our mission
LWF is a membership-based environmental charity that advocates for change and coordinates action to improve the health of Lake Winnipeg.
Call to action: Help us speak up for Lake Winnipeg!
Manitoba’s environment minister must accelerate phosphorus compliance at Winnipeg’s north end sewage treatment plant.
the watershed observer
Our latest special-edition newsletter focuses on the Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network, LWF’s long-term phosphorus monitoring program. Learn how the network operates, explore findings and hotspot maps from the 2022, 2021 and 2020 field seasons, and discover how we are translating citizen science into freshwater solutions.
programs and initiatives
lake winnipeg community-based monitoring network
Coordinated by LWF, this long-term phosphorus monitoring program mobilizes citizen volunteers and watershed partners to collect water samples across Manitoba. Together, we are generating critical data to identify localized phosphorus hotspots where action is required to improve Lake Winnipeg water quality.
decolonizing reading club
Our reading club was collaboratively created by LWF and the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective to grow our teams’ understanding of Indigenous perspectives and experiences, truth and reconciliation, treaty obligations, and the history and legacy of colonization. We invite you to join us on this learning journey.
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latest news and updates
Job opportunity: Community-Based Monitoring Student
Manitoba’s government must take accountability for phosphorus compliance
Advocacy success: chemical phosphorus-reduction system now operational
thank you for your support
Your gift supports ongoing advocacy and action. Together, we are making a healthy Lake Winnipeg possible - now and for future generations.
acknowledging
the land
We are together on Indigenous land.
Lake Winnipeg, the lake we are working to protect, is part of the traditional territories of the Ininiwak (Cree), Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Nakota and Dakota peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.