Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation - Spring Newsletter

Dear Friends of the Lake of the Woods:

Attached is a the March 2009 newsletter of the Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation. Please take a few moments to read our newsletter -- as you will see, we have made significant progress on water quality research and policy initiatives towards instituting international coordination and elevating the priority of Lake of the Woods with our governments.

The Foundation, along with its partners, has just run the 6th Annual International Lake of the Woods Water Quality Forum. International coordination for Lake of the Woods was highlighted as the emerging issue on the lake, complementing the scientific reports on research underway on the lake, including an update on the nutrient budget study being sponsored by our Foundation.

We released the State of the Basin Report for the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Basin on March 11 at the Water Quality Forum.

The State of the Basin Report is available electronically for download at the Foundation’s website: http://www.lowwsf.com

This 140 page report provides a landmark baseline assessment against which to evaluate future environmental changes and the effectiveness of future management strategies for the lake, its water quality and its biological communities.

Preparation of the State of the Basin Report was a collaborative effort of our Foundation, the Ontario Ministry of Environment, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Environment Canada. In addition, many other agencies and researchers in Canada and the United States generously provided data and analyses to this project.

Old Boats Never Die... They Just Fade Away...

The sad end to a J 30...

BVI adventure aboard CACA FUEGO

Here are some pic’s of our BVI adventure aboard CACA FUEGO our chartered Beneteau 473. We had tons of fun and even got to share the entrance channel at Gorda Sound with the Maltese Falcon. We snorkeled every day and took some underwater pictures. George Luchka and Mike Scott joined us for a few anchorages and are in some of our shots along with Mike’s boat Zafu 444. Check out the pic’s of the famous Bomba’s Surf Shack too.