Dissolve Oxygen Saturation Table
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NANPS Rain Garden Infosheet
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NANPS Guide to Pollinator Garden
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Ice Variability
Ice Variability Quick Links 01/09/2023 Severe temperature fluctuations are a well-recognized potential impact of human-caused climate change.1,2 The warming climate exacerbates the volatility of weather leading to less stability in a season. Over the past few weeks, Maine saw a 41°F drop in temperature (54°F to 13°F) in just 24 hours then within one week
How to Construct a View Scope
How to Construct a View Scope Quick Links With a “Kayak Scope” folks concerned about the proliferation of invasive plant species in their water bodies, can very easily see below the reflective water surface. Lake Stewards of Maine (LSM) scope kits are limited in supply and are available only to people directly involved in Maine’s
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Total Phosphorus Surface Grab Sampling Instructions for Volunteer Monitors
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Webinar Series 2022
Webinar Series 2022 Quick Links Fridays at 4:00 for Lakes is back! Webinars will be offered throughout the summer covering a wide range of lake related topics. Presentations will be recorded and posted on this webpage. Webinars are approximately one hour in length, including Q&A after the presentation. Attendance is free, but registration is required.
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Understanding Water Quality Indicators
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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2021 Water Quality Monitoring Summit Morning Session
2021 Water Quality Monitoring Summit Morning Session https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/543103378/aec1b519b6 Quick Links Maine Lake Monitoring Summit Morning Sessions. April 8th, 2021 Guest Speaker Dr. Jasmine Saros (University of Maine – Orono) Lakes as Sentinels of Environmental Change Lowest Point in Landscape Integrate information from changes in air/watersheds Archive signals in sediments
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Gloeotrichia
Gloeotrichia Quick Links Gloeotrichia (pronounced “glee-oh-tricky-ah”) echinulata is a colonial bluegreen algae that forms tiny spheres, which can be seen without magnification in lake water. “Gloeo” has been known to exist in Maine lakes for many years, but it has typically been observed in late summer, in relatively low densities. However, during the past decade, Gloeo appears to