Current News

Membership Renewal

It’s that time of year for WWMC General Members to renew your memberships. It’s free and easy. If you haven’t changed your postal or email address, just go to the Renew General Membership page and fill out and submit the brief form.

If you have changed your address or would like to become a member, go to the General Membership page and fill out that form.

Thank you for your continued support of the WWMC!

(May 10, 2024)

Spring Lakescape

Our spring edition of Lakescape is available for download.

Highlights include:

• Springing Ahead

• Willow Staking Workshop

• Membership Renewal

• Join Our Board of Directors

• Lake Water Level Info

• Wabamun Fishery Info

• LakePulse

(April 19, 2024)

Can you Help the WWMC?

The Wabamun Watershed Management Council is seeking active and committed people to serve on its board of directors. If you are interested in serving with a group of engaged people who want to make a difference in how the lake is managed and conserved, download the position description for further information and how to apply.

(March 5, 2024)

Our Gold Sponsors—We thank the following corporate members for being Gold Sponsors of the WWMC. [Click on the image to go to the respective website.] For more information about Corporate Membership, please go to our Get Involved page.

Winter Lakescape

The winter edition of the WWMC newsletter Lakescape is now available for download on our newsletter page. Highlights include: Winter in the Watershed, WWMC Board Recruitment, Lake Level and Drought, and Management Plan Steering Committee.

(January 24, 2024)

2022-2023 Annual Report

The 2022-2023 WWMC Annual Report is now posted on the Annual Reports page. It provides a review of the WWMC’s many activities and milestones of the fiscal year: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. This fiscal year was marked by a significant organization milestone, strengthening stakeholder engagement and participation in field activities to advance lake stewardship.

(January 22, 2024)

ALMS Winter LakeKeepers Report

The Alberta Lake Management Society has published its 2022-2023 Winter LakeKeepers Report. You can download it off their website or from our Studies & Reports page. Each winter the WWMC works with the ALMS to do water quality monitoring of Wabamun Lake throughout the winter. The following ALMS report summarizes the data collected from a variety of lakes from across the province, including Wabamun.

(November 14, 2023)

Our Silver Sponsors—We thank the following corporate members for being Silver Sponsors of the WWMC. [Click on the image to go to the respective website.] For more information about Corporate Membership, please go to our Get Involved page.

WWMC Water Treatment Plant Position Paper

The WWMC has posted its position paper on the use of the TransAlta Water Treatment Plant. The paper can be downloaded here or the Lake Water Level page.

November 5, 2023

Bulrush Restoration Video

For thousands of years, much of the shoreline of Wabamun lake was populated by reed beds which provided protection from wave action and were home to aquatic, terrestrial and avian species. With lake front development, many of those beds have been removed resulting in increased shoreline erosion and degradation of water quality and natural habitat for many native species. On Wednesday August 16, the WWMC began a pilot project to see if reed beds could successfully be reintroduced to help improve water quality, provide habitat and reduce erosion.

Michael Short of “Let’s Go Outdoors” nicely captured the scope of the project in his video, available here.

(August 27, 2023)

The Wabamun Watershed Management Council has been involved with several programs to improve the health of the lake and inform lake stakeholders of the issues facing the lake and it watershed. The council is looking into Boat Launch/Recreation Management Issues, the Importance of Wetlands around the lake and misuse of natural areas by off-highway vehicles.

If you have concerns about these or other issues on the lake, contact the WWMC or come to a meeting.

For information about the current level of water in the lake, go to our Lake Water Level page.

The following are links to information about on-going WWMC programs. Click on a link to learn more about each, and how you can help.