You work and play on them. You drink from them. But do you really appreciate them? Growing population, development, and invasive species stress your local lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. All life needs water; let’s not take it for granted!
The pristine lakes of Northern Patagonia, Chile, are facing an uncertain future. These are some of the largest temperate lakes in the world which have not had significant anthropogenic modifications to their watersheds. Yet with anticipated urban development and the ever-present effects of climate change, lake residents are concerned about a potential decline in lake […]
July is Lakes Appreciation Month, so help us celebrate by attending one of our free virtual workshops! About this event OCLWA is hosting four virtual webinars to help highlight Lakes Appreciation Month. Events are scheduled beginning on July 8 and occur each Thursday through July 29th. Each week, speakers will cover a different topic. You […]
Join us for a Lakes Appreciation Month celebration at Lake Wilson in Fayetteville! This will be a family-friendly event to cleanup the lake and participate in a citizen science water monitoring activity. Check-in will begin at 9 AM at the pavilion. Multiple Cleanup Options! 1) On Water - Bring your own kayak or canoe 2) Shoreline - […]
Oregon Lakes Association Fall 2021 Online Seminar Series Call for Abstracts Abstract submittal for oral and poster presentations is now open for OLAs Fall 2021 Online Seminar Series. Conference sessions held via Zoom during the Wednesday afternoons of Oct 27, Nov 3, and Nov 12, will be approximately 1.5 hours long, and will include 3-5 presentations each. […]
Summer is in full swing and the plants in our lakes are reaching the height of their growing season. While most plants are good for our lakes, some are not and can cause big problems. Attend this session and learn how to identify what plants are growing in your favorite lake and what to do […]
Tune in for an update on the status of toxic cyanobacteria blooms in New Hampshire’s lakes during Summer 2021 and find out what to be on the lookout for this fall. Presented by Amanda Murby McQuaid, Ph.D., Harmful Algal and Cyanobacteria Bloom Program, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. This session is part of the […]
Four full-day workshops include: Algal ID - general Identification & cyanobacteria focus Drone Applications in Lake Mgmt Oxygenation and Circulation Techniques to Improve Water Quality Introduction to Statistical Analysis and Machine Learning in R. View full descriptions at www.flms.net/chapters-and-workshops/technical-workshops/
Did you know that most of New Hampshire’s lakes are more than 10,000 years old? As old as this seems, the lakes are geologically young features compared to the long history of geologic change that has shaped New Hampshire’s Lakes! Tune in and find out how our lakes and landscape were formed and how they […]
