
The other day we were driving somewhere, and Milo remarked at how there were so many dandelions in people’s yards and that we should pick them. I told him that some people spray chemicals on their ...
The Dandelion Secret

Healt the Lake Kids: This is awesome! We love this idea. We might go to this event in Victoria Beach. Are you going?
From Lake Winnipeg Foundation's Website:
Walk for Water is the largest ...
Victoria Beach Walk for Water

Photo: Manitoba Cooperator Article
We read this article and we think it's good that LWF wants to get people to help them. It's pretty good because lots and lots and lots of people can help, not ...
Grassroots water monitoring pilot underway

The kids were inspired by our herbal learning and decided that grandma organizing a farmers' market was a great opportunity to share the lake love and make some lake friendly products to sell. It was ...
Heal the Lake Kids at the market

Hey! It's World Wetlands Day – here are some links to check out:
Learn more about World Wetlands Day over at the Ramsar website.
Oak Hammock Marsh is having a celebration ...
World Wetlands Day

A really interesting exhibit at the Manit We hope you go see it. We think it would be really fun for you, too! Click the link above to go to the exhibit page.
These photos are from the Lake Winnipeg ...
Lake Winnipeg Shared Solutions Exhibit

This video is about algae growing in Lake Winnipeg.
Cohen: I thought it was interesting about the algae sinking down into the lake when it dies. It sucks up the oxygen that the fish breathe. We ...
Project 40: Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium

We liked this video. It encouraged us to help heal Lake Winnipeg!
Milo: Algae is attacking the lake. It makes me feel like I’m sick, the algae. The bird was stuck in the algae. Deadly ...
Save My Lake Video

Here are some interesting satellite images of how the lake looked at different times in 2015 (and other years).
Just go to this page.
Featured Image from ...
Lake Winnipeg Satellite Images

The algae was there before we started polluting the lake, but now it’s just growing more, and more, and more. It’s called blue-green algae and it is not good for us or the lake and all its ...
Algae

Some things we think about lakes:
They can have strong currents
They can have waves
They can have waterfalls
We can swim in them
They sometimes have sand
They freeze in the ...