STREAM Webinar Series

General Information:

The purpose of this four-part webinar series hosted by Living Lakes Canada is to introduce the STREAM (Sequencing The Rivers for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring) project to anyone interested in community-based water monitoring.

March 25: Introduction to STREAM – REGISTER

April 8: Introduction to CABIN – REGISTER

April 29: STREAM Users – Featured Case Studies – REGISTER

May 27: Indigenous-led STREAM projects – REGISTER

Guest presenters will include representatives from University of Guelph, WWF-Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and participating water monitoring groups and First Nations.

Information on Webinar #1: Introduction to STREAM

Date/Time: Thursday, March 25 10am-11am PT/11am-12pm MT/1pm-2pm ET

Description: The goal of this first webinar is to provide participants with information about the STREAM (Sequencing The Rivers for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring) project including how community-based water monitoring (CBWM) is supporting the validation of cutting-edge genomics technology, an intro to DNA metabarcoding 101, and the University of Guelph’s role in the project (Chloe Robinson, University of Guelph).The webinar will explain how the established Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) has provided the foundation for the STREAM project and Environment and Climate Change Canada’s role in the project (Adam Martens, Environment and Climate Change Canada).The webinar will also explore how data deficiencies across Canada are being filled by STREAM, WWF-Canada’s role and the Watershed Reports (Catherine Paquette, WWF-Canada). Finally, an overview of engagement that has occurred in the first two years of the project will be provided, what the future plans are, and LLC’s role and how the project is working towards the efforts of the Community-based Water Monitoring National Roundtable goals to elevate CBWM at the national level (Raegan Mallinson, Living Lakes Canada).

For more information or to register, visit the Webinar Registration page: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_76PC4A61RKOzejvSBTptSA.

(Information source: Living Lakes Canada website)