See below to see the latest media releases from IISD Experimental Lakes Area and features in media. If you wish to speak to one of our experts, contact Sumeep Bath, media and communications officer at IISD Experimental Lakes Area at [email protected] or +1 (204) 958-7700 ext. 740.
IISD-ELA in the News | Kenora Daily Miner | December 11, 2020
"The Experimental Lakes Area will continue to trudge through the global COVID-19 pandemic as they gear up for the winter season at the facility east of Kenora."
IISD-ELA in the News | Macleans | December 3, 2020
"Dr. Chelsea Rochman of the University of Toronto is another winner to watch. She won the renowned Sloan Research Fellowship for her work on microplastics in water systems. The fellowship will advance her exploration on how microplastics impact ecosystems and relate to other stressors, like climate change. She’ll carry out some of this research at the Experimental Lakes Area freshwater facility in northern Ontario, where she can examine impacts on the whole ecosystem."
IISD-ELA in the News | Kenora Online | December 1, 2020
"We had a really good summer. We were able to achieve everything that we wanted to, and we're now taking what we learned from the summer and thinking about what we'll be able to do next year," she said.
IISD-ELA in the News | Winnipeg Free Press | December 1, 2020
"In a normal year, some 60 staff and scientists would be out at the lakes. This year, research was conducted by small teams of seven people. The teams isolated for two weeks before arriving at ELA, as well as two weeks after their return home."
IISD-ELA in the News | Toronto Star | December 1, 2020
“This year, we decided to really prioritize our long-term monitoring work for our 52-year data set, which tells us about how our lakes are changing in everything from fish populations to insects to water chemistry,” said ELA deputy director Pauline Gerrard.
