Integrative Watershed Research Centre

One of our new lake buoys just arrived in the mail yesterday – this is what mailing a buoy looks like. Thanks to Keven and Shawn in shipping and receiving for helping make sure it is here safe and sound.

Congratulations to Nipissing University’s MESc student Megan Prescott who won the Jody Conner Student Award for presenting an outstanding student poster at the 2015 International Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society. Megan’s poster was entitled “Exploring Thermal Stratification and Mixing of Lake Nipissing Embayments: An Analysis of High Frequency Buoy Data.” Megan’s poster Read More …

We are seeking Research Assistants for summer 2016. RAs will assist on research projects related to water quality and water movement in the Lake Nipissing watershed. Students interested in an Undergraduate Thesis for 2016/17: Get your “feet wet” as an RA during summer 2016. For more information see attached link and/or contact Dr. April James Read More …

This is a belated farewell to David McCorkell, who spent this last year with us at IWRC as our hydrologic technician.  David brought a wealth of talents with him, worked tirelessly in the field on projects related to our high frequency monitoring of lake and weather conditions in Lake Nipissing and the study of the Read More …

Unfortunately our research centre website was offline during recent labor action at the University, but as of today (Nov 26, 2015) we are back online! On Friday, October 30, the centre was formally approved by University Research Council and we have implemented a name change to the centre to better reflect the broad range of researchers now involved Read More …

Start date: May 2015 or September, 2015. We are seeking a highly motivated individual for Masters-level research to explore the links between water quality and hydrology in a mixed landuse (urban, agriculture) watershed.  The candidate will be enrolled in Nipissing’s interdisciplinary Masters of Environmental Studies/Masters of Environmental Sciences program (http://www.nipissingu.ca/academics/graduate-studies/master-of-environmental).  She/he will work directly with Read More …

We would like to welcome Melodie Tessier as the new coordinator for the Lake Nipissing State of the Basin Report (LNSBR).  Melodie comes to us from the MOECC Dorset Environmental Science Centre where she conducted lake monitoring.  She completed her Master of Environmental Science at the University of Toronto, researching the effects of the invasive Read More …

On November 1, 2014, we are happy to be co-hosting the Ontario Rivers Alliance AGM and an Environmental Bill of Rights Workshop. Keynote speaker at the workshop is Ellen Schwartzel, Deputy Commissioner, Environmental Commission of Ontario’s (ECO) Office. Check out more info on registration at NU.ORA.flyer.1Nov14 or at the Ontario River Alliance website:  http://www.ontarioriversalliance.ca/ora-annual-general-meeting-environmental-bill-rights-workshop-ecos-office/

CTV news interviews Dan Walters and Krys Chutko, researchers from Nipissing University’s Geography Department, on the Lake Nipissing Bays Project. Check out the interview http://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=454353.