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Supporters Quick Links Funding for Lake Stewards of Maine is made possible by the generous support from Volunteer Lake Stewards, individual donors and the following: Charitable Foundations Applied Materials FoundationThe Betterment FundMargaret E. Burnham Charitable TrustJane B. Cook 1992 Charitable TrustFidelity Charitable Donor – Advised FundRoy A. Hunt FoundationIBM International FoundationMorton-Kelly Charitable TrustStephen & […]
Cyanobacteria Monitoring Quick Links Citizen lake scientists are helping detect cyanobacteria blooms. Want to help? Please check out these three excellent programs available through EPA! BloomWatch – Do you notice that a lake suddenly turned the color of pea soup or a blue-green paint spill? Do you see green clumps, flakes or filaments floating in a
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Understanding Water Quality Indicators Quick Links Transparency, Polluted Stormwater Runnoff, and Algae There are many imminent threats to Maine lakes. Near the top of the list, and perhaps the most pervasive, is the potential for lakes to become nutrient enriched and more biologically productive due to development in lake watersheds. This condition is often characterized
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Water Quality Technical Support Session: A Discussion of Flushing Rates https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/525697766/679f9e7db7 Quick Links A technical discussion with LSM WQ monitors, primarily focused upon the phenomena of watershed flushing.
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LSM Webinar – What kind of lake is that? Deeds https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/587498650/eb9bbdad6e Quick Links What kind of lake is that? Using monitoring data to organize Maine’s lakes into categories for better water quality assessments and protectionsPresented by Jeremy DeedsRecorded on 2023-08-13 Maine has thousands of lakes, and all are unique. However, many lakes share traits
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2020 Summer Webinar Series Quick Links In lieu of our Annual Lake Monitoring Conference for 2020, Lake Stewards of Maine hosted a series of weekly informational webinars from June through August on a wide range of topics pertaining to Maine Lakes. The sessions were recorded and are approximately one hour in length, including Q&A after
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Cyanobacteria Quick Links Water clarity is the most highly valued lake attribute in Maine.1 One likely effect of a warming climate on lakes will be an overall increase in the abundance of algae in lake water, resulting in declining clarity. As lake water warms, the conditions for algal growth are generally enhanced. Of particular concern is
Water Quality Monitoring Quick Links Community-based monitoring of Maine’s lakes by trained and certified volunteers is a vital part of ensuring the continued stewardship for future generations. Monitoring is carried out in order to better understand and assess the risks to ecological and human health. LSM has over 500 trained and certified volunteers who collect objective and
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Maine Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena app Explore flora, fauna and other phenomena in Maine’s lakes, for Android and iPhone Quick Links Every lake in Maine is a place of wonder and discovery. Lake Stewards of Maine developed a convenient, reliable, go-to resource for all who love spending time on, in and around the lakes
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Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Quick Links The introduction of non-native, invasive aquatic plant and animal species to the United States has been escalating with widespread destructive consequences. The impacts of the spread of invasive aquatic plants are well known: habitat disruption, loss of native plant and animal communities, reduced property values, impaired fishing and degraded
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