Resources - MLMA

2024 AGM Documents

• President's Report 2024 AGM
• The Lakes of Parkland County -- More than meets the eye:   new video by Dave Mussell
• Lakes of the Carvel Pitted Delta-Presentation to MLMA AGM by Dave Trew
  

2023 AGM Documents

• "A citizen-led water quality survey to update knowledge and stimulate community interest in protecting the lakes of Parkland County, Alberta" by Brian Smerdon, presented to Canadian Water Conference, June 17, 2024
• "Survey of Lakes of the Carvel Pitted Delta 2021-2023" by Dave Trew
• "Lakes of the Carvel Pitted Delta: A Geoscience Perspective" by Brian Smerdon, University of Alberta
• "The Small Lakes of Parkland County from Above and Below" video by Dave Mussell

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• Low-res version for slow internet connections: https://youtu.be/mkcxrAcDNE8
• High-res version for high-speed internet connections: https://youtu.be/gBa0ZsCtFhE

• President's Report 2023 AGM

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Lakes of the Carvel Pitted Delta

There are several dozen small kettle lakes located on the post glacial landscape of Parkland County known as the Carvel Pitted Delta. There are approximately 25 named and 70 unnamed lakes in this area. These small lakes and their associated landscapes are considered to have unique ecological value by local and provincial governments, as well as conservation agencies.

The Alberta Lake Management Association (ALMS) has a section on its website dedicated to a community-based water quality survey program, led by the MLMA,  for the lakes of the Carvel Pitted Delta.  Click here to view the information.

Links to the major reports  and videos on the project are also shown below.

Reports:

• Carvel Pitted Delta 2021
• Carvel Pitted Delta 2022
• Carvel PItted Delta 2023

Videos:

• Lakes of Parkland County: More Than Meets the Eye  (21 minutes)
  
• Lakes of Parkland County: More Than Meets the Eye  (7 minutes)
• Lakes of Parkland County From Above and Below       (6 minutes)
  

Published Research:

• A Community-Led Assessment to Identify Groundwater-Dependent Lakes in Parkland County (Alberta, Canada)
• Natural Controls on Phosphorus Concentrations in Small Lakes in Central Alberta, Canada.
  
• Drivers of hydrologic budgets in small terminal lakes in the Alberta prairies
  

Maps:

• Map of the Carvel Pitted Delta

MLMA is indebted to the Land Stewardship Center for its sponsorship of this work.  A full list of sponsors can be found at the bottom of the page.

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Other Resources

• Parkland County's "Your Parkland" Issue with article on the Carvel Pitted Delta
• A citizen-led water quality survey to update knowledge and stimulate community interest in protecting the lakes

  of Parkland County, Alberta -- presentation by Brian Smerdon at Canadian Water Resources Association conference in Saskatoon, June 17, 2024
  
• Drivers of hydrologic budgets in small terminal lakes in the Alberta prairies -- a 2016-2017 research project in Parkland County
• Final Report on Lakes of the Carvel Pitted Delta 2022
• Final Report on Lakes of the Carvel Pitted Delta 2021
• Dave Trew Presentation to MLMA AGM November 28, 2021:

• Zoom Recording of Dave's Presentation
• Dave's Powerpoint Presentation: PART A
• PART B
  
• Lakes of the Stony Plain Region - 2021 Survey Proposal
• Photos:  Lakes of the Stony Plain Region Water Quality Surveys 2020 and 2021 Summer Photos
• "Small Lakes of the Stony Plain Region 2020 and 2021 Surveys -- Presentation by Dave Trew to Parkland County Community Sustainability Committee June 23, 2021
• Mayatan Lake Watershed Management Plan

• Mayatan Lake State of the Watershed Report
  
• Mayatan Lake Management Association Membership Application Form

• Nov. 26. 2010 Stony Plain Reporter
  
• Back Dec. 03. 2010 Stony Plain Reporter
  
• Apr. 01. 2011 Stony Plain Reporter
  
• May 27. 2011 Stony Plain Reporter
  
• June 03. 2011 Stony Plain Reporter Part 1
  
• June 03. 2011 Stony Plain Reporter Part 2
  
• June 03. 2011 Stony Plain Reporter Part 3
• May 18. 2012 Stony Plain Reporter
  
• June 28. 2013 Stony Plain Reporter

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Partners and Collaborators

• North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
• Alberta Environment and Parks
• Land Stewardship Centre
• Parkland County
• Cows and Fish
• Alberta Conservation Association
• University of Alberta
• Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS)
• Lakes of Parkland County

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