About LILSA
LILSA is a non-profit society committed to promoting the preservation of Lake Isle and Lac Ste Anne Lake, located 40 minutes west of Edmonton, Alberta. Our goal is to maintain and improve the health of the lakes and their watershed. We are a non-advocacy, stewardship society that is operated entirely by volunteers.​
LILSA Quick Updates
Introducing Medieval Manor Gardens!
As LILSA endeavors to steward water concerns, we have partnered with MM Gardens as a resource for adaptable change on our shorelines. By working with Dawn & MM Gardens, LILSA hopes to help educate all who contribute to the water table. Protection is vital for ALL who work, live, and play on and around the watershed.
Dawn Watts has been around plants and animals in rural settings all her life. She also has a Welsh heritage which has piqued her interest in medieval and primitive skills. Being an Alberta native herself, it made sense to combine these interests and knowledge to adapt to Alberta climates with its wide variety of edible and medicinal native plants. Dawn attended Olds College where she took soils and forage crop classes. She has also been mentored by ecologists, biologists, horticulturalists, landscape designers, farmers, and countless other experts in their fields (pun intended! Lol!).
Medieval Manor Gardens is the culmination of this with our focus being on providing clients with wild and cultivated native plants as well as other cold hardy edibles and medicinals. CONTINUE READING on her webpage
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​Dawn supplies shoreline plants and has supported lake projects such as these > https://www.nswa.ab.ca/initiatives/projects/project/regional-lake-stewardship-project
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Coming Soon...!
AUGUST 16 &17, 2025
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