President’s Message — January / February 2020
Perry Thomas, NALMS President
Hang on to your hats, NALMS members and friends! The winds are blowing strong for NALMS as we prepare to sail through the field season and toward Minnesota for our 40th International Symposium.
NALMS 2020 Symposium
As mentioned elsewhere in this newsletter, the call for abstracts is open for NALMS 2020. The Program Committee plans technical sessions that will do justice to the ambitious theme—NALMS at 40: Leveraging Experience to Manage Diverse Lakes, Landscapes and People. Fundraising for the conference is going well, with many ...
CASS Releases WOTUS Statement
American Fisheries Society ● Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation ● Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society
International Association for Great Lakes Research ● North American Lake Management Society
Phycological Society of America ● Society for Freshwater Science ● Society of Wetland Scientists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 23, 2020
Contact: Drue Winters
dwinters@fisheries.org
(301) 897-8616 x202
AQUATIC SCIENTISTS CRITICIZE REVISED DEFINITION OF WATERS OF THE ...
Jody Connor Student Awards – 2019
Each year NALMS presents student awards to the best student presentation and best student poster at the annual NALMS symposium. The awards are sponsored by SUNY Oswego. The NALMS Board renamed the student award as the Jody Connor Student Award in memory of Jody Connor, a long-time friend of NALMS who was active on the Education Committee and participated in the reviews of student presentations and posters.
The first-place winner receives a check for $200 and a plaque. Honorable mention or second place winners receive a plaque. The Student Awards Committee is chaired by ...
Cyanobacteria Updates
In the October/November issue of this newsletter we announced new features on the NALMS Inland HABs Program Webpage, including an interactive Story Map featuring cyanobacteria resources. These resources are maintained by Shane Bradt and Angela Shambaugh, co-chairs of our HABs Committee.
Angela Shambaugh is also co-leader of a study focused on harmful cyanobacteria blooms by a national team sponsored by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC). Angela reports, “The final product will include sections on nutrient management, monitoring, in-lake management ...
President’s Message — November / December 2019
Good tidings to all on this post-winter-solstice Monday! NALMS sends thanks for a wonderful year. Special thanks to Sara Peel for her hard work and strong leadership as president—and for continuing to serve not only as past-president but as incoming conference coordinator.
In the October/November issue of this newsletter, Sara urged us all to consider telling our NALMS stories as part of our celebration of the Society’s 40th year. I want to echo her call here and urge you to send in your story, even if you only have time to send a few lines. If yours is anything ...
NALMS 2019: Watershed Moments
NALMS and the New England Chapter of NALMS welcomed more than 600 attendees from throughout the US, Canada and seven other countries to a snowy Burlington, Vermont November 11–15 for NALMS’ 39th International Symposium.
The week started on Monday with a very full day of 15 workshops and a field trip. In addition to the traditional pre-symposium workshops, Monday’s program included a Lake & Watershed Stewards Program designed for volunteer lake leaders such as conservation commission members, lake and watershed group leaders and members, lakeside residents, as ...
Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies (CASS) 2019: Teamwork on Multiple Fronts
The Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies, or CASS, includes 9 member societies:
American Fisheries Society (AFS)
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF)
Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society (FMCS)
International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR)
North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)
Phycological Society of America (PSA)
Society for Freshwater Science (SFS)
Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS)
The societies believe that working together ...
Jim LaBounty Best Paper Award Nominated Papers Available Without a Subscription for a Limited Time
The papers nominated for the Jim LaBounty Best Paper Award in 2019 will be available for free from January 11, 2020 through the end of February. Normally papers published in the last 3 years are only available by subscription, but as a tribute to the quality of research and importance to the lake management community, these papers are being made freely available for a limited time. The 2019 award went to Radomski and Carlson, but all these these papers are worth a read. Included are:
Anthropogenic activity in the Halifax region, Nova Scotia, Canada, as recorded by bulk ...
NALMS 2019 Election Results
The annual election for officers and directors is an important way for NALMS members to provide input in the management of the Society. Our officers and directors are all volunteers who serve without pay. Thank you to all the candidates for their dedication to NALMS and thank you to all NALMS members who participated in this year’s election!
President-elect – Lisa Borre
Lisa Borre has worked for 30 years to conserve and manage lakes and wetlands around the world. She began her career as an assistant state wetlands coordinator, and then from 1990 to 1997, ...
Giving Tuesday 12/3/19
This year, on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, NALMS is proud to once again be participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving.
Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. Since its founding in 2012, #GivingTuesday has inspired giving around the world, resulting in greater donations, volunteer hours, and activities that bring about real change in communities.
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