Dear Ecologgers,
The Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) is a freshwater research facility in
Northwestern Ontario, Canada that has operated as a government research
program for over 45 years. After the Canadian Government announced that
it would no longer fund the ELA program, operations were transferred to
the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in April
2014. IISD now needs additional funding to expand ELA’s vital legacy of
research so that it can continue to find effective solutions to
environmental problems affecting fresh water.
As IISD takes over the Experimental Lakes Area, initial funding has been
secured to manage the facilities and conduct a minimum amount of
research, and for this we are grateful. It is our goal, however, to
rebuild the program to its former status and to help it *expand *and
*thrive. *We are also striving to reduce the ELA’s reliance on
government support so that it may never again be shuttered because of
changes in policy.
With that in mind, please consider and distribute widely the current
crowdfunding effort around the Experimental Lakes Area:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/world-s-leading-freshwater-research-facility-the-ela-needs-your-support
Thanks for your support and for helping to get the word out.
Sincerely,
Dr. Michael Rennie
Research Scientist, Experimental Lakes Area
Adjunct Professor, University of Manitoba
