International Watersheds Initiative

Interesting New Projects for Water Level Impacts and Fish Spawning in the Great Lakes

The IJC has approved several projects to better manage Great Lakes water levels, flood impacts, long-term climate data and ecosystem health through its International Watersheds Initiative (IWI).  The International Watershed Initiative is funded by the governments of Canada and the United States.…

Climate Change Guidance Framework for IJC Boards: A Highlights Report 2018

Bringing Local Science to Rainy Lake Classrooms

The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board is teaming up with local educators to create lessons that focus on the water system in their backyards.

Alewife Numbers Continue to Grow on St. Croix River

Alewives are returning to the St. Croix River in improved numbers, with 270,659 counted crossing the Milltown Dam – located between St. Stephens, New Brunswick, and Calais, Maine – as of the end of the counting season on July 18.

Check out the New IJC.org

The IJC’s website has a new look and feel. If you’ve visited since Oct. 25, you’ve probably noticed the updates. The new site has a more modern design, loads faster and is easier to navigate. It contains the same useful information about IJC work over the past century, with some enhancements. This…

International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board

Communications Assessment of 2017 High Water Event: Lake Ontario – St.

Reports to Government

Cover image of the IWI's First Report to Governments…

Osoyoos Lake Board of Control

A River Film Distribution Plan

A River Film, produced by Ascent Films, Inc.

International Red River Board

Red River Telemetry Study

This project is a hydroacoustic telemetry study that is being conducted in the Red River to study movements and habitat use of a number of fish species including Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus), Channel Catfish (…

International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board

Objectives and Alert Levels in the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Basin

This project will develop water quality and aquatic ecosystem health Objectives and Alert Levels for the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Basin.  This project will assist the Board in fulfilling its Directives to review, recommend…