Moose Lake Watershed Society

We all love the lake, so if you see something that is damaging to the shoreline or to the lake (such as using a bobcat on the shoreline to remove trees) please phone it in to the Alberta Environment Hotline at 1-800-222-6514. We need to protect our shorelines as they provide valuable habitat to birds, and areas for fish to spawn, as well as plants that protect and improve water quality.

Check out this opportunity to hear about not only Moose Lake, but other lakes in the Province.

Check out the 2020 trend analysis for Moose Lake https://alms.ca/wp-content//2021/04/Moose_2020_20210429.pdf and the LakeWatch summary reports are also available: https://alms.ca/reports/

Spring is a great time to do some maintenance on your water well. Attend the Working Well Webinar on April 29th at 6:30Pm to learn more about groundwater, and how to protect and maintain your well. This webinar is for anyone who has a well on their property, and how to ensure that your water source is there for you and your family for years to come. To register: https://bit.ly/2OaV6TD

Happy Earth Day! May we treat everyday like it is Earth Day!

Protect your water source by attending the Working Well Webinar. There are over 600,000 households that rely on groundwater and proper maintenance is a must. Join us April 29th, to register: https://bit.ly/2OaV6TD

Cows and Fish - Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society in partnership with the The Environmental Law Centre (Alberta) are hosting a winter speaker series exploring riparian stewardship and regulations. Check it out by clicking below

Alberta Fishing Week is approaching. Alberta Fishing Week will run February 8 to 15, including the Family Fishing Weekend on February 13 15. Alberta Fishing Week celebrates our natural resources and helps to create awareness about responsible angling. Albertans are invited to discover the lure of fishing without having to purchase a sportfishing licence on the Family Fishing Weekend! Follow us on My Wild Alberta Facebook to learn more about fish identification, handling, ic...e safety, and more! Need a spot to fish? Download the Alberta Conservation Association Discover Guide App, check out our stocked waterbody map or read the sportfishing regulations to locate a fishing opportunity near you. https://mywildalberta.ca//family-fishing-week/default.aspx

2021 Sportfishing Regulation Survey Closes February 8 at 9:00 a.m. Thank you to everyone who took part in the live webinar series supporting this engagement over the past two weeks! Recordings of the webinars can be found on Alberta Environment and Parks YouTube, as well as the engagement webpage. Make sure to check out all of the engagement page features including background information, one-page fact sheets, an opportunity to ask our fisheries management staff questions a...nd view a map of all of the waterbodies being discussed in this year’s regulation changes. https://www.alberta.ca/2021-22-sportfishing-regulations-eng See more

FYI Ice Shelter Regulation Change To protect the health of Alberta’s waterbodies, encourage stewardship and promote conservation, identification requirements for ice shelters (huts) have been added to the provincial regulations. Anyone leaving an ice fishing shelter on ice for longer than 24 hours must label it in contrasting color with text 2.5cm or taller with the following information:... Your Wildlife Identification Number (WIN), or Your Name and Telephone Number You must remove the shelter: On or before March 15 if you are within Fisheries Management Area PP1 On or before March 31 on any waterbody within Fisheries Management Areas PP2, ES1-ES4, NB1-NB4 https://mywildalberta.ca/fishing/ice-fishing.aspx

A few people were curious about trying to save their trees this summer around the lake from Beavers. Here is a snippet of an article on Painting Trees to Deter Beavers. Have you ever enjoyed a picnic at the beach, only to find that the wind blew sand into your sandwich? That unpleasant feeling of grit on teeth is the idea behind the newest form of beaver co-existence and management tool being used in Fish Creek Provincial Park, in Calgary. For the full article go to: https://mcusercontent.com//2f/Sand_Paint_Demo_Overview.pdf

Happy New Year!! Looking forward to 2021!

Have a Happy Friday!

Lest We Forget!

Check out this cool little pin of our lake!

Don't let it loose!

Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) is considering a proposed disturbance standard under the Public Lands Administration Regulation. This disturbance standard a...ddresses the approval process to place a mooring structure in a waterbody, such as a dock, boat lift, swimming platform or buoy anchor. AEP engaged with stakeholders and some affected landowners on the proposed draft disturbance standard in May 2020, and are now looking for further feedback! You can provide your feedback at the link below: https://www.alberta.ca/mooring-standards-engagement.aspx

Concerned about your drinking water? Not all systems are created equal and should be tailored to your water source. Learn about water treatment systems in tomorrow's webinar at 7 PM. To register: https://bit.ly/34GAyXN

Have questions about your water treatment system? Not all systems are designed to deal with your specific water quality issues. Having the right system will ensure better drinking water for you and your family. This free workshop is designed to give you an overview of treatment options available including distillation, reverse osmosis, chemical, biological and physical treatments. October 29th at 7:00 PM Join us for this FREE webinar by going to https://bit.ly/34GAyXN to register.

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Here is the list of speakers for the Alberta Lake Management Society webinar series. Check them out! So many great topics being covered.

There are still many great speakers that you can listen to during the Friday's webinars. Check out this amazing opportunity put on by our friends at Alberta Lake Management Society

To join the FREE Septic Sense Webinar on either date, just register in advance by following the link. September 14th at 7:00 PM MDT https://bit.ly/3hU5cCo September 16th at 7:00 PM MDT https://bit.ly/2YXw8d6

Properly designed and maintained wastewater treatment systems effectively reduce or eliminate most human health or environmental threats posed by pollutants in household wastewater. However, they require regular maintenance or they can fail. Failing systems are expensive to repair or replace, and poor maintenance is often the culprit. Systems need to be monitored to ensure that they work properly throughout their service lives. Check out this webinar to ensure that your syste...m is working properly to help protect our lake. Regular septic maintenance is one of the actions to help Keep Our Lake Blue! The two webinars are the same, just on different days so hopefully one will work in your schedule. Septic Sense Zoom Webinar #1 When: Sep 14, 2020 07:00 PM MDT (US and Canada) Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_saTTaIk9Qty2GZEftCPcaQ Septic Sense Zoom Webinar #2 When: Sep 16, 2020 07:00 PM MDT (US and Canada) Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN__759aeMWTTqdkhq9H5461Q

There is such a great line up of speakers that are part of the Alberta Lake Management Society webinar series. Take the time to check out their topics and consider registering for a webinar or two! More info or to register go to: https://alms.ca/2020-webinar-series/

Check out these amazing webinar opportunities coming to you from our friends at Alberta Lake Management Society to learn more about our watersheds and how we can protect them. Great speakers and topics in a format that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home or out at the lake!

Sign up today for the Keep Our Lake Blue Campaign at https://bit.ly/KOLBMooseLake or to learn more about the actions that you can take to reduce runoff and pollutants from entering Moose Lake, helping to reduce the algal growth in the lake https://bit.ly/KOLB-Info

Each individual action that we take, compounds with other watershed stewards to help Keep Our Lake Blue. Sign up today to commit to taking one action that will help keep runoff and pollutants out of Moose Lake to reduce the amount of algal growth. Sign up today at https://bit.ly/KOLBMooseLake Or for more information go to https://bit.ly/KOLB-Info