For more than 20 years the Courtesy Boat Inspection (CBI) program has helped protect our lakes from the spread of invasive aquatic plants. Learn about the history of this program and how it has grown and evolved over time. We will also focus on the cost of the program and how vitally important it is […]
Registration: Join HAB Aquatic Solutions, Lake County Health Department and the Illinois Lakes Management Association for an informative webinar on water quality. This event is FREE but requires registration. Please register for the webinar on Eventbrite. Event Description: Poor water quality in lakes has many symptoms and most of them are caused by having too […]
Registration is now open for the NYSFOLA annual conference “Freshwater Ecosystems: Learning to Coexist” which will be held virtually April 29-30, 2021 via Zoom. We thank our hosts at the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center for making this possible.
Join us for compelling sessions, networking opportunities, and a celebration of 60 years! Confirmed and Possible Sessions: Riparian Rights Update – Cliff Bloom Insurance for Associations – Mark Teicher Volunteer Monitoring on Michigan Inland Lakes and Streams – Ralph Bednarz Michigan Environmental Council – Conan Smith Special Assessment Districts Rivers and Watersheds Political Report Are […]
With support from In-Situ, California Lake Management Society is hosting this free webinar on wastewater monitoring for COVID-19. Wastewater monitoring for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emerging public health tool to understand COVID-19 spread in a community. This is because SARS-CoV-2 can be shed in the feces of infected individuals from […]
In most states, people of color and low-income communities are far less likely to have places to get outdoors near where they live. New data from the Center for American Progress and the Hispanic Access Foundation confirms what many have long suspected or known through experience: not everyone has equal access to nature’s benefits. The […]
Source Water Collaborative Forestry Learning Exchange Webinar #4: This webinar will showcase the work of two drinking water utilities that are using funding to conserve and manage forests to protect their drinking water sources. Note: There will be a 30-minute Teams meeting discussion with the speakers immediately following the webinar (links will be provided in […]
Protecting Our Lakes & Shorelands: A three-part VIRTUAL education and information series for those living on or recreating in our local lakes and waterways. Developed by: Friends of Spider Lake and Rennie Lake, Michigan. Hosted by: Grand Traverse Conservation District Join us on Friday, May 14th from 12:00 - 1:15pm for the first part of […]
In 2021, the Washington Lakes Protection Association will offer three student scholarships. The Nancy Weller Memorial Scholarship for a Ph.D. graduate student for $1,250. The Dave Lamb Memorial Scholarship for a M.Sc. graduate student for $1,000. The WALPA scholarship to an undergraduate student for $500. Applications are due by 17:00 PDT on May 15, 2021. […]
This talk will focus on multiple approaches that we use to decipher and understand how climate drives lake ecosystem features and responses over different time scales. Presented by Jasmine Soros, Associate Director, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine.