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NALMS, PO Box 5443, Madison, WI 53705 • info@nalms.org • 608-233-3186.

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Remote sensing holds great promise for lake assessment. While remote sensing cannot, in all cases, replace on the ground sampling it can serve to complement existing sampling programs and often allow for broader extrapolation of existing information. This manual provides detailed explanations of the various platforms currently in use, discusses preferred applications, limitations, costs and other factors that will assist those who are considering the use of remote sensing to select the platform that best suits their data needs.

Manual: $49 + $6 Shipping & Handling
CD w/PDF of Manual: $15 + $3 Shipping & Handling

Third edition of a manual originally titled The Lake and Reservoir Restoration Guidance Manual, this 382-page edition builds on and updates the material in the original to include new state-of-the-art information on how to manage lakes and reservoirs. Many of today’s experts in the field of lake management authored chapters in this book.

$45 + $6 shipping & handling

The Lake Pocket Book is a 176-page guide that provides explanations of aquatic chemistry; lake ecology and biology; collecting lake information and how to use it; developing lake management plans and organizing a lake association–all presented in plain English. This easy-to-understand style combined with its in-depth information has made The Lake Pocket Book an extremely popular publication among citizen lake lovers.

$8 NALMS Members / $10 Non-Members + $4 shipping & handling

This tabloid size NALMS publication has been described as “simply incredible.” The 8-page publication explains how homeowners can do their part to protect their lake. It is also loaded with descriptions of resource publications.

75¢ per copy
Bulk rates available. Contact the NALMS Office for details.

This workbook, created by the New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services, introduces students to elements of a lake ecosystem, including basic scientific concepts of water, the water cycle, how lakes are formed, food chains & watersheds and introduces students to problems facing lakes. The workbook also looks at monitoring lakes for water quality.

Appropriate for grades 5-8, but adaptable to lake associations and volunteers.

Student Workbook: $4 NALMS Members / $5 Non-Members
Teachers’ Reference: $6 NALMS Members / $7 Non-Members + $4 Shipping & Handling
Receive 1 free Teachers’ Reference with each order of 20 Student Workbooks

This book from the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership contains detailed and highly accurate information needed to identify aquatic plants. This 248-page guide contains over 200 original illustrations of North American aquatic plants. The precise pen and ink drawings that grace these pages combined with detailed descriptions, natural history and folklore of many aquatic plants found in North America make this guide one of a kind.

$20 NALMS Members / $25 Non-Members + $6 shipping & handling

One of the top issues facing our lakes involves recreational use conflicts. With an increase in use comes a growing concern with the quality of the recreational experience. This informative 306-page manual from the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership addresses the relevant issues and research on water recreation and related activities. This text was created as a tool to assist in the process of building a healthy lake and river ecosystem and a strong lake community.

$18 NALMS Members / $22 Non-Members + $6 shipping & handling

To order any of the publications above, please fill out the order form and send it to us via mail, email or fax:

NALMS, PO Box 5443, Madison, WI 53705 • info@nalms.org • 608-233-3186.