2025 Holiday Party Join us for the annual LSM Holiday Party on December 5th (snowdate 12/6) from 3 to 7 pm. Please register by clicking on the link or the “SignUpGenius” icon. Register here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944ACAD2BA0F9C52-52925839-lsmholiday
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News: Boyden Lake’s low water level raising concerns for residents  Water levels are incredibly complex and challenging to manage because, without a thorough understanding of a specific lake, it’s impossible to predict with certainty how a particular water level will impact water quality, aquatic vegetation, and shorelands. Compounding these ecological concerns are the social
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Water Quality Technical Support Sessions LSM staff will be conducting water-quality-focused discussion sessions via Zoom. These check-in sessions are intended to be a way for volunteers to discuss any questions or issues they may have pertaining to their lake or monitoring work. For those who have insufficient bandwidth for online video conferencing, there is an
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News: In Hot Water Series by Peter McGuire August 2024 In August 2024, Maine Public aired a series of stories by Peter McGuire, “In Hot Water”, looking at the issues of climate change and lakes. Issues covered included LSM’s monitoring work, water temperature, loss of ice, aquatic invasive species, cyanobacteria, stormwater runoff, watersheds, the courtesy
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News: Climate driven storms add runoff to Maine lakes, degrading water quality Climate change and erosion from watershed development conspire to pollute Maine lakes. It is a big problem that requires a holistic approach. People around the lake may care a lot about reducing erosion, but the lake watershed could extend miles upstream, Taber said.
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News: Climate change is overheating Maine’s pristine lakes The warming of our lakes is a bad thing. The lakes have historically depended on a long, cold winter season to ensure the water stays cool to ensure they remain well oxygenated and limit the growth of cyanobacteria and pathogens. “It certainly looks like we’re going to
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News: Invasion in the Water Invasive aquatic plants (and animals) were the topic of a recent news story in Presque Isle, Maine. Brett Willard and Christine Guerette spoke with reports about the good work that Lake Stewards of Maine does and the importance of protecting our lakes.  Guerette says, “Everybody out there is responsible
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News: They might be pretty in the sky, but fireworks come at a price for many A recent article addressing the issue of fireworks in the Sun Journal. Fireworks have the potential to disrupt wildlife, introduce heavy metal, perchlorates, microplastics, and other waste products into lakes. “The short answer is that we don’t really know
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Information about the water quality program training schedule can be found on this page. It details major aspects of the registration process, schedule of planned trainings, and a map resource to help locate nearby trainings.
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News: Maine Calling 2024-04-03, The Role of Maine Lakes Quick Links Lake Stewards of Maine’s great work was recently recently referenced by Susan Gallo (Maine Lakes) and Melissa Genoter (University of Maine) during the Maine Calling episode on 2024-04-03. Though the focus is the economic study Valuing the Economic Benefits of Maine’s Lakes and Great
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