Lake Water Level Notice

The Sylvan Lake Management Committee published this notice in the July 19 2012 edition of the Sylvan Lake News. Mayors and Councillors of the watershed municipalities have been confronted on the subject by concerned citizens looking for answers. The SLN information item attempts to provide some facts. Here is the text of the notice: Sylvan Lake Water …

SLWSS Watershed Video

Click on this link to see the new SLWSS video production. A message from the Sylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship Society appears at the end of the video. The future condition of Sylvan Lake depends on actions by municipal governments, property owners and visitors to the watershed. Please treat the watershed with respect. Thanks to all …

Free Homesite Consultation for a Healthy Sylvan Lake Shoreline.

News Flash, June 21, 2012: Steve Dills, editor, Sylvan Lake News reports on the Living by Water program for 2012. Free homesite consultation for a healthy Sylvan Lake shoreline. The Sylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship Society (SLWSS) is helping recruit 18 to 24 lakefront (or back lot) property owners to participate in Nature Alberta’s “Living by …

Boat Trailer Parking Lot at Sunbreaker Cove

Lacombe County is constructing a boat trailer parking lot north of Sunbreaker Cove for users of the county boat launch on the lake shore.  The project is an opportunity to monitor silt and associated nutrient transport from the agricultural land down the surface drainage into Sylvan Lake. The following slideshow illustrates the concern of the SLWSS …

Erosion of the NW Sylvan Lake Shoreline

The following slideshow contains a survey of the Sylvan Lake shoreline on May 21, 2012. Photos were taken at public access points and illustrate the effect of the high lake level on the immediate riparian zone. Steeper banks are being undercut by wave action. Eventually, that causes shoreline trees and bushes to fall into the …