LSM Community Water Quality Technical Discussions 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 […]
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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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LSM Lakes of Maine Data Tutorial Quick Links Lakes of Maine Data TutorialRecorded on 2024-08-13 The presentation is quick step-by-step guide on how to locate the most recent water quality data available on Lake Stewards of Maine’s data portal: Lakes of Maine. For any additional questions about the data and the Lakes of Maine website,
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LSM Metaphyton Form Usage Quick Links How to use the LSM Metaphyton Tracking FormPresented by Tristan TaberRecorded on 2024-07-24 The presentation is step-by-step guide on using the LSM metaphyton tracking form. For any additional questions on the use of the form, please contact stewards@lakestewardsme.org.Link to form
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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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Metaphyton in Our Maine Lakes To download the PDF, simply click the button below. Download
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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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Metaphyton Tracking Form Please help the Lake Stewards of Maine (LSM) track metaphyton in our lakes! Using the form below you can submit observations of metaphyton. Thank you! For more information on metaphyton please see our information page. A data visualization will be made available in the fall of 2024. Please be aware that some
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