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Thanks for the shoutout!

Water Rangers waterrangers.com and their Watershed Reports watershedreports.ca are at the forefront of community monitoring and data sharing in Canada.

If you want to know how your local waters are doing, these folks are your folks:

Follow @waterrangers.bsky.social

Lake Winnipeg Foundation's new Phosphorus Explorer showcases 10 years of community monitoring.

The project is helping to track water quality trends, identify pollution sources, and help people find solutions that will protect Lake Winnipeg.

phosphorusexplorer.ca

Follow @savelakewpg.bsky.social

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It's Open Data Day!

Open data is machine-readable, freely shared, and doesn't come with restrictions.

Openness is especially important for government data and for researchers who want their data to shape policy and public life.

#ODD26 #OpenDataDay2026

Home - DataStream DataStream brings people and data together to protect fresh water. Our mission is to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration so our waters remain healthy for generations to come.

Most of the work happening in freshwater is underpinned by groups like DataStream:

datastream.org/en-ca/

They are THE platform for freshwater data in Canada.

Follow @datastream.org

La #JournéeDesDonnéesOuvertes est une célébration annuelle des données ouvertes partout dans le monde!

Saviez-vous que DataStream est la principale plateforme libre d’accès pour les données sur l’eau au Canada ?

Découvrez DataStream et n’hésitez pas à nous contacter : datastream.org/en-ca/

#OpenDataDay is an annual celebration of open data all over the world, and DataStream is thrilled to participate!

Did you know that DataStream is the leading open access platform for water data in Canada? Check out DataStream and feel free to reach out to us: datastream.org/en-ca/

Learn about Great Lakes community success stories in this @ijcsharedwaters.bsky.social webinar, featuring @waterrangers.bsky.social & @uwaterloo.ca. Attendees will have time to share their stories and comments on Great Lakes protection.

March 25 11:30 EST: ijc.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Découvrez les réussites communautaires dans la région des Grands Lacs lors de ce webinaire @ijcsharedwaters.bsky.social, avec @waterrangers.bsky.social et @uwaterloo.ca.

Le 25 mars à 11 h 30 HNE : ijc.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Indigenous governments in N.W.T. get $21M in first round of conservation funding | CBC News The money is expected to help study, research, plan for and manage areas that have been identified for protection, monitor species and support language camps.

20 Indigenous governments received a $21.6 million grant that will be used to care for lands and water across the NWT: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Indigenous governments in N.W.T. get $21M in first round of conservation funding | CBC News The money is expected to help study, research, plan for and manage areas that have been identified for protection, monitor species and support language camps.

20 gouvernements autochtones ont reçu une subvention de $21,6 millions qui sera utilisée pour prendre soin des terres et de l’eau dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest : www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Why Lake Michigan and Lake Huron Are Technically One Lake Explore the science behind Lake Michigan-Huron: two basins at the same elevation, connected by the Straits of Mackinac, forming one vast freshwater lake.

If you don’t know, you do now
🌊😂
www.worldatlas.com/lakes/why-la...

Ink sketch of a large, torpedo shaped fish with a duck billed shaped mouth swimming under the ice with a fishing line dangling down.

Lurking below the ice, it is the Northern Pike! #SundayFishSketch

Join us TOMORROW from 6:30-8:30 pm ET / 3:30-5:30 pm PT to learn from experts and discover practical steps to protect our freshwater ecosystems this winter and beyond.

Registration: www.waterwatchers.ca/road_salt_al...

Presented in partnership with Water Watchers and @waterrangers.bsky.social ❄️

Decreased water transparency of nearshore Laurentian Great Lakes habitats is driven by increased dissolved organic carbon

#GreatLakes 🧪

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DataStream’s Aislin Livingstone and Charlotte Hagelstam-Renshaw were in Saint John for a community-based monitoring and water data workshop.

Big thanks to Atlantic Water Network and ACAP Saint John for hosting such a wonderful discussion!

Aislin Livingstone et Charlotte Hagelstam-Renshaw, de DataStream, étaient à Saint John pour un atelier sur la surveillance communautaire et les données sur l'eau.

Un grand merci à Atlantic Water Network et à ACAP Saint John !

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing!

A frozen Lake Erie, in photos | The Narwhal Lake Erie froze over almost completely in February. Here’s what that looks like

Le photographe Carlos Osorio a pris des photos incroyables du lac Érié gelé cet hiver. Des gens venus de partout se sont déplacés pour admirer la beauté de ce paysage glacial @thenarwhal.ca : thenarwhal.ca/frozen-lake-...

A frozen Lake Erie, in photos | The Narwhal Lake Erie froze over almost completely in February. Here’s what that looks like

Photographer Carlos Osorio captured some amazing pictures of the frozen Lake Erie this winter. People from all over travelled to see the frigid landscape in all its beauty @thenarwhal.ca thenarwhal.ca/frozen-lake-...

Interesting! What was the series name?

Le travail de mobilisation des données de science communautaire de DataStream pour la prise de décision concernant les Grands Lacs est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada par l’intermédiaire de l'Agence de l'eau du Canada.

Le lac Michigan est le seul des Grands Lacs situé entièrement aux États-Unis, mais nous savons que les bassins versants ne s’arrêtent pas à la frontière!

Explorez leurs données du lac Michigan sur DataStream: doi.org/10.25976/6fg...

DataStream’s work in mobilizing community science data for Great Lakes decision-making is funded in part by the Government of Canada through the #CanadaWaterAgency

Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake located entirely within the United States, but we know that watersheds don't stop at the border! Lake Michigan is also home to the largest freshwater sand dunes in the world.

Explore Lake Michigan data on DataStream: doi.org/10.25976/6fg...

Nearly 30% of participants from our Road Salt Pollution - Public Perception and Awareness Survey were unaware of the environmental impacts of road salts on aquatic ecosystems.

It’s time to change that. 

Visit https://watersheds.ca/salt/ to learn more about our road salt awareness campaign.

Did you know that many animals are active during winter? From frolicking otters to soaring eagles, TNC’s preserves are alive with animals that thrive during the cooler months. 🦦🦅🦬 They are hunting, nesting, mating and playing!

Bundle up, come see for yourself! https://nature.ly/3MhDpjS

A giant fish experiment is taking shape in Northern Michigan Massive concrete channels will form the core of the experimental FishPass structure, which is designed to sort native fish from invasive species.

Some good news for my native fish species 🌊🌊

www.mlive.com/environment/...

C’était formidable de se retrouver à Windsor avec @raeon-uw.bsky.social dans le cadre de leur atelier Demystifying the Data! Meghan McLeod s’est jointe à Edward Millar, Gabi Parent-Doliner et Dr. Aaron Fisk pour parler des plateformes de données ouvertes des Grands Lacs.

Fantastic time in Windsor with @raeon-uw.bsky.social for their “Demystifying the Data” workshop! Meghan McLeod joined Edward Millar, Gabi Parent-Doliner @waterrangers.bsky.social, and Dr. Aaron Fisk @globservingsystem.bsky.social to talk about Great Lakes open data platforms & community science.