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Lake Winnipeg

Lake Winnipeg. Canada’s Sixth Great Lake. Canada’s Sixth Great Lake Faces Many Threats. Severe nutrient loading Climate change Invasion of exotic species. Dr. David Schindler, Killam Memorial Professor of Ecology. Addressing the International Joint Commission

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Lake Winnipeg

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  1. Lake Winnipeg Canada’s Sixth Great Lake

  2. Canada’s Sixth Great LakeFaces Many Threats • Severe nutrient loading • Climate change • Invasion of exotic species

  3. Dr. David Schindler,Killam Memorial Professor of Ecology • Addressing the International Joint Commission • “Please give Lake Winnipeg some attention we’ve got to get started

  4. An International Responsibility • Its watershed encompasses 4 provinces and 2 states. • The majority of the nutrient overload comes via the Red River from the U.S.

  5. The Saskatchewan River • Once the source of 60% of Lake Winnipeg’s water has seen its flow drop 80% due to agricultural use in Alberta and Saskatchewan

  6. Concentrated Livestock Operations • Live stock operations contribute phosphorus output equivalent to 87 million humans • This waste is untreated, seeping into the ground water and eventually to Lake Winnipeg

  7. Resources • Government of Manitoba news release on the Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board Interim Report • http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/press/top/2005/02/2005-02-18-01.htm/

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