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WILLIAM FRASER DONAHUE <personal information removed>

EDUCATION

LL.B. 2008. University of Alberta. Ph.D. Environmental Biology and Ecology. 2000. “The direct and indirect effects of solar ultraviolet

radiation in boreal lakes of the Experimental Lakes Area, northwestern Ontario.” Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta. Supervisor: Dr. D.W. Schindler.

B.Sc. Specialization Certificate in Zoology. 1990. University of Alberta, Department of Zoology. B.Sc. Physics/Biology. 1987. University of Alberta,

PERSONAL RESEARCH

Climate- and human-induced changes in water supply in the western Canadian prairies (2003 – present)

Using historical data and a variety of meteorological and hydrologic models, I am currently studying long-term changes in water supply in the Canadian Prairies and the east slopes of the Rocky Mountains, and the implications of human development and climate change on its sustainability.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE • Consultant (2002-present) – Biogeochemistry/limnology; Project Coordination • Articling student – Bryan & Co. LLP, Edmonton, AB (2008-2009) • NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellow, Alberta Environment (2000-2002) • Officer, Canadian Armed Forces (Artillery; Medical Associate Officer; 1990-93); • Laboratory Technician, Century Oils (Canada), Fort Langley, BC (1987-88). Please see following for details of employment.

CONSULTING

Assessment of aquatic ecosystem health in Alberta’s major rivers (August 2009 – July 2010)

I performed statistical analyses on and provided interpretations of the first three years of long-term monitoring data that Alberta Environment has collected from major rivers in Alberta. I also provided recommendations on the best way to interpret data, and for improvement of monitoring and analytical procedures.

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Imperial Oil Kearl Lake Oilsands hearing (Sept – Dec 2006) On behalf of the Mikisiw Cree, I provided as written and oral evidence in Imperial Oil’s Kearl Lake Oilsands EUB hearing my assessment of the Federal and Alberta draft framework for managing in-stream flow needs for the Lower Athabasca River, and a summary of the historical and projected changes in surface water supplies in north-central Alberta. I also assisted in preparation of cross-examinations of other expert witnesses.

Assessment of the state of water in the South Saskatchewan River Basin (May – June 2006) I performed spatial and temporal analyses of historical streamflow and a suite of climatic variables in assessing changes in water supply in Alberta’s South Saskatchewan River Basin, as part of a loose collaboration with Dr. David Schindler on climate change, development, and ecological sustainability.

Impacts of landuse on hydrology and peatland carbon cycling in the western Boreal sedimentary basin (2003 – 2006)

With Brad Stelfox (Forem Technologies), Dan Farr, (Biota Research), and Werner Kurz (Canadian Forest Service), I adapted and applied Forem Technologies’ ALCES model for modeling of carbon dynamics and how large-scale landuse changes affect them, including forestry management and energy resource development. I also created methods for calculating carbon credits generated from reductions in industrial deforestation in the Boreal Forest.

Ecosystem Change in Muriel Lake, Alberta (2002 - 2006)

With Brian Cumming (Queen’s University), I used isotope-based sediment coring methods and analyses of historical hydrologic and meteorological data, to investigate the loss of more than 50% of Muriel Lake’s water in the past 25 years.

Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Leading Edge Fund Grant (Nov 2005)

For the University of Alberta’s Faculties of Science and Medicine, I ghost-wrote the written components of CFI Leading Edge Fund and Alberta Innovation and Science Research Investments Program (ASRIP) grant proposals. The purpose of this proposal, entitled “Infrastructure to Support Interdisciplinary Biogeochemistry in the 21st Century” ($6,314,216; Lead Investigator: D. W. Schindler), is to solidify the University of Alberta as an international center for research into the links between global change and environmental chemistry, and their effects on ecosystem and human health. Due to my unavailability, another writer was initially hired. He was subsequently fired and I was asked to salvage and complete the proposal in four weeks.

Human Impacts on Wabamun Lake, Alberta (2002 –2005)

As part of the Wabamun Lake Scientific Advisory Committee (Alberta Minister of Environment Lorne Taylor), I assessed governmental, industry, and academic studies on Wabamun Lake in advising Alberta Environment on how best to manage the lake.

CFI Grant (2001 – 2004)

For the University of Alberta’s Faculties of Science and Medicine, I coordinated writing and submission of successful CFI Major Infrastructure and ASRIP grant proposals, entitled “Modern Infrastructure to Support Interdisciplinary Water Chemistry in the 21st Century” ($9,630,188; Lead Investigator: Dr. David W. Schindler). These proposals were

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for acquisition of major research infrastructure for freshwater and contaminant analytical chemistry, glaciology, and hydrology. I also prepared the 5-year operating budget, wrote the successful Operating Fund proposal ($1,154,722), and managed instrument purchasing and accounting for years 1 and 2.

Coal-fired powerplant expansion hearings (2001)

I provided written EIA reviews, evidence, and expert testimony on freshwater aspects of EPCOR and TransAlta Utilities' EIAs of proposed coal-fired powerplant expansions, for two Alberta Energy and Utilities Board hearings. As part of my testimony at the hearings, from lake sediment cores I reconstructed heavy metal and PAH deposition to landscapes from coal-burning powerplants in central Alberta. I also prepared cross-examinations of other expert witnesses.

ARTICLING STUDENT

I successfully completed my articles in law at Bryan & Co. LLP, a general corporate/commercial and insurance litigation firm in Edmonton, and was called to the Alberta Bar on 4 September 2009 (July 2008 – Aug 2010)

NSERC POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW

While nominally with Alberta Environment, I helped Dr. Vince St. Louis establish an Alberta-based research program on the biogeochemistry of mercury in freshwaters and landscapes. This involved a province-wide float-plane survey of lakes to characterize aspects of water chemistry and patterns of mercury loads in plankton communities, and proposal writing for establishment of the first ultra-low environmental mercury analysis laboratory in western Canada.

GOVERNMENT

Canadian Armed Forces • Commissioned Officer, Regular Force (Artillery / Medical Associate); • Officer Candidate School, CFB Chilliwack, BC (01/91 - 04/91) • L’École des Langues des Forces Canadiennes, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, PQ (04/91-

09/92) • Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine, CFB Downsview, North

York, Ont (10/92 - 04/93) Studied applied ergonomics of Army equipment (Human Factors Division); wrote handbook for air crew on aircraft of the Canadian Forces and aero-medical effects of flight (Aero-Medical Training Section).

INDUSTRY

Century Oils (Canada) Inc, Fort Langley, BC (09/87 - 05/88) • Formulation, testing, and production quality control of specialized industrial

lubricants; • Routine laboratory analyses of customer stock as preventive maintenance.

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VOLUNTEERING While consulting, I typically perform 600 to 800 hours/year of volunteer work that is scientific. Most often, I provide data analyses, reviews, or presentations for community and environmental groups on water supply or point-source contamination problems. Periodically, I provide data analyses and interpretation to experts for presentation at environmental hearings, public talks, and professional meetings. I have provided analyses, interpretations, or presentations to the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, the Muriel Lake Watershed Society, the Lake Wabamun Enhancement and Protection Association, the Lakeland Industry and Community Association, the Council For Canadians, ranchers in the Pekisko Creek area in southern Alberta, the Alberta Chamber of Resources, the Mikisew Cree in the Ft. McMurray area, and a Cree group from Marlboro, Alberta. I also was a scientific invitee to several “Water for Life: Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability” meetings in Red Deer and Edmonton in 2002. SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Alberta Environment 2000-02

University of Alberta Dissertation Fellowship University of Alberta 1998-99 Jimmy Condon Athletic Scholarship University of Alberta 1997-99 Graduate Studies and Research Scholarship University of Alberta 1997-98 Province of Alberta Graduate Fellowship University of Alberta 1997-98 Faculty of Science Tuition Scholarship University of Alberta 1997-98 Bill Shostak Wildlife Award University of Alberta 1996-97 Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship University of Alberta 1995-97 NSERC Post-graduate Scholarship B University of Alberta 1995-97 John & Patricia Schlosser Environment Scholarship University of Alberta 1995-96 Graduate Research Assistant Bursary University of Alberta 1994-95 Faculty of Science Teaching Scholarship University of Alberta 1993-95 Province of Alberta Graduate Scholarship University of Alberta 1993-94

OTHER AWARDS Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize for Doctoral Research, University of Alberta 1998-99 Academic All-Canadian (Track & Field) 1996-99 Mary Louise Imrie Graduate Student Award, University of Alberta 1998 ASLO Travel Award, American Society of Limnologists and Oceanographers 1997 Clemens-Rigler Travel Award, Society of Canadian Limnologists 1996

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PUBLICATIONS Refereed Publications:

Baulch, H. M., M. A. Turner, D. L. Findlay, R. D. Vinebrooke and W. F. Donahue. 2009. Benthic

algal biomass – measurement and errors. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66: 1989-2001.

Schindler, D. W. and W. F. Donahue. 2006. An Impending Water Crisis in Canada’s Western Prairie

Provinces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 103(19): 7210-7216. Donahue, W. F., E. W. Allen, and D. W. Schindler. 2006. Impacts of coal-fired power plants on trace

metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in lake sediments in central Alberta. Journal of Paleolimnology 35: 111-128.

Donahue, W. F., M. A. Turner, D. L. Findlay, P. R. Leavitt, and M. P. Stainton. 2003. The impact of

ultraviolet radiation on the structuring of shallow benthic communities of boreal forest lakes. Limnology and Oceanography 48(1): 31-47.

Donahue, W. F., and J. J. Clare. 1999. Effects of ultraviolet radiation on trophic interactions not

detected? Limnology and Oceanography 44 (2): 470-473. Donahue, W. F., D. W. Schindler, S. J. Page, and M. P. Stainton. 1998. Acid-induced changes in DOC

quality in an experimental whole-lake manipulation. Environmental Science & Technology 32: 2954-2960 (Invited).

Donahue, W. F., and D. W. Schindler. 1998. Diel emigration and colonization responses of blackflies

(Diptera: Simuliidae) to ultraviolet radiation. Freshwater Biology 40: 357-365. Donahue, W. F. 1998. Evidence for interference in fluorometric hydrogen peroxide determinations

using scopoletin-horseradish peroxidase. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17 (5): 783-787.

Miskimmin, B. M., W. F. Donahue and D. Watson. 1995. Invertebrate community response to

experimental lime [Ca(OH)2] treatment of a eutrophic pond. Aquatic Sciences 57 (1): 20-30. Reports: Donahue, W. F. Assessment of Ecosystem Health of Major Rivers in Alberta: Sediment Quality,

Periphyton, and Benthic Invertebrates (DRAFT REPORT). Prepared for Alberta Environment, 15 July 2010.

Donahue, W. F. An Overview of Benthic Invertebrate Data Collected From LTRN Sites in Support of

an Alberta Aquatic Ecosystem Health Assessment (DRAFT REPORT). Prepared for Alberta Environment, 15 July 2010.

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Donahue, W.F. An Overview of Sediment Quality Data Collected From LTRN Sites in Support of an Alberta Aquatic Ecosystem Health Assessment (DRAFT REPORT). Prepared for Alberta Environment, 9 July 2010.

Donahue, W. F. An Overview of Benthic Algae Data Collected From LTRN Sites in Support of an

Alberta Aquatic Ecosystem Health Assessment (DRAFT REPORT). Prepared for Alberta Environment, 9 July 2010.

Donahue, W. F. Changing Water Supply in the Athabasca River, and Implications for Water-Intensive

Development in Northeastern Alberta. Entered as evidence to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (Oil Sands and Water). 12 May 2009.

Donahue, W. F. An Assessment of Federal and Alberta In-stream Flow Needs Recommendations for

the Athabasca River. Entered as evidence to Alberta Energy & Utilities Board for the Kearl Lake Oilsands Project hearing. 10 October, 2006.

Donahue, W. F. Changing Water Supply and Climate in North-central Alberta. Entered as evidence to

Alberta Energy & Utilities Board for the Kearl Lake Oilsands Project hearing. 10 October, 2006. Donahue, W. F. Historical Interpretation of 20th Century Water Supply to Muriel Lake. Prepared for

the Alberta Lakeland Industry and Community Association. 22 pp. March, 2006. Schindler, D. W. , A.-M. Anderson, J. Brzustowski, W. F. Donahue, G. Goss, J. Nelson, V. L. St.

Louis, M. Sullivan, and S. Swanson. Lake Wabamun: A Review of Scientific Studies and Environmental Impacts. Report by the Wabamun Lake Science Advisory Committee to the Minister of Environment Alberta. Alberta Environment Publication Number T/769; 44 pp. December, 2004.

Donahue, W. F. and D. W. Schindler. Preliminary Historical Analysis of Mercury and PAHs in

Central Alberta Regional Lakes. Entered as evidence to Alberta Energy & Utilities Board. 25 October, 2001.

Donahue, W. F., and D. W. Schindler. A Review of Freshwater Aspects of TransAlta Utilities'

Keephills Centennial Project EIA/CEA. Entered as evidence to Alberta Energy & Utilities Board. 25 October, 2001.

Donahue, W. F. A Review of Freshwater Aspects of EPCOR's Genesee GP3 EIA/CEA. Entered as

evidence to Alberta Energy & Utilities Board. September 20, 2001. Donahue, W. F. Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Agreement: Report on 1999 Water

Quality Program - Water Quality Monitoring of Small Streams in Agricultural Areas. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Edmonton, Alberta. August, 2000.

Bayley, S. E., F. Bishay, W. Donahue, M. Hrudka, E. Jenkins, R. Madro, L. Maslin, R. Mewhort, C.

Smyth, M. Spafford, M. Thormann, J. White, H. Wind-Mulder and S. Urban. Feasibility of using a restored wetland in Stettler, Alberta, to provide tertiary treatment of municipal wastewater. Report to Ducks Unlimited. iii, 46 pp, app. A-E. May, 1995.

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Lt. W. F. Donahue, Sgt. J. R. Smith, and MCpl. T. J. Laing. The Canadian Forces Aircraft Inventory Handbook (2nd ed.). iv, 126 pp. Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine Publication, Queen's Press. Department of National Defence, Canada. December, 1994.

Lt. W. F. Donahue and Y. Shek. An Analysis of Helmet/Scope Interface Interference. DCIEM

Technical Report, Human Factors Division, Canadian Forces Base Downsview, North York, Ontario. March, 1993.

Manuscripts In Preparation: Donahue, W. F. Multi-scaled models of surface water supply in northeast Alberta, and susceptibility to

future warming.

Donahue, W. F. The nature of water rights in Alberta and implications of Alberta's management plans for the Lower Athabasca River.

Donahue, W. F., and B. Cumming. Historical climate-based and paleoecological reconstructions of water supply to a lake in the Boreal Mixedwood Region of Alberta, Canada.

Turetsky, M.R., and W.F. Donahue. Carbon storage response to declining water levels in a boreal peatland in central Alberta.

REVIEWING/REFEREEING Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Senior Editor: Moira Ferguson, Department of

Zoology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada) Environmental Science & Technology (Assoc. Editor: Dr. Jerald L. Schnoor, Dept. of Civil & Environ.

Engineering, University of Iowa, IA, U.S.A.) Limnology and Oceanography (Editor: Dr. Everett Fee, Canmore, AB, Canada) Archiv für Hydrobiologie (Editor: Dr. Winfried Lampert, Max-Planck-Institut für Limnologie,

Germany) In August 2000, for Alberta Environment, I analysed and clarified discrepancies between Alberta’s draft Hg guidelines and Federal Hg statutes, in response to a concern that provincial draft guidelines were more stringent than the Federal statutes. In September 1999, I reviewed the Prince Albert Model Forest Association and Alberta Forest Biodiversity Monitoring Program Steering Committee’s proposed biomonitoring program for streams of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

INVITED CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP COMMUNICATIONS Donahue, W. F. Expert Panel Member. Navigating the Rapids, Alberta Federal Council Workshop.

Edmonton, AB. 5 February 2008.

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Schindler, D. W., W. F. Donahue, and J. P. Thompson. Section 1: Future Water Flows and Human

Withdrawals in the Athabasca River. Workshop: Running out of Steam? Oil Sands Development and Water Use in the Athabasca River-Watershed: Science and Market based Solutions. University of Toronto Munk Centre for International Studies / University of Alberta Environmental Research and Studies Centre. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. May 9-10, 2007; http://www.powi.ca/pdfs/watersecurity/running_out_of_steam_27_4_2007.pdf.

Schindler, D. W., and W. F. Donahue. A Case Study of the Saskatchewan River System. 5th Biennial

Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy: Managing Upland Watersheds in an Era of Global Change. Banff, AB, Canada. September 6-11, 2006.

Donahue, W. F. Water in the Western Prairies – The Basis for Conflict. Only a Matter of Time: First

Nations Water Summit. Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. Saskatoon, SK, Canada. June 20-22, 2006.

Donahue, W. F. Whiskey’s for drinkin’ and water’s for fightin’: Climate change and water supply in

the Western Canadian Prairies. Special Joint Session: Linking Mountain and Prairie Freshwaters. Society of Canadian Limnologists / Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. January 6-8, 2006.

Donahue, W. F. The impending freshwater crisis in the Western Prairie Provinces. An Earth Out of

Water: A Conference to Launch the 2nd UN Decade of Water. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. March 18-19, 2005.

Donahue, W. F. Climate, glaciers, and long-term security of water supply in the western Canadian

prairies. Mountains as Water Towers. Banff, AB, Canada. November 23-26, 2003. Donahue, W. F., and D. W. Schindler. Cumulative effects of human activities on freshwaters of

Alberta. 23rd Elected Officials Symposium - Healthy Communities. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. June 20, 2002.

Donahue, W. F., D. W. Schindler, S. J. Page and M. P. Stainton. Acid-induced changes in DOC quality

and optical environment in an experimental whole-lake manipulation. DOC and UV Photochemistry Special Symposium, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. November 15-19, 1998.

Turner, M., B. Donahue, B. Hann, C. Trick, D. Cruikshank, D. Findlay, D. Malley, E. Schindler, I.

Davies, K. Beaty, K. Mills, M. Lyng, M. Stainton, P. Chang, R. Hecky, R. Hunt, R. Wageman, S. Chalanchuk, V. St. Louis & W. Findlay, 1998. Constraints on the ability of an aquatic ecosystem to recover from acidification. Proc. Sudbury Restoration Workshop. Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, p. 35.

Turner, M. A., D. Findlay, M. Stainton, D. R. Cruikshank, M. Lyng, E. U. Schindler, R. E. Hecky, R.

Hesslein and W. Donahue. Surprises in the recovery of a lake from experimental acidification. Society of Canadian Limnologists Conference, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. January 3, 1998.

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Turner, M., D. Findlay, D. Cruikshank, I. Davies, W. Donahue, B. Hann, R. Hecky, R. Hesslein, R. Hunt, D. Malley, K. Mills, V. St. Louis, E. Schindler, M. Stainton, C. Trick and A. Wiens. Impaired recovery of a boreal lake from experimental acidification. Experimental Ecosystems Manipulation Workshop, The Palisades Centre, Jasper National Park, AB. October 14 - 17, 1997.

Schindler, D. W., M. L. Bothwell, W. F. Donahue and D. J. Kelly. Effects of human activity on

increasing exposure of aquatic systems to UV radiation. American Society of Limnologists and Oceanographers Conference, Santa Fe, NM. February 10 - 14, 1997.

CONFERENCE COMMUNICATIONS Baulch, H. M., M. A. Turner, D. L. Findlay, R. Vinebrooke, W. F. Donahue and L. L. Hendzel. Is

chlorophyll a misused as a measure of biomass in benthic algal studies? Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (CCFFR) / Canadian Society of Limnologists (SCL), Ottawa, Ontario. 2-5 January, 2003.

Donahue, W. F., M. A. Turner, D. L. Findlay, P. R. Leavitt, and M. P. Stainton. The impact of

ultraviolet radiation on the structuring of shallow benthic communities of boreal forest lakes. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Conference, Victoria, British Columbia. June 10 - 14, 2002.

Curtis, P. J., D. W. Schindler and W. F. Donahue. Effects of enhanced flocculation, microbial activity,

and solar exposure on dissolved organic matter (DOM) quality and quantity in mesocosms. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. June 7 - 12, 1998.

Donahue, W. F. and D. W. Schindler. Diel emigration and colonization responses of blackflies

(Diptera: Simuliidae) to ultraviolet radiation. North American Benthological Society Conference, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. June 3 - 7, 1998.

Miskimmin, B. M., W. F. Donahue and D. Watson. Invertebrate community response to experimental

lime (Ca(OH)2) treatment of a eutrophic pond. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, San Francisco, California, November 16 - 21, 1997.

Donahue, W. F., and D. W. Schindler. Effects of ultraviolet radiation and mixed-layer depth on

transparency and communities in boreal lakes. American Society of Limnologists and Oceanographers Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico. February 10 - 14, 1997.

Clare, J. J., M. L. Bothwell, D. J. Kelly and W. F. Donahue. The effect of solar ultraviolet radiation

on simuliid drift behaviour. American Society of Limnologists and Oceanographers Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico. February 10 - 14, 1997.

Donahue W. F., and David W. Schindler. The response of boreal streams to ultraviolet light. Society

of Canadian Limnologists Conference, Montréal, P.Q. January 4 - 7, 1996.

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Donahue W. F., and David W. Schindler. Climax-stream community response to ultraviolet light. Prairie Universities Biological Symposium, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba. February 16-18, 1995.

Donahue, W. F. The effects of climate change on the Athabasca River. Prairie Universities Biological

Symposium, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. March 3-5, 1994. WORKSHOPS Running out of Steam? Oil Sands Development and Water Use in the Athabasca River-Watershed:

Science and Market based Solutions. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. May 9-10, 2007. Water for Life: Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability. Red Deer and Edmonton, Alberta. 2002-2003. Flooded Uplands Experiment (FLUDEX) Annual Workshop. The Palisades Centre, Jasper National

Park, AB. April 6 – 10, 2000. Experimental Ecosystems Manipulation Workshop. The Palisades Centre, Jasper National Park, AB.

October 14 - 17, 1997. Ultraviolet Light, Climate Change, and Dissolved Organic Carbon Workshop. The Palisades Centre,

Jasper National Park, Alberta. November 4-7, 1994.

INVITED SEMINARS / TALKS Donahue, W.F. "Changing Water Supply in the Athabasca River, and Implications for Water-Intensive

Development in Northeastern Alberta", House of Commons Standing Committee Hearing on Environment and Sustainable Development (Oil Sands and Water). Edmonton, AB. May 12, 2009.

Donahue, W.F. "Freshwater Science Issues and Challenges in Alberta." Alberta Federal Council Policy Committee / Canadian Forest Service Science Seminar Series. Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton, AB. 13 March 2008.

Donahue, W.F. "Freshwater Issues and Challenges in Alberta." ENCS-271, Department of Renewable

Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. 4 March 2008. Donahue, W.F. World Water Day Film Festival and Panel Discussion. NFB, Sierra Club, APIRG &

Council of Canadians. Edmonton, AB. 22 March 2007. Donahue, W. F. "Landuse, Climate Change and Water Supply in Canada's Prairie Provinces." Alberta

Wilderness Association Annual Lecture and Awards, Calgary, AB. 18 November, 2006. Donahue, W.F. "Water in the Western Prairies – The Basis for Conflict." The Environmental Law

Students Association, University of Alberta Faculty of Law. 11 October, 2006.

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Donahue, W. F. "Evidence and Implications of Changing Water Supplies in the Western Prairies." Faculty of Science, University of Regina, SK. 16 August, 2006.

Donahue W. F. “Why is Muriel Lake disappearing?” Lakeland Industry and Community Association

Open-House, Bonneyville, AB. 19 October, 2005. Donahue, W. F. “Bread-basket or Dustbowl? The Canadian Prairies, Water, and Climate Change.”

The Canadian Science Writers’ Association AGM, Jasper, AB. 20 & 21 June, 2005. Schindler, D. W., A.-M. Anderson, J. Brzustowski, W. F. Donahue, G. Goss, J. Nelson, V. L. St.

Louis, M. Sullivan, and S. Swanson. Lake Wabamun: A Review of Scientific Studies and Environmental Impacts. Public presentation of primary findings of the Wabamun Lake Science Advisory Committee, Stony Plain, AB. 13 February, 2005.

Donahue, W. F. “Changing Climate and Water Supply in the Western Canadian Prairie Provinces.”

Alberta Chamber of Resources, Calgary, AB. 25 March, 2004. Schindler, D. W. , W. F. Donahue, E. Kelly and colleagues. “Mountain Freshwaters in the 21st

Century.” H2OME: Our Home... Our watershed... Our future. An Evening With Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Andrew Nikiforuk, and Dr. David Schindler. Mountain Parks Watershed Association and the Bow Riverkeeper, Canmore, AB. 11 January, 2004

Donahue, W. F. “Human Impacts on Mercury Dynamics in Freshwater Systems.” Biology 381 -

Pollution Biology. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. November, 2003.

Donahue, W. F. “Sustainability of Freshwater Systems in Alberta and Beyond.” In: Clean Water,

Dirty Politics: Global, National, and Local Perspectives on the Water Crisis. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. 27 February, 2003.

Donahue, W. F. “Environmental Impacts of Dam Building” In: Dam Building or Damnation?

Perspectives from the Global South on Major Development Projects. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. 27 April, 2002.

Donahue, W. F. “The Blind Leading the Blind: The state of environmental impacts and cumulative

effects assessments in Alberta's power generation industry.” Biology 601 / Anthropology 485/585 - The Philosophy, Sociology and Politics of Science / Contemporary Culture and Ecological Issues. Departments of Biological Sciences and Anthropology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. 17 October, 2001.

Donahue, W. F. “Interactive impacts of climate change and acidification on exposure to ultraviolet

radiation in boreal lakes.” Biology 340 - Global Biogeochemistry. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. March 14, 2001.

Donahue, W. F. “The role of physical, chemical, and biological interactions in the structuring of

shallow-water communities in boreal lakes.” Aquatic Ecology Seminar Series. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. March 10, 1999.

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Donahue, W. F., D. W. Schindler, S. J. Page, M. A. Turner and P. R. Leavitt. “Interactive physical, chemical, and biological responses to solar ultraviolet radiation in boreal lakes and streams.” Ecology Seminar Series, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. March 6, 1998.

Turner , M. A., D. Findlay, D. Cruikshank, I. Davies, , R. Hecky, R. Hesslein, R. Hunt, D. Malley, K.

Mills, E. Schindler, W. Donahue and M. Stainton. “Constraints on the ability of an aquatic ecosystem to recover from human disturbance.” Fish Habitat Research Division Seminar Series. Freshwater Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Winnipeg, MB. December 4, 1997.

Donahue, W. F. “The use of fluorescence analyses in chemical and biological studies - a case study

with dissolved organic carbon.” Aquatic Ecology Seminar Series (Lecture and Lab Seminar). Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. September 18 and 25, 1997.

Donahue, W. F. “The role of ultraviolet radiation as a limiting factor in aquatic systems.”

Experimental Lakes Area Summer Seminar Series. June 24, 1997. Donahue, W. F. “Physical, chemical, and biological linkages in lakes and streams.” Ecosystem

Management Research Group, Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc., Boyle, AB. April 21, 1997. Donahue, W. F. “Effects of UV radiation on freshwater systems.” Aquatic Ecology Seminar Series.

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta. Edmonton, AB. April 3, 1997. Donahue, W. F. “The influence of ultraviolet radiation on the structuring of biological communities in

streams and lakes at ELA.” Experimental Lakes Area Summer Seminar Series. July 11, 1996. Donahue, W. F. “Direct and indirect effects of UV radiation on streams and lakes at ELA.” Fish Habitat

Research Division Seminar Series. Freshwater Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Winnipeg, MB. December 12, 1995.

MEDIA / PUBLIC INTEREST: April 2007 – present – various print media interviews on climate change, water supply sustainability, government water management, and use of water in oilsands development (e.g., Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Calgary's FastForward magazine, Ft. McMurray newspaper). December 2006 - January 2008 – Interviews and discussion for Bill Marsden's Stupid to the Last Drop, and Chris Wood's Dry Spring: The Coming Water Crisis of North America. July-November 2006 - Provided technical advice for two feature-length documentaries on climate change, development, and water supply (CBC & an American production of Maude Barlow's book, "Blue Gold"). April-October, 2006 – Many interviews with national and international print and TV media, magazines, and film-makers, on climate change, regional development, and declining water supply in the western Prairie Provinces (re: PNAS paper released in April).

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June 20, 2005 – Interviewed by EnviroLine on climate change and declining water supply in the Canadian Prairie Provinces. March 4, 2005 – Interviewed by Vue Magazine regarding problems associated with declining water supply and increasing human demands in the Western Canadian prairies. April 7-10, 2004 – Interviewed by Paul Webster for story on changing climate and water supply (National Post, 31 May) May 6, 2003 – Interviewed by Edmonton Journal and CBC Radio on development and planning for Alberta’s Water For Life water management strategy. March 6, 2003 – Interview by Tom Babin on water use and sustainability in Alberta (FastForward) February 6, 2003 – Interviewed by Portia Clarke, discussing climate change, water use and water supply in Alberta, and Alberta’s Water For Life water management strategy (CBC “Canada Now”) August 2002 – Interviewed by Bernard Simon on freshwater issues in Alberta (New York Times, 9 August) May, 2002 - Provided several interviews, data, and interpretations, to Andrew Nikiforuk, for an article on water sustainability in Alberta (National Post Business magazine, late-June, 2002). April, 2002 - Accompanied by CBC's Margo McDiarmid on a winter lake sediment coring trip to Muriel Lake, for filming and interviews in her documentary on water in Alberta, entitled, "Water's for Fightin'". Aired on The National (14 May, 2002; http://www.cbc.ca/national/news/water/). November 15, 2001 - Interview for CKUA Radio's (Edmonton, Alberta) "Eco-File" program, on potential impacts of proposed coal-fired power plant expansions on regional freshwaters in Alberta, including contaminant deposition and accumulation. (Broadcast November 17, 2001; http://207.176.133.150/ecofile/269.html) November 8-11, 2001 – Several interviews and provided background material to the Edmonton Journal on potential impacts of coal-fired power plant construction in the Edmonton region. November 8, 2001 - Testified before the Alberta Energy and Utility Board on the potential impacts of proposed expansion of coal-burning power plants on freshwater resources in the Wabamun Lake region. Also presented a preliminary report on Hg and PAH accumulation in sediments. September - November, 2001 - Three interviews to CBC Television on historical contaminant deposition in Alberta lakes, and on environmental impact assessment and the power industry in Alberta. September 20, 2001 - Testified to Alberta Energy and Utility Board on the potential impacts of proposed expansion of coal-burning power plants on freshwater resources in the Wabamun Lake region. Interviewed for CBC Radio's “Morning Show”. (Broadcast September 21) August & October, 2001 - Met with local farmers from the Wabamun Lake region and their legal counsel to present and discuss my assessment of the freshwater aspects of the Environmental Impact and Cumulative Effects Assessment (EIA/CEA) performed by EPCOR and TransAlta Utilities for their proposal to expand their existing coal-fired power plants. July, 2001 – Interviewed regarding a proposal by a group of B.C. consultants to fertilize Okanagan Lake in an effort to boost kokanee fishery production ("Do Chemicals and Fish Mix?" - Okanagan Saturday, July 27).

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OTHER SCIENTIFIC / CREATIVE ACTIVITIES: In February 2007, I was asked to represent the University of Alberta in a meeting with a Special Envoy and British Consular Delegation dispatched by Prime Minister Tony Blair to talk to Canadian scientists, to gain insight into Canada's changed approach to international agreements on climate change. In May 2005, I provided final calculations and consultation to a forestry client for Canada's first federal forestry-based pilot project involving the generation and sales of carbon credits due to reduced industrial footprint. This work was based on my carbon modeling efforts, and provided the impetus for significant collaboration between the forestry and energy industries in reducing cumulative effects on the Boreal Forest in northeast Alberta. In addition to promoting conservation objectives, it will result in improved current financial returns and long-term operational sustainability for my forestry client. In early 2004, I helped to facilitate the establishment of a website by the University of Alberta’s Environmental Science and Research Centre to both inform Albertans of issues of concern regarding freshwater supply, climate change, and human impacts, and highlight freshwater research at the University of Alberta (http://www.ualberta.ca/~ersc/water/index.htm) During Spring 2000, I performed fluorescence analyses on of organic matter in freshwater samples and provided data and interpretations for Marley Waiser, published in: Waiser, M. J., and R. D. Robarts. 2000. Changes in composition and reactivity of allochthonous DOM in prairie saline lakes. Limnology and Oceanography 45(4): 763-774. During the period October, 1987 - December, 1987, while in the employ of Century Oils (Canada) Inc., I developed a theoretical lubricant-formulation technique, and formulated and laboratory-tested a line of industrial rock-drill lubricants, later commercially marketed as the “Rock-Cent” series by Century Oils. Previously, a theoretical technique had not existed, and significant time savings were realized in the formulation and testing stages. COMMITTEES, LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION 11/05 For the U of A’s Faculties of Science and Medicine I provided first drafts of

major infrastructure grant proposals to CFI Leading Edge Fund and ASRIP, entitled “Infrastructure to Support Interdisciplinary Biogeochemistry in the 21st Century” ($6,314,216; Lead Investigator: David W. Schindler), and edited final drafts for submission to CFI and ASRIP.

09/04 – 04/05 Wabamun Lake Scientific Advisory Committee (Alberta Minister of Environment

Lorne Taylor) 02/01 – 09/04 For the U of A’s Faculty of Science, I coordinated writing and administration of a

successful major infrastructure grant proposal to the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and the Innovation and Science Research Investments Program entitled “Modern Infrastructure to Support Interdisciplinary Water Chemistry in the 21st Century” ($9,630,188). The application centered around construction of a new freshwater chemistry analytical facility at the University of Alberta, including substantial analytical instrumentation and clean-rooms for characterization and quantification of inorganic and organic contaminants, three fully monitored and hydrologically gauged experimental catchments, multiple micrometeorological stations, and mobile instrument arrays for determination of

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atmospheric fluxes of greenhouse gases and mercury. My role included: integration and extensive writing of descriptions and goals of three main areas of study (lab-based analytical chemistry, field-based hydrology, and field-based contaminant cycling), and all proposal text; all budgeting and preparation of financial aspects of the proposal; discussion of designs and acquisition of quotes for laboratory construction; writing of the year-1 annual report and the 5-year Infrastructure Operating Funds proposal; and all purchasing during years 1 and 2 of the project. The grant was approved by CFI in its entirety, as was the 5-year Operating Fund proposal.

2002-03 Search / selection committee for Head Coach, U of A Golden Bears and Pandas

Track & Field; member, U of A Track and Field Advisory Committee 1998-99 Founder, President, and Executive Committee member, University of Alberta

Athletics Club; athlete representative, Executive Council of University Track Alumni, a non-profit association formed by alumni of the University of Alberta Track & Field Team to promote and support varsity track & field; Captain, University of Alberta Golden Bears Track & Field Team (team member 09/96 - 04/99)

1994-99 Graduate student representative on a variety of university committees, including:

the Executive Committee, Environmental Research and Studies Centre; the Graduate Students’ Association Council; the Biological Sciences Departmental Council; the Graduate Students’ Association Negotiation Team (re: funding agreement between graduate students and University Administration); the Science Faculty Council; and the Department of Zoology Departmental Council.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS • Law Society of Alberta (2008 – present) • Canadian Bar Association (2008 – present) • American Chemical Society (1999 - present) • Society of Canadian Limnologists (1994 - present) • American Society of Limnologists and Oceanographers (1993 - present) • Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (1987 - 88) PERSONAL INTERESTS • Rock-climbing, mountaineering, downhill & back-country skiing, windsurfing, sailing, canoeing,

biking, hockey, and running • Drawing, painting, photography, and soapstone carving • Reading and cooking