Established in 1968 for the Preservation of Williams Lake
Professors and students from local universities make use of Williams Lake as a testing ground for their field research. And every year, scientists, academics, and researchers are drawn to study the vast array of topics that concern the lake – from hydrology (the study of water), geology, biology (animal and plant life) and geography. We thought friends of Williams Lake might like to learn about some of these research studies.
People living around and downstream from Williams Lake in Halifax and their properties will be safer with the Province’s construction of a new dam.The replacement dam will be built to environmental standards that support protection of the lake’s ecosystem and
Lake water properties change with depth and time of year, so these are important factors to consider when monitoring lake health. WLCC performed spring water quality sampling back in May and just completed summer sampling this past Sunday. At the deepest point in the lake (~19m), we measured water properties every meter from the surface to the bottom.
Bird surveys, LakeWatchers program, Lake Water Quality testing, HRM’s Regional Review, Backlands additions, a fix for the dam, the expansion of the Shaw Wilderness Park and more have kept us busy this year. We will be reporting on these important projects at our Annual General Meeting and invite you to join us to get a sense of how you and your family can be citizen environmentalists.
Shaw Wilderness Park just Super-Sized! Healthy Lake Water Quality Tests Results! Successful Bird Watching Series and Surveys! A Fix for the Dam are just some of the headlines in our 2024 Newsletter. And don’t forget our AGM coming up on June 11th. Read more….