Latest news and updates from the B.C. Lake Stewardship and Monitoring Program

B.C. Lake Stewardship and Monitoring Program's fall 2023 bulletin The Lake Sampler.

B.C. Lake Stewardship and Monitoring Program's summer 2023 bulletin The Lake Sampler.

To celebrate Lakes Appreciation Month, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy would like to invite you to share your Favourite Lake Photos and Favourite Lake Drawings with us.

Learn how to submit your lake photos and children's drawings.

The 2023 Secchi Dip-In information can be found here and we have a form for returning participants and for new participants.

Learn what the B.C. Lake Stewardship and Monitoring Program have been up to in the latest issue of The Lake Sampler.

Information on ice-on and ice-off dates is extremely valuable for climate change studies, and is also really useful to have when interpreting the seasonal data. To standardize the data and make it easier to submit, we have developed the B.C. Lake Ice Reporting Tool to help track ice-on and ice-off information for B.C. lakes.

Visit the B.C. Lake Ice Reporting Tool's web page. 

B.C. Lake Stewardship and Monitoring Program's winter 2023 bulletin The Lake Sampler.

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• 2022 Favourite lake photo submissions​

We would like to give a big thank you to all the people who submitted photos to our Favourite Lake Photos Submission request. We are very happy to share the amazing photos that we received. 

Click on the image to view it in full screen. 

• A total of 59 lakes (65 sites) have been proposed for the 2022 lake monitoring season. View list of lakes.
• March 9th, 2022: The Invasive Species Council of BC and British Columbia Lake Stewardship Society (BCLSS) invites you to join us for an aquatic invasive species webinar! This will cover aquatic invasive species, identification of high-risk species, best practices for prevention and how to report these aquatic invaders. Learn more at the BCLSS website.
• Announcing proposed lakes to be monitored for the 2022 season. A total of 59 lakes (65 sites) have been proposed for the 2022 lake monitoring season. View list of lakes.
• BC Lake Stewardship Society event: Get ready for the 2022 Secchi Dip-In! It’s time to prepare for another Secchi Dip-In! The Secchi Dip-In will run from July 1 – July 31^st, 2022. The 2022 Secchi Dip-In information can be found on the event flyer (PDF) and we have a form for returning participants (PDF) and for new participants (PDF). Visit the BCLSS website for more information.
• 2022 LakeKeepers manual now available on BCLSS. The LakeKeepers manual is a comprehensive guide to lake stewardship and ecology in British Columbia. Anyone concerned or even curious about our provincial lakes will find this manual useful and informative. It is an educational resource, lake monitoring training guide, and toolkit for developing successful community stewardship initiatives. 
• ​B.C. Lake Stewardship and Monitoring Program fall 2022 bulletin The Lake Sampler.

• Introducing Algae Watch - an educational program for citizen science data gathering. The goal of the program is to help people recognize and identify algae blooms in B.C. lakes.
• Announcing the latest published lakes reports viewable at the BC Lakes Stewardship Society library
  • Christina Lake
  • Osoyoos Lake
  • Gun Lake
  • Williams Lake
  • Bridge Lake
• July is Lakes Appreciation Month - BC Lake Stewardship Society

• Announcing the latest published lakes reports viewable at the BC Lakes Stewardship Society library
  • Cowichan Lake
  • Brohm Lake
  • Heffley Lake

• Announcing the latest published lakes reports viewable at the BC Lakes Stewardship Society library
  • Charlie Lake
  • Rose Lake