The Oil Sands Research and Information Network (OSRIN) is a university-based, independent organization that compiles, interprets and analyses available knowledge about managing the environmental impacts to landscapes and water impacted by oil sands mining and gets that knowledge into the hands of those who can use it to drive breakthrough improvements in regulations and practices. OSRIN is a project of the University of Alberta's School of Energy and the Environment (SEE) and was funded with grants from Alberta Environment and the Canada School of Energy and Environment Ltd. OSRIN's mandate is to create and share knowledge so that (1) Alberta can continue to improve environmental management of the mineable oil sands, and (2) Albertans and others are better informed about oil sands impacts, research and management. We do this by funding research and sharing knowledge through our website.