2025 Lakes Webinar Series Quick Links Jump into Lake Advocacy Presented by Susan Gallo, Maine Lakes, January 15, 2025, at 12:00 PM and January 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM. Join us for a Legislative Update with Susan Gallo, Maine Lakes, covering upcoming bills impacting lakes and water quality that will be before the legislature in […]
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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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Watershed Survey Grant Information and Application Quick Links Lake watershed surveys conducted by community volunteers are an effective tool for identifying and resolving land use problems that have a negative impact on lake water quality. Watershed surveys also increase overall public awareness about threats to lake health and can serve as rallying calls in a
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NANPS Rain Garden Infosheet To download the PDF, simply click the button below. Download
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NANPS Guide to Pollinator Garden To download the PDF, simply click the button below. Download
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LSM Webinar – Sedges, Rushes, and Grasses of Maine Lakes, Standley Quick Links Sedges, Rushes, and Grasses of Maine LakesPresented by Lisa Standley, PhDRecorded on 2022-09-30 The presentation is technical in nature and covers the key features of sedges, rushes, and grasses. Lisa will describe the common and dominant species for each lacustrine habitat type.
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News: Lawmakers urged to increase funding to protect Maine’s many lakes Quick Links Lake Stewards of Maine recently testified before the State’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee. Lake Stewards of Maine testified in favor of LD 164, An Act to Fund the Lake Restoration and Protection Fund. Below is the news story published in the
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Volunteer Time Tracking Form Quick Links Attention LSM volunteers please complete this form providing us with your hours dedicated to lake stewardship activities this past year. This information helps us determine the volunteer value which is reported to various funding sources and helps secure future funding. Use this form to submit any time and expenses
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Total Phosphorus Surface Grab Sampling Instructions for Volunteer Monitors To download the PDF, simply click the button below. Download
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