Welcome Daniela! LAC is excited to welcome a new team member. Daniela López Mejia joins LAC with more than ten years experience in assessing water quality and sediment composition. She has a PhD in Biological Sciences, a certification in Advanced Project Management, and specializes in the ecological assessment of aquatic environments. She enjoys studying ecosystems…
All About Seiches Despite operating beneath the surface of every large lake, seiches are often poorly understood. To increase public awareness of seiches, LAC built a model of a seiche system in 2020 using a large aquarium. We filmed our seiche model for several hours while subjecting it to an artificial wind on the surface…
Grant for Wood Lake Project gives $25,000 Oct 2, 2023: https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/449628/Grant-for-Wood-Lake-Project-gives-25-000#44962
Okanagan Water Board report shows high risk of infestation for invasive mussels July 30, 2023: https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/439045/Okanagan-Water-Board-report-shows-high-risk-of-infestation-for-invasive-mussels
6 ‘floating gardens’ installed in Kelowna pond to help improve water quality September 3, 2022: https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/6_floating_gardens_installed_in_Kelowna_pond_to_help_improve_water_quality/#fs_131564
Wildfires mean Okanagan Lake could see algae blooms this summer January 25, 2022: https://infotel.ca/newsitem/wildfires-mean-okanagan-lake-could-see-algae-blooms-this-summer/it88415
Okanagan Lake’s north end most impacted by human activities: study May 13, 2021: https://infotel.ca/newsitem/okanagan-lakes-north-end-most-impacted-by-human-activities-study/it82969
