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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NALMS Inland HABs Poster – new webpages, a Story Map, and suggestions
NALMS Inland HABs Program poster directs people to new webpages, the Cyanobacteria Resources Story Map, and seeks input from NALMS members.
Inland HABs Program Website Revamped
The NALMS Inland HABs Program webpages have been updated and expanded! The information contained on the pages has been refocused around three key issues – providing public resources, sharing applied educational information, and featuring stories profiling approaches to understanding and managing cyanobacteria.
President’s Message — September / October 2019
As we usher in fall and the calendar year starts to wind down, we are looking ahead for the year to come. 2020 is a special year for NALMS – a year to celebrate all of the accomplishments in our 40-year history as a society fostering lake science and management. To celebrate this benchmark anniversary, we hope to share 40 years of stories with all of members about how NALMS has impacted lives over our history. To do this, we need your help!
Please consider sharing your stories, photos, and memories about what NALMS means to you and how it has influenced how you ...
Cyanobacteria at the NALMS International Symposium in 2019
Presentations, posters, and workshops featuring cyanobacteria can be found throughout the 2019 NALMS International Symposium taking place in Burlington, VT from November 11th to 15th.
NALMS Supports Secchi Day on Beaver Lake
On Saturday, August 17, 2019, Beaver Water District held their 14th annual Secchi Day on Beaver Lake! We were very excited for NALMS to have such a significant presence at this year's event. Our President, Sara Peel, was able to attend to show our support. In addition, the NALMS/Secchi Dip-In booth was manned by our Past President, Reed Green, and past Region 6 Director, Brad Hufhines.
This year's event was the largest ever with over 800 participants. This number represents participants at the festivity (723), plus a record number of volunteer science teams (38) that ...
Interactive Cyanobacteria Story Maps released by NALMS
The NALMS Inland HABs Program interactive Story Map makes it easy to find public resources to deal with cyanobacteria in a specific region, provides access to a range of stories of how people are studying, managing and communicating about cyanobacteria, and serves as a discovery tool for ongoing regional and national projects related to cyanobacteria taking place in North America.
Student Video Series: “Lake Management – Chemical and Physical Alterations”
NALMS is seeking student-produced videos of "Lake Management - Chemical and Physical Alterations" for inclusion in the video series hosted on the NALMS YouTube channel and website.
In addition to the basic requirements in the Video Evaluation Rubric, this video can cover:
Defining lake management
Definition of chemical-physical alterations
General examples with pros and cons OR a case study with key requisites (e.g., only recommend in soft water) and/or assumptions (e.g., no drastic water level fluctuation)
Conclusion
References cite and additional ...