IISD-ELA in the News | Winnipeg Free Press | February 17, 2020
"They can get incredibly high densities, and they clog intake screens and a variety of infrastructures," said Scott Higgins, a research scientist at the International Institute for Sustainable Development. He said zebra mussels are "the poster child for aquatic invasive species" because they throw off fish ecosystems and jam up Manitoba Hydro infrastructure.
IISD-ELA in the News | The Selkirk Record | February 13, 2020
"IISD has teamed up with Aquahacking to bring the Aquahacking Challenge, a challenge designed to have innovators compete to create a startup company which tackles issues facing lakes and rivers, to Manitoba."
IISD-ELA in the News | Manitoba Cooperator | February 11, 2020
"The water began to rise in 1999, Weidenhamer said. In the next decade it continued to climb and peaked in 2011. The rise coincides with a prolonged wet cycle of 10 to 15 years, said Richard Grosshans with the International Institute for Sustainable Development."
IISD-ELA in the News | Great Lakes Now (Detroit Public TV) | February 4, 2020
"The journey to the Experimental Lakes Area for me began at the International Association of Great Lakes Research conference in June, where Sumeep Bath, the communications manager for the site, spoke about his job helping scientists communicate with the larger public."
IISD-ELA in the News | Canadian Geographic | February 3, 2020
"David Schindler. Renowned environmental scientist who pioneered large-scale investigations of whole lakes as director of the Experimental Lakes Area, Kenora, Ont. His acid rain research and other studies have resulted in specific protection measures for world freshwater resources."
IISD-ELA in the News | Great Lakes Now (Detroit Public TV) | January 28, 2020
“It sounds a bit crass maybe, but we treat our lakes like test tubes,” said Pauline Gerrard, deputy director of the Experimental Lakes Area. “If you think about an experiment in a lab, you have a test tube. You know exactly what’s in that test tube to start with. You add a certain amount of something else and you observe the change. We do that in our lakes.“
IISD-ELA in the News | Winnipeg Free Press | January 28, 2020
"Pauline Gerrard, a department director of the experimental lakes area at IISD, said the upcoming conference is geared to a cross-section of the community. "It’s going to be a fantastic conference — there will be something for everyone," said Gerrard, who lives in St. Boniface. "There will be lots of opportunities for everyone to get behind.""
IISD-ELA in the News | CBC Indigenous | January 26, 2020
"An environmental science video has been translated to Ojibway and the creators are hoping it sparks youth interest in science and language revitalization."
IISD-ELA in the News | Winnipeg Sun | January 23, 2020
"Dimple Roy, director of water management with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, said she’s also expecting a plan, not implementation, on Feb. 1."
IISD-ELA in the News | Great Lakes Now (Detroit Public TV) | January 22, 2020
The ELA’s deputy director, Pauline Gerrard, said the cannabis metabolites project is a good example of how the research facility tries to respond to both public and government concerns. “We’ve tried to really open our doors and be very aware of the conversations that are happening around North America about freshwater,” she said.
