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.
In celebration of Earth Day 2021 and to promote awareness and action about cyanobacteria blooms in our New England Lakes, the New England Chapter of the North American Lake Management Society is hosting a two-part webinar series on “Cyanobacteria and What You Need to Know.” Please join us for one or hopefully both sessions of […]
July has been Lakes Appreciation Month for the past 23 years. This spring, we are inviting elementary, middle, and high school students to submit posters reflecting on how important lakes are to all of us. Submitted artwork will be a big part of NALMS’ celebrations through July across North America. Show us your love for […]
Please participate in our 2nd Annual CALM WATERS Newsletter Photo Contest! You can check out last year's winners in the 2020 CALM WATERS Newsletter. Each participant can submit up to 2 photographs, with 1 entry per category: scenic photo of a lake photo with people working or playing in the lake Email your entries to CALMSPhotoContest@gmail.com by Tuesday, […]
July is Lakes Appreciation Month! Join us June 2nd at 2 pm (Eastern Time) for a free, virtual information session to learn about an exciting initiative, Libraries Love Lakes, an outreach project pairing libraries with lake scientists to provide collaborative programming emphasizing the importance of lakes in our everyday lives. The new librarieslovelakes.org website is a toolkit of online resources for […]
The conspicuous prevalence of harmful cyanobacteria blooms or HCBs (formerly referred to as HABs) has raised public awareness and concern over possible health risks to humans and wildlife. This presentation will examine the potential health risks associated with toxic cyanobacteria and describe new information on the pathways of exposure, including air and water. The talk […]
Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) will host a panel discussion for leaders of the Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies (CASS) during our 2021 Annual Meeting. Leaders of the nine societies will discuss and engage the audience on two focal topics: 1) building cross-society collaborations and 2) fostering diversity, inclusion, and equity. All members of the nine […]