NALMS Announces 2025 Recipients of Kenneth H. Reckhow Student Scholarships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2025 Contact: Alyssa Anderson, Director of Development & Marketing Phone: 608-233-2836 Email: info@nalms.org NALMS Announces 2025 Recipients of Kenneth H. Reckhow Student Scholarships We are thrilled to announce this year's recipients of the Kenneth H. Reckhow Scholarship. The two recipients are: Cat Schlenker, MS (University of South Carolina) and Richard Shafran (SUNY Oneonta). Established through the generosity and kindness of NALMS Life Member, Dr. Kenneth Reckhow, the Kenneth H. Reckhow Scholarship Fund provides ...

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World Water Day 2026

What is World Water Day? World Water Day is on 22 March every year. It is an annual United Nations Observance, started in 1993, that celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2 billion people currently living without access to safe water. A core focus of World Water Day is to inspire action towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. 2026 Theme: Water and Gender The theme of World Water Day 2026 is "Water and Gender: Where water flows, equality grows." Key messages for World Water Day 2026 The global water crisis affects ...

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The Jim LaBounty Best Paper Award 2025

The Jim LaBounty Best Paper Award is awarded annually for the Best Paper published in Lake and Reservoir Management. For 2025, members of the editorial board nominated seven papers from the last two issues 2024, and the first two issues 2025. These papers are available through Free Access from Taylor and Francis for the month of March 2026. The winner was chosen by multiple rounds of voting by the editorial board. An evaluation of cyanobacterial occurrence and bloom development in Adirondack lakes Rebecca M. Gorney, Elizabeth A. Nystrom, Michael D. Stouder, Ann E. St. ...

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NALMS Adds Our Voice to WOTUS Letter

Proposed Changes to WOTUS Definition: NALMS Lends Our Voice to CASS Letter In a letter sent earlier this month to the USEPA Office of Water, NALMS has joined seven other members of the Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies (CASS) in a joint letter to offer comments on the proposed revisions to the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). CASS members noted that the revisions would weaken federal protection of U.S. waters and called for "the development and use of the best-available science to sustainably manage our freshwater, estuarine, coastal, and ocean ...

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2025 NALMS Election Results

The annual election for officers and directors is an important way for NALMS members to provide input in the management of the Society. Our officers and directors are all volunteers who serve without pay. Thank you to all the candidates for their dedication to NALMS and thank you to all NALMS members who participated in this year’s election!    

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GivingTuesday 12/2/25

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2025 Contact: Alyssa Anderson, Development & Marketing Director Phone: 608-233-2836 Email: info@nalms.org North American Lake Management Society Celebrates GivingTuesday 2025 This year, on Tuesday, December 2nd, NALMS is proud to once again be participating in Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to giving. GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. GivingTuesday will kick off the generosity season this year by inspiring ...

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2025 Jody Connor Student Award Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2025 Contact: Alyssa Anderson, Development & Marketing Director Phone: 608-233-2836 Email: info@nalms.org North American Lake Management Society Announces 2025 Student Award Winners CALEDONIA, MN – Each year the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) presents student awards to the best student presentation and best student poster at the annual NALMS symposium. The 2025 student awards were sponsored by the New England Chapter of NALMS. The NALMS Board of Directors renamed the student award as the Jody Connor ...

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NALMS 2025 Achievement Award Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2025 Contact: Alyssa Anderson, Development & Marketing Director Phone: 608-233-2836 Email: info@nalms.org North American Lake Management Society Honors Members & Partners with 2025 Achievement Awards Shining a spotlight on deserving individuals and organizations who have made valuable contributions to the goals of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS), or have made significant strides in lake management, NALMS Annual Achievement Award winners represent the very best amongst its members and partners. NALMS ...

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