Saturday, June 26, 2010

Environmental News Sign up as Volunteer Shuswaplakewatch.com is currently preparing for the Shuswap Lake 2010 Environmental Impact Study. A detailed project outline has been created and can be accessed here. This environmental study will span from August 2010 to Spring of 2011, covering the complete Shuswap Lake, Little Shuswap Lake, Adams Lake, Mable Lake, and all major water bodies discharging into the Shuswap Lake. As of now we are also accepting reports of environmental incidents and observations on this site. It is important to keep track of any lake related events and observation in order to provide the authorities with a true statistical insight in the actual happenings on the lake. Click here to make a report. Algae Bloom in Mara Lake Release Date Source Headline May 25, 2010 Eagle Valley News Ministry still monitoring algae bloom May 18, 2010 Eagle Valley News Algae bloom covering Mara Lake May 12, 2010 Salmon Arm Observer Suspected algae bloom blights Mara Lake July 03, 2008 The Province Sewage eliminated as cause of golden-algae bloom June 25, 2008 Vancouver Sun Shuswap algae bloom won't last long Research Reports (Algae / Lake Water Quality): - Old Survey (Algae) - 2003 Survey (Water Quality) - 2001 Survey (Water Quality) - Aquatic and Marine Dead Zones (wikipedia.org) If you know of any interesting information sources to be included here please send the Internet link to the webmaster. Your contribution is much appreciated.

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