The Dorset Environmental Science Centre
Long-term Ecosystem Science
Focusing on headwater lakes and streams near Dorset, Ontario, the Long-term Ecosystem Science program gathers chemical, physical and biological data to investigate long-term patterns and processes in aquatic ecosystems.
Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network
The OBBN is a provincial network that uses a variety of partners and volunteers to collect bottom-dwelling aquatic invertebrates as indicators of ecosystem health in lakes, streams and wetlands. The network features standard sampling protocols, training, and...
Lake Partner Program
The Lake Partner Program is Ontario’s volunteer-based, water-quality monitoring program that provides nutrient (total phosphorus) and water clarity information for Ontario’s inland lakes. More than 600 lakes are monitored annually by volunteers.
Water Chemistry Laboratory
The DESC chemistry laboratory is a state-of-the-art analytical facility dedicated to characterizing a wide array of variables in lakes and streams of Ontario.