President's Message

Is a lake a lake if there is no water?

"Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody."
(Mark Twain)

"You ain't gonna miss your water until your well runs dry."
"Water is the only drink for a wise man."
(Henry David Thoreau) Obviously he has never been to a NALMS conference.

Water quantity issues are beginning to affect lakes and the way we manage and protect them. Recently we have heard that Lake Lanier (Georgia), Lake Mead (Nevada), Lake Okeechobee (Florida), Lake Sakakawea & Devils Lake (North Dakota), and the Great Lakes are experiencing critically low levels. The causes are usually a combination of changing climate, diversion or withdrawals.

We have two basic concerns: 1) lower lake levels affect lake use and lake ecology and 2) there are policy implications with water withdrawals and transfers outside of lakes’ basins.

NALMS and lake managers will be challenged to confront these on both levels.

We will not slow down the climate change train in the near future, so we will have to adapt to its impacts on lake levels. Because reduced water levels often affect water quality and aquatic habitat, water withdrawal practice and policy will need to be re-considered as a water quality issue. For many lakes and reservoirs, withdrawals and inter-basin diversions are becoming a huge national and international policy issue as well. Because many people are re-locating to water-poor areas (the grey belt), and because they bring votes with them, it is becoming a major political issue – but one that must be confronted.

NALMS must be at the forefront of this issue.

There are serious water issues that we must confront in the near future. The Great Lake – representing 20% of the world’s surface fresh water – are one large example. While the volume of the Great Lakes is large, their capacity to withstand withdrawals, diversions, and climate-related low water is not large. Indeed, the Great Lake ecosystem and commercial transportation system are threatened. Rights to and the use of the Great Lakes water is complicated – politically and ecologically. The Great Lakes span two nations and the Basin includes two Provinces and seven states. Small declines in water levels have serious environmental and commercial consequences.

Yet, with all this water, there is a tiny tributary basin. This means it takes year, on a century scale, to keep the basins replenished.

This means even small withdrawals or diversions are significant.

In his book, “The Great Lakes Water Wars,” Peter Annin describes several examples of small diversions and withdrawals that have led to long-term conflict. Significant legal and policy questions are pondered. For example, is it alright to ship bottled water out of Michigan? The bottled water uses Michigan ground water (in the Great Lakes Basin) and distributes it (outside the Basin) – thus a diversion. Or, is it alright for the City of Racine, Wisconsin to withdrawal drinking water, but some of its wastewater is piped to the Mississippi drainage?

These are very small examples, but ones that have tied up courts. These are small, incremental diversions that have been difficult to resolve. But look at where we are heading.

This is exactly the area where NALMS should get involved. We first need the capacity. I am confident we are on that track.

Other Happenings - by Osgood

Many NALMS members have experienced some difficulties with their membership benefits and the NALMS web site. Recall in the January e-newsletter (although many of you may not have received it) that the NALMS web site, which is tied to NALMS membership database, was experiencing problems. NALMS staff and web consultant are in the process of upgrading both systems, and we anticipate resolution within about a month. As I write this, Madison has had incredible snows and following the office move, its phone (and internet) service have not yet been restored. When it snows – it pours! I appreciate your patience as I assure you providing membership services are the top priority.

[Interesting note - “When it rains, it pours” is a slogan of granular salt (I think Morton). Prior to their new formulation, salt commonly caked in humid weather. With their new (about a hundred years ago) formulation, that did not happen so…]

Susan Urbas, NALMS Executive Director, has passed her 120-day mark this week (Feb. 6). She jokes about anyone who would be so anally retentive as to keep inane counts like this, but I like to do it.

Quote of the Month

“Scientists in the mainstream these days appear to belong to this class of egocentric bloodhound. They assume or prefer a particular theoretical model and filter observational measurements to create a fit. It is iniquitous. It is part of a syndrome I describe as model dependent censorship.”

Hilton Radcliff, The Virtue of Heresy: Confessions of a Dissident Astronomer, 2007. AuthorHouse UK Ltd.

Ratcliff rails about cosmological theories, specifically believing there is no evidence for a big bang. The book also contains some other challenging rants. However, one main theme is the importance of empiricism in sorting out nature – he does not care much for Gedanken (thought) experiments (sorry Albert) - as well as how science might guide or misguide policy and philosophy.

We are all guilty, at least to some extent, of these biases and constricted world views in our professional lives. Ideally, we rise above that. But after all, we are all human, at least to some extent.

NALMS brings together the science and policy. Good science and technical underpinning supports a credible policy analysis. NALMS citizen members can rely on its professional members to provide guidance that is well-founded – that is NALMS strength.

Within NALMS

Word from the Executive Director - Susan Urbas

Whew! January was quite the month; followed by an equally compelling beginning to February. As if revamping our electronic information systems and having to move our office on very short notice was not challenge enough, ferociously cold and snowy weather came along to make double sure we did not get off easy. At this writing, Madison just emerged from a snowstorm so severe that police advised travelers not to drive on the Interstate until a 19 mile long glut of more than 2,000 vehicles stranded for upwards of 10 hours could be removed with the help of the National Guard.

In any case, the good news is that we managed to quickly locate desirable, alternative office space in a nearby building and orchestrate the physical move to it in a mere twenty-four days. The new building is literally directly across the parking lot from our old building. I have included a series of photos which hopefully convey a little of the flavor of the transition from the old to the new.

The physical move of the office took place on Monday, January 28th. It was an exhausting day for the staff, and for the movers who had to transfer furniture and very heavy boxes containing NALMS publications and files without benefit of an elevator in either building. But the staff’s load was lightened considerably by the participation of former NALMS president Dick Wedepohl, who brought to the mix cheerful spirits, long arms, a strong back, and skill in the assembly of new lighting fixtures. Thanks, Dick.

Predictably, while it required only one day to pack up the office for the move, unpacking and reorganizing was slower work, consuming several full days. Kudos to both Darcy and Philip for the way they dug into and helped to orchestrate the move. Philip excelled at coordinating the work of the movers, and Darcy excelled at not only packing up most of the general office items in addition to the content of her own office, but also at getting everything reorganized in the new space – it was a big physical and organizational task which she performed with enthusiasm and skill.

Although we would not have gone through a move at this time under other circumstances, there are many positives to having made an ultimately necessary move now. We gained a much needed additional 500 sq. ft. of office space, achieved an office layout that will be more productive in terms of staff communications and access to bookstore inventory, and attained a significant upgrade in the presentation value of both the building and our office space. The latter is important for two reasons: 1) as we bring NALMS to the world, more of the world is going to want to visit and observe NALMS in its headquarters operation; 2) applying “the clothes make the man” theory, having an office with an enhanced professional appearance also helps signal internally that NALMS is an organization on a mission of great and serious import.

The most difficult part of having to make the move on such short notice has been getting our telephone service and internet access provider to make a timely installation to transfer our service to the new office space. Although we were originally scheduled for installation on January 31st, going into the second week of February we are still without working phone lines and internet access. This delay has been the cause of further disruption to the staff’s workflow at an already critical juncture. What was the name of that judge who broke up Ma Bell those many years ago? Pop quiz - I’d like to: a) shake his hand; or b) wring his neck.

One of the most exciting aspects of the new office is that we now have an opportunity to create a formal conference room, complete with an appropriate display of historical items befitting the headquarters office an international organization. Given that we start with almost nothing in the way of either furniture or historical items, yet are keen to minimize additional cost from the move, we could use a little help in pulling the conference room together. Below is a list of the things we need to make this happen as expeditiously as possible. If you possess any of these items and are able to donate them, or alternatively, would like to make a cash donation towards their purchase, we will make appropriate acknowledgements and be forever grateful. (Remember, both in-kind and cash contributions to NALMS are tax deductible!):

Furniture:
--Conference Room Table (1) – dark wood or glass top, 6+ feet long, preferable
--Chairs for Table (6-8) – matching with conference room table preferable
--Formal Sitting/Reading Chairs (1-2) – e.g., leather or cloth upholstered, wing-back
--Couch (1) - leather or cloth upholstered
--Bookshelves or Display Cases (1-2) – dark wood, with glass doors, preferable
--Projector and projection screen for presentations

Historical Items:
--Items of every kind from all past NALMS Symposia and conferences, including but not limited to: programs, posters, coffee mugs, fun run t-shirts, etc.
--Other items of special significance or allure from NALMS’ past
--Photographs of significant NALMS events or moments
--Exceptional lake photographs
--Lakes Appreciation Month Posters, 2001 (and earlier) through 2006
--Framing for posters and photographs. We are particularly focused on getting a complete set of the Lakes Appreciation Month posters mounted on the walls. To frame each of these posters in a cogent, dignified and preservation minded way will cost $175 per poster. A brass plate will be produced bearing the name of both the poster and the framing donors.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions concerning donations for this project.

We will be hosting a meeting of the Executive Committee in the office in late April. It would be wonderful if we could have many elements of the new conference room space in place by then.

Finally, I predicted that Dick Osgood would run out of steam trying to maintain his count of my days at the helm by day 120. He did. Mercifully, he lost track after day 100, and had to scramble when challenged to quickly cite the number on what turned out to be day 120. His reference to the count in his message in this newsletter is but a lame attempt to regain lost ground. Game over, I say. But being a pesky fellow, he has offered the retort, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.”

Susan Urbas
NALMS Executive Director

NALMS Committee Updates

Adhoc Pretzel Committee Update - Filled Pretzels Found!

Education Committee Progress Report

Action Items:
1. Local Lake and Watershed Grants: Projects are underway with respective schools. No status report at this time (expect next report from schools to be in May 2008).

2. NALMS Lakes Appreciation Month: Prize checks to the school and the student winner from the 2008 Lakes Appreciation Month Poster Contest were sent out in December, under cover letter from NALMS, via the Education Committee. Plans are being made to work more closely with Susan Urbas on this and future posters to use the poster contest to help further promote NALMS across the country and internationally. Poster layout will take place in the spring (March/April) and will go to print in May for June distribution.

3. Tech Transfer: A list of links to lake-related websites and publications has been developed that will be placed on the NALMS web site soon.

4. Student Papers and Posters: The NALMS Student Paper/Poster Committee reviewed the student presenters and poster sessions at the annual NALMS conference. Committee members selected first and second place winners and announced them at the conference. Article was written for LakeLine indicating the first and second place winners in the paper and poster sessions.

5. Education Curriculum for Kids: Committee is working on trial runs of the Interactive Stream Ecology that has been drafted. The new curriculum is being taught in a classroom and edits are being made.

6. NALMS International Youth Web Class: A new project has been proposed for the Education Committee, which includes the designing, funding, development, and implementation of a saleable education program that is hosted on the NALMS Website. The Ed Com will determine a direction NALMS will take with this, including the financial feasibility of the project. If anyone is interested in joining this subcommittee, particularly those with education/teaching background, please contact Alan Cibuzar at awc@clearwire.net.

Upcoming Conferences & Events

21st Annual National Conference
Enhancing the State's Lake Management Programs
Building Partnerships for Improved Fisheries & Lake Water Quality

April 29 – May 2, 2008
Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
Chicago, Illinois

cosponsored by
Chicago Botanic Garden
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

? Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
? Region 5 - Water Division

For the past 21 years, the U.S. EPA has proudly sponsored the Annual National Conference on Enhancing the States' Lake Management Programs. This year’s conference, to be held in Chicago, Illinois on April 29 - May 2, 2008 (Tuesday-Friday) is being cosponsored with the Chicago Botanic Garden and NALMS and is presented in cooperation with several state and national fisheries organizations. The theme of this year's event is "Building Partnerships for Improved Fisheries and Lake Water Quality."

During the conference we'll explore creative ways to enhance fisheries interactions with other lake management objectives such as water quality, recreation, and ecosystem health. Lake program staff from state and federal agencies, as well as the statewide "grassroots" lake organizations these programs serve (including many NALMS affiliates!) -- are encouraged to attend. Visit http://nalms.org/Conferences/2008Chicago for full conference program information, you may also view and print a copy of the full Conference Brochure at http://nalms.org/Conferences/2008Chicago/Brochure.pdf.

We’re pleased to report that the Chicago Botanic Garden and NALMS have set aside travel assistance funds to help support participation by statewide lake management organizations. Many NALMS Affiliate members fall into this category and therefore may be eligible for this assistance. Details regarding the travel assistance available have already been forwarded to the following presidents of statewide and province wide lake management organizations:

• Bill Taylor; President, California Lake Management Society
•  Travis Bray; President, Colorado Lake and Reservoir Management Association
•  Clell Ford; President, Florida Lake Management Society
•  Dan Williams; President, Georgia Lakes Society
•  Dennis Ross; President, Illinois Lake Management Association
• Ron Bedwell; President, Indiana Lakes Management Society
• Lisa Burns; President, Maine Congress of Lake Associations
• Al Collings; President, Massachusetts Congress of Lake and Pond Associations
• Mary Bremigan; President, Michigan Affiliate of NALMS
• Julie Klocker; Chair, Minnesota Waters
• Jared Teutsch; President, New Hampshire Lakes Association
•  Frances Smith; New Jersey Coalition of Lake Associations
• John Slater; President, New York State Federation of Lake Associations
• Cary Martin; President, North Carolina Lake Management Society
• Roderick Dunn; President-elect, Ohio Lake Management Society ? Tony Clyde; President, Oklahoma Clean Lakes and Watersheds Association
• Roger Edwards; President, Oregon Lakes Association
• Joe Gallagher; President, Pennsylvania Lake Management Society
• Ben Turetzky; President, Lake and Watershed Association of South Carolina
• Gerald Myers; President, South Dakota Lakes and Streams Association
• Bryan Brooks; President, Texas River and Reservoir Management Society
• Jackie Sprague; President, Vermont Federation of Lakes and Ponds
• Stuart Stein; President, Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association
• Beth Cullen; President, Washington State Lake Protection Association
• John Molinaro; President, Wisconsin Association of Lakes
• Theo Charette; President, Alberta Lake Management Society
• Norm Zirnhelt; President, British Columbia Lake Stewardship Society
  
  If you have any questions relating to the conference, please contact Conference Coordinator Bob Kirschner at bkirschn@chicagobotanic.org.

Adhoc Pretzel Committee Update - Filled Pretzels Found!

Annual National Invasive Weed Awareness Week

Lake News & Information

Cost Savings from Low Impact Development (LID) Practices

EPA released a new report on Jan. 8 that demonstrates the economic value of LID strategies. Common LID practices include rain gardens, grassed swales, cisterns, rain barrels, permeable pavements, and green roofs. Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices describes 17 case studies from across North America and highlights the cost savings that were realized as the result of using LID practices. Where there were savings, they ranged from 15 to 80 percent, but there were a few exceptions in which LID project costs were higher than conventional stormwater management costs. EPA expects that as LID practices become more common they will become cheaper to use. A copy of the report is available at www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lid/costs07/.

Water Groups Urge EPA to Release Office of Water Climate Strategy

In a Jan. 8 letter to EPA Assistant Administrator for Water, Benjamin Grumbles, water and wastewater organizations urged the agency to issue its national strategy on climate change. The strategy has been under development since March 2007 when Grumbles established the National Water Program Climate Change Workgroup and is currently undergoing internal review. Water utility organizations are anxious to learn the strategy and respond to it, as many aspects of water management may be at stake. The letter was signed by WEF, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, and the Western Coalition of Arid States. These organizations gathered together at a forum in December on how national water organizations can work together with regard to climate change. NALMS leadership has been discussing how NALMS might best be involved in climate change issues; it seems apparent that changes will not be reversed soon, and it is the response to change that needs attention.

2004 Clean Watershed Needs Survey Sent to Congress

On Jan. 16th the EPA released a report that summarizes the results of a national survey on pollution control capital investment needs required to meet the environmental and human health goals of the Clean Water Act. The Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2004 Report to Congress summarized survey data from over 30,000 water quality programs and projects. Total publicly owned treatment works capital investment needs as of January 1, 2004, were $202.5 billion. This amount includes $134.4 billion for wastewater treatment and collection systems, $54.8 billion for combined sewer overflow corrections, and $9.0 billion for stormwater management. According to the report, the number of wastewater treatment facilities in operation in 2004 was 16,583, representing a total existing flow of 33,657 million gallons per day (mgd) and a design capacity of 46,438 mgd. The report is available at is available at: www.epa.gov/cwns/2004rtc/cwns2004rtc.pdf. 

Zebra Mussels Detected in Lake Pueblo, Colorado

The march continues for the zebra mussel. Last year it was the Quagga in Nevada and now it is the Zebra in Colorado, despite the 100th meridian initiative.

Colorado Division of Wildlife Report Recent sampling efforts between the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) and Colorado State Parks personnel detected the presence of zebra mussels at Lake Pueblo State Park. Two adult mussels and one immature specimen were found on substrate sampling gear, and the larva (veliger) was found by performing plankton tows.

The DOW and Parks personnel have been conducting field sampling efforts for several years to evaluate waters across Colorado for the presence of aquatic invasive species. These efforts are targeted toward locating and monitoring potential introductions of invasive species that can be environmentally and economically detrimental to the state, its wildlife, and recreation resources.

Additional sampling at Lake Pueblo State Park to determine the degree of infestation and exact mussel species is planned for this winter and spring. State Parks and the DOW are planning a concerted effort to notify recreational users at Pueblo Reservoir, and other state parks, about the potential impacts of zebra mussels.

The Pueblo State Fish Hatchery, which receives its water supply from Pueblo Reservoir, will undergo an assessment regarding options to prevent the spread of adult mussels and/or veligers. Sampling inspections have been conducted to determine if zebra mussels or larvae are present in the hatchery unit, to date none have been detected. Pueblo Hatchery raises a variety of warm and cold water species of fish (walleye, bluegill, crappie, channel catfish, smallmouth bass, wiper, rainbow, cutthroat X rainbow hybrid, and brown trout) and distributes these fish across the state each year. No fish are planned to be stocked from the Pueblo Hatchery until April this year. Effective water treatment options exist to eliminate zebra mussel adults and/or veligers prior to the fish being stocked.

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on W.Q. in the Great Lakes

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified before the Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee regarding ability to monitor pollutants in accordance with the Great Lakes Initiative (GLI). In l995, EPA and eight Great Lakes states agreed to the GLI, which includes criteria for states to use when setting water quality standards for 29 pollutants. According to GAO, EPA has yet to approve reliable measurement methods for seven of the nine established Bioaccumulative Chemicals of Concern, making it difficult to determine whether a facility is exceeding the discharge limits in its permit. Ben Grumbles, EPA Assistant Administrator for Water, testified that, “while significant and emerging challenges remain, the Great Lakes have made a dramatic comeback ...” Testimony from the hearing is available at : http://transportation.house.gov/hearings/hearingdetail.aspx?NewsID=393. 

Wastewater Utilities and Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Limits

According to the EPA, wastewater utilities in the Chesapeake Bay states will not be able to meet their nutrient limits by 2010 if critical upgrades to achieve those limits are not made in time. The utility sector's inability to meet prescribed nutrient limits is linked to the slow pace at which the Chesapeake Bay states are revising their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits to reflect the nutrient limits. Revising the NPDES permits is crucial because it enables wastewater utilities and industrial dischargers to figure out which technology to use to meet the level of reductions needed in nitrogen and phosphorus levels to restore the Chesapeake Bay.

The report assessed how much progress the 402 municipal wastewater plants and 81 industrial plants are making in meeting the limits prescribed in the 2010 goal. EPA has identified nutrient overload as the "primary cause" of water quality degradation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Nutrients consisting of nitrogen and phosphorus salts fuel the growth of large blooms of algae that upon decomposition deplete oxygen levels in the waters, causing blue crabs and fish to die. Wastewater utilities are responsible for 20 percent of the nutrient discharges into the bay. The discharges for each utility are governed by its NPDES permit limits, which are set by EPA and the states. The report recommended that states adopt aggressive compliance milestones in their permits to ensure that the installation is completed and reductions are met. However, the fiscal 2008 omnibus budget bill, signed into law Dec. 26 by President Bush, will provide $44 million less than in fiscal year 2007 for low interest loans to Chesapeake Bay states, as part of a nationwide cut in the budget for the EPA's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF). How states are to accelerate improvements remains unclear. The report, entitled “Despite Progress, EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of Wastewater Upgrades in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed”, is available at: http://www.epa.gov/oig/reports/2008/20080108-08-P-0049.pdf. 

Public Perception of Water Shortages

A December New York Times Online article entitled “Water shortages are likely to be trigger for wars, says UN chief Ban Ki Moon”, written by Leo Lewis, elicited a diverse array of responses. In the article, Lewis reported the following:

• A struggle by nations to secure sources of clean water will be “potent fuel” for war.
• United Nations, Ban Ki Moon, told delegates from across the region that the planet faced a water crisis that was especially troubling for Asia.
• High population growth, rising consumption, pollution, and poor water management posed significant threats, and climate change was also making “a bad situation worse”.
• Mr Ban condemned the lack of heed paid by governments to these warning signs: “Throughout the world, water resources continue to be spoiled, wasted, and degraded.”
• Mr Ban's comments were echoed by many of the other speakers at the water summit, who gathered in southwestern Japan to discuss a range of issues, including policies that might prevent the various aspects of an Asian water crisis deepening into armed conflict.
• Zhang, of Hong Kong University, has analyzed a half millennium's worth of human conflict — more than 8,000 wars — and concluded that climate change and resulting water shortage has been a far greater trigger than imagined previously.

While alarming, this report is nothing new to those following global water issues. However, public comment on the website was far more distressing, with comments such as the following:

•  One of the lucky countries is Canada with 10% to 20% of the world's fresh water. This is an important Canadian resource; it does not belong to North America.
• Thirty years ago I wrote a doctoral dissertation on water shortages. No one listened then, no one is listening now. We humans are well on our way to overpopulating the planet to the point that it will no longer support the demands of the human population, and it will crash just like any other biological system.
• Any kind of polluted and non-drinkable (salty) water can be purified and made clean (drinkable) using a technology known to mankind since a couple of millennia.
• Just another scheme to control the world's resources and justify yet another round of genocide. o What most people don't understand is that it’s not water shortages that are the problem, it’s water mismanagement. I've got a Berkey water filter, I've got a de-humidifier that sucks the water right out of the air, when it fills up I tip it in the Berkey which gives me all the water I need to drink, and a lovely dry house to boot. As for tap water, forget it, it's full of toxic chemicals. I use rain water to wash with and when I'm finished with that it goes down the loo to flush. If you don't have a way of making your own drinking water when the taps go off, you'll all be up a certain creek with a certain bit of wood.
• When they demand stupidity, and gullibility, we are the ones who need to tell them they are all wet.
• About half the water flowing through pipes to New York City leaks out before it reaches the city. Local governments point to the limited water reaching Greater New York City and say we need to limit housing. This drives up home prices beyond the reach of many families. Right now, affordable housing advocates are fighting with environmentalists over how many people can live here. It would make more sense to put that effort towards fixing the pipes.
• Global warming will continue pretty much at the current rate for decades to come. Current and projected efforts to contain the effect are far too small. The average Joe doesn’t see the problem as the crisis that it is. How long it will take before serious measures are taken is hard to estimate. Only, I suspect, after the high cost and discomfort become readily apparent in the pocket book.
• The need for America to further and constantly bolster its economy will again be the reason for the next war.

Without going into a long diatribe on opinion vs. knowledge, suffice it to say that with such a range of “understanding” of the problem, we have a responsibility as a society to act as a source for accurate and useful information. People seem all too ready to adopt a simplistic explanation for water crises, sometimes with a basis in truth, sometimes not. We may not be able to get everyone to understand the level of complexity, but at least we can expand the factual basis on which they operate.

Website of the Month

 http://www.cabelas.com

This will give you a legitimate excuse to browse Cabelas website. Cabelas now has a lake mapping service on-line. The direct link is: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/community/inthefield/trophy_properties/home/lmp_home.jsp?ctpPage=lmp_home&cm_re=ctp*left*lmp_home

There are 28 lake mapping partners that Cabelas has teamed up with across the country. The mapping includes 3-D imaging, swim-through technology, and your basic contour bathymetry. Check it out.

Maybe this would a great way for NALMS to team up with lake users around the country – you get a contour map, free fishing lure, and a Lakeline when you get a map through Cabelas. Now that is a good idea!

Open Invitation to Add to the Next E-newsletter

If you are having a conference, have a lake-related question, need advice, looking for similar lake problems/solutions, have an interesting story to share, or just want to be heard throughout NALMS, please send your material to Steve Lundt.

All e-newsletter material is due to Steve Lundt by the first Friday of each month to be considered for inclusion in that month’s e-newsletter.