Satellite Monitoring Program Quick Links Monitoring Lakes by Satellite Ground Truthing Landsat Satellite Images with Secchi Readings Landsat 8 Overpass Dates for 2021 Path 12 Path 11 Path 10 Western Path Central Path Extreme Downeast Path 5/8/2021 5/1/2021 5/10/2021 5/24/2021 5/17/2021 5/26/2021 6/9/2021 6/2/2021 6/11/2021 6/25/2021 6/18/2021 6/27/2021 7/11/2021 7/4/2021 7/13/2021 7/27/2021 7/20/2021 7/29/2021 8/12/2021 […]
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Invasive Aquatic Species Certification Process Quick Links  Invasive Plant Patrol Workshops Greetings Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Patrollers! LSM provided training and informational sessions in an online format in 2020 due to the CoViD-19 outbreak. Since then we have been improving the format and offering of our certifications. In-person AIS workshops began again in 2022.
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Maine’s Early Detection System Quick Links Case studies of infestations throughout the US indicate that once invasive plants become well established in a lake, stream or pond, they are nearly impossible to eradicate. A comprehensive, ongoing effort to prevent the introduction of aquatic invaders to Maine waters, through public education and Courtesy Boat Inspections is, and
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Crayfish  Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) – Photo courtesy of Jeff Gunderson Quick Links  Maine is now home to several non-native crayfish species. Of those species known to be from ‘away’, two are considered by state experts to pose the greatest threat to native ecosystems: rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) and red swamp crayfish (Procambarus
Invasive Plant Patrol Leaders Quick Links Invasive Plant Patrol Leaders ~ Welcome to our webpage just for YOU! When Lake Stewards of Maine (LSM) achieves its ultimate goal as an organization, virtually every lake in the State of Maine will have one or more water quality monitors and an active team of trained Invasive Plant Patrollers routinely
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Watershed Assessment Quick Links A watershed is defined as an area of land that drains to a common water body. Depending on the scale of the watershed you are looking at this could be a small brook, a stream, a large river, or, for our purposes at LSM, a lake. Because the health of a
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