Watershed Assessment

LSM Webinar – What kind of lake is that? Deeds

process: complete, Videos, Water Quality Monitoring, Watershed Assessment, WQ Video / By Tristan Taber

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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LSM Citizen Stewards and Maine Lakes: Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Systems

Videos, Water Quality Monitoring, Watershed Assessment, WQ Video / By Claudia Carbonell

LSM Citizen Stewards and Maine Lakes: Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Systems https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/433709426 Quick Links Presented by Firooza Pavri, PhD Freshwater resources provide vital societal and ecosystem services. Keeping our lakes and ponds healthy for future generations will require that we strive to gain a more nuanced understanding of the complex factors that influence their well-being.

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An Overview of Citizen Lake Watershed Surveys

process: to-be-updated, Videos, Water Quality Monitoring, Watershed Assessment, WQ Video / By Claudia Carbonell

An Overview of Citizen Lake Watershed Surveys https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/441136859 Quick Links Amanda Pratt, Environmental Specialist, Maine DEP Watershed Management Unit An overview of how to plan and conduct a volunteer lake watershed survey to identify sources of erosion that negatively impact water quality.

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About Watershed Trainings

Watershed Assessment, Workshops & Events / By Tristan Taber

About Watershed Trainings Mick Lobb / Cosmeston Lakes – corner of east lake / CC BY-SA 2.0 Quick Links How to Identify, Monitor and Mitigate Ways in Which Watershed Land Use Influences Lake Water Quality Virtually all of the natural characteristics of a lake are influenced by the land area, or watershed, that drains to

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Other Lake Phenomena

Educational Material, Programs, Resources, Water Quality Monitoring, Watershed Assessment / By Claudia Carbonell

Other Lake Phenomena Quick Links Other Lake Phenomena There are many factors besides water quality and invasive aquatic species that can affect lake health, and the LSM helps train volunteer citizen scientists to monitors and track a number of these. Below are brief descriptions of other types of lake health indicators and links to more information.

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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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