: The workshop will include speakers from lake management groups at various stages of the planning process (ex. Lac La Biche, Lac la Nonne and Pigeon Lake), and will follow with an open discussion on the content of the framework document. Discussion will be aided by a draft framework outline that includes key sections, for example: current lake management policy, governance issues, and practical, technical guidance for developing lake nutrient budgets, in-lake water quality targets, and basin land use targets. The ultimate goal of the guidance document is to provide Alberta-specific tools for lake management groups and to create consistency in lake management planning and approaches.   

Who should attend? Lake managers, stewardship groups, municipal planners, watershed planning and advisory councils, and government water policy representatives, and all ALMS members.  

Ready to sign up? Please contact Steph Neufeld at sneufeld@epcor.ca to register or for more information. As well, a draft agenda will be posted on the ALMS website soon (www.alms.ab.ca).