This course will teach you how to evaluate what is needed to properly protect, manage and restore your pond, lake or reservoir. You will receive detailed instructions, including numerous case-study examples, of commonly implemented lake and pond restoration and management techniques. The interactive nature of the course will provide attendees with the opportunity to discuss […]
Vermont is home to more than 800 stunning lakes and ponds, including Lake Champlain, an aquatic gem we are fortunate to share with New York and Quebec. There is no better place to celebrate the partnership between local knowledge and scientific innovation than this lake that unites three borders. Burlington is a thriving and progressive […]
Jennifer Dunn, Biologist with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Great Lakes Programs, and Mike Adam, Senior Biologist with the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, will be presenting two case studies of recent hydrilla detections and rapid response efforts. Jennifer will present on the recent hydrilla discovery in Orchard Park, […]
See a Bloom, Give It Room Join the Harmful Algal Bloom Video Challenge for a chance to win prizes and be part of the solution. Winning videos will be posted on the EPA website and social media. For a chance to win, create a video that teaches people how to spot harmful algal blooms and […]
A live webcast will be streamed at 2:30 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on the actions being taken to manage increasing temperatures, flooding, and other coastal hazards impacting communities and ecosystems in the Great Lakes region. This briefing will showcase nature-based […]
Save the Date! PALMS will be hosting their 30th Annual Conference, March 4th & 5th. The conference will be held at the Wyndham Garden State College. The conference center is located at 310 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg, PA 16827. We look forward to seeing you in Happy Valley for: Applicator credits Concurrent sessions Keynote speakers […]
The Illinois Lake Management Association will be hosting its 35th annual conference in Champaign, Illinois. The conference will offer professional speakers discussing topics including lake health, fisheries, recreational aspects, watershed outreach, grant writing, and funding opportunities, plus stormwater and flooding management. Don’t miss one of the states largest conferences on lake issues.
World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of freshwater. The theme of World Water Day 2020 is water and climate change – and how the two are inextricably linked. For those of us who live, work or play on lakes, […]
Resilience implies being able to maintain form and function despite disturbance. Your 2020 Convention is greatly impacted by the coronavirus and the associated public health protocols. We are not going to be able to meet in person. We are instead developing a method to follow the same agenda in an online format. Those who originally […]
This presentation will highlight a new resource that inland lake supporters can use to showcase natural shorelines. "Shoreline Living" is a new magazine (online only at the moment, though print copies are planned for the future) containing articles highlighting five families who live on natural shorelines. Beautiful photographs of each property accompany the articles, and […]