Lakes Appreciation BINGO
In honor of Lakes Appreciation Month, we were proud to partner with our friends at Earth Science Laboratories to create a fun, kid-friendly game that helps raise awareness of lakes and the issues they face.
From ESL: "Our lakes are such a valuable resource. They provide water, energy and enjoyment. This simple “bingo” game is designed to stir creativity, curiosity and action. So, dive right in!
Your participation and interaction will push awareness about lake issues to the forefront. It’s reminder for us all to pause and appreciate something we often take for ...
Lakes Appreciation Month Contest Alert
Our good friends over at Princeton Hydro are putting on a contest in honor of Lakes Appreciation Month! Want to win a free one-year NALMS membership AND a $100 Amazon gift card? Of course you do!
HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST:
During the month of July, get out on your local lake and take a few Secchi measurements.
Snap a photo of yourself in action and post it to Facebook or Twitter using #LakesAppreciation and tag Princeton Hydro (@PrincetonHydro on Twitter!). (Note: Your account or post must be public for us to view your entry.)
Submit your data to NALMS ...
WOTUS Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
On June 29th, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers (agencies) released a “Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” to elaborate on their 2017 proposal to repeal the 2015 Rule Defining Waters of the United States.
The Association of Clean Water Administrators developed a helpful summary of the 93-page addendum.
Please note that the deadline for comments on the addendum is August 13th. NALMS members are encouraged to engage in this issue by providing their comments and insight. For more information or to submit a comment, please ...
NALMS Notes & Lake News May / June 2018
The new issue of NALMS Notes & Lake News is out!
In this issue:
July is Lakes Appreciation Month!
From the President
Call for 2018 NALMS Election Nominations
News From Our Affiliates
Thank You to Our Corporate Members!
Celebrate Lakes Appreciation Month!
Call for 2018 NALMS Achievement Awards Nominations
NALMS 2018: Now Trending: Innovations in Lake Management
Conferences & Events
News from Our Student Director
Participate in the 2018 Secchi Dip-In!
Lake News & Information
Lake Photo of the Month
Student Video Series: “Harmful Algal Blooms”
NALMS is seeking student-produced videos of "Harmful Algal Blooms" for inclusion in the video series hosted on the NALMS YouTube channel and website.
In addition to the basic requirements in the Video Evaluation Rubric, this video should cover:
General explanation of a HAB and relevant thresholds for human health (e.g., World Health Organization thresholds for cell and toxin concentrations)
General knowledge of conditions in which HABs occur
Research needs regarding HABs
Explain what the public should know about HABs
Explain the temporal and spatial ...
NALMS Notes & Lake News March / April 2018
The new issue of NALMS Notes & Lake News is out!
In this issue:
NALMS Launches Subject Matter Experts List
From the President
News From Our Affiliates
LakeLine Future Issues and Call for Article and Theme Ideas
Thank You to Our Corporate Members!
NALMS 2018 Call for Abstracts
Conferences & Events
2018 Southeastern Lake Management Conference
Latest Articles from LRM
NALMS News
News From Region 3
News From Region 7
Government Affairs
NALMS Partnerships
Lake News & Information
Lake Photo of the Month
[UPDATED] Notice To All Members: Membership Database Switch
UPDATE (4/6/18): All active members will be in the new system by Tuesday, April 10th. We greatly appreciate your patience and support during this transition! We are also pleased to inform you that we are able to accept new member applications at this time.
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As you may have noticed in the past issue or so of NALMS Notes & Lake News, we have decided to change the membership dues cycle to a fixed calendar date of January 1st. To accomplish this, we also had to switch our membership database. And now ... the day has come! We will be deactivating our current ...
NALMS Approves Strategic Plan for 2017-2020
At the recent midterm meeting in Las Vegas, the NALMS Board of Directors voted to approve a new Strategic Plan that sets its sights on strengthening and achieving NALMS' mission, vision, values, and goals. The plan details strategic goals in regards to four crucial areas: membership, communication, the NALMS brand, and financial health.
The focus of each successive strategic plan is to build upon past successes and identify new initiatives that can assist NALMS in meeting future challenges and opportunities. The result is an updated plan detailing NALMS' priorities and ...
World Water Day 2018
What is World Water Day?
World Water Day, on March 22 every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. The theme for World Water Day 2018 is ‘Nature for Water’ – exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the 21st century.
Damaged ecosystems affect the quantity and quality of water available for human consumption. Today, 2.1 billion people live without safe drinking water at home; affecting their health, education, and livelihoods.
Importance of Source Water Protection
Source water protection (SWP) is a ...
March AmazonSmile Promotion – you shop, Amazon donates to NALMS!
Triple the donation on your first order!
3x your impact! From now until March 31st, Amazon is tripling the donation rate on your first Amazon Smile purchase!
How does it work?
It's simple. Exactly the same Amazon shopping experience (same selections and pricing), with the added bonus of 0.5% of the price of all eligible purchases going directly to NALMS. During this March promotion, Amazon is tripling the donation rate to 1.5% to customers who are shopping through Amazon Smile for the first time.
While this may not sound like much, every penny counts! How ...