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Signs of Spring 2017

Jeff Kart
IJC
Water Matters - Interface between Kootenay River and Kootenay Lake

IJC boards from coast-to-coast have been watching the seasons change, starting with spring on March 20. Summer will be here on June 21.

We asked board members to submit photos of what they’re seeing on the landscape. Here are a handful of the signs of spring submitted so far. See our Instagram page for these and other photos.

We’re also collecting signs of spring from our readers. Feel free to send yours to SendPhotosIJC@gmail.com. Please include a caption and credit information. We may use the photos on social media or in reports (with credit, of course).

 

The interface between the Kootenay River feeding into Kootenay Lake, taken in late March during a period of high natural inflow to the Kootenai(ay) system. Credit: Norm Merz of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
The interface between the Kootenay River feeding into Kootenay Lake, taken in late March during a period of high natural inflow to the Kootenai(ay) system. Credit: Norm Merz of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

 

Pelicans where Osoyoos Lake meets the Okanogan River. Credit: Ford Waterstrat
Pelicans where Osoyoos Lake meets the Okanogan River. Credit: Ford Waterstrat

 

An eagle flying over Osoyoos Lake. Credit: Ford Waterstrat
An eagle flying over Osoyoos Lake. Credit: Ford Waterstrat

 

 A rainbow over Osoyoos, taken at Boundary Point. Credit: John Moran
A rainbow over Osoyoos, taken at Boundary Point. Credit: John Moran

 

Spring came late to the Rainy-Lake of the Woods watershed. Credit: Kelli Saunders in Kenora, Ontario
Spring came late to the Rainy-Lake of the Woods watershed. Credit: Kelli Saunders in Kenora, Ontario

 

Jeff Kart
IJC

Jeff Kart is executive editor of the Shared Waters IJC newsletter and a contractor to the US Section of the International Joint Commission in Washington, D.C.

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