News From Our Affiliates — May / June 2019
California Lake Management Society (CALMS)
The California Lake Management Society (CALMS) would like to encourage you to submit your abstract for the 34th annual conference held on October 10–11 in San Diego, California. Abstracts are due by Friday, July 12, 2019. // California Lake Management Society
Lower Qu’Appelle Watershed Stewards Undertakes Sewage Survey
There are six recreational lakes within our watershed with many resort villages, hamlets and towns that reside along the watershed edge. Water in the Qu’Appelle River watershed is used for many ...
July is Lakes Appreciation Month!
For NALMS and lake lovers everywhere, July is special – it’s Lakes Appreciation Month! You work and play on them. You drink from them. But do you really appreciate them? Growing population, development, and invasive species stress your local lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. All life needs water; let’s not take it for granted! Lakes Appreciation Month is a time to enjoy our lakes and reservoirs, spread the news of how important they are and how we can keep them special.
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President’s Message — May / June 2019
Ahh summer – time to love our lakes or as we do at NALMS – celebrate Lakes Appreciation Month and collect and submit our annual Secchi Dip-In reading! Lakes Appreciation Month preparations are in full swing with 14 states (as of this writing) proclaiming July is Lakes Appreciation Month. Check to see if your state is among those participating on our proclamation tracker: https://www.nalms.org/lakes-appreciation-month/. While there, download the fun, kid-friendly Lakes Appreciation-focused BINGO sheet; order t-shirt color-ons for your lakes appreciation event; and ...
Call for Board Nominations
Nominations for 2019 Election are being accepted at this time!
NALMS is seeking candidates that will add diversity and breadth to the Board and its committees.
You could become a nominee for a position on the NALMS Board of Directors, to take a more active role in steering the direction of activities that relate to these precious resources. Experience or training in lake management is not required for a board position, and we encourage candidates with expertise in nonprofit management, leadership development, marketing, fundraising, legal issues and membership growth ...
Participate in the 2019 Secchi Dip-In!
It’s summer and that means it’s time to head to your favorite lake or pond. What better way to kick things off than to take part in the annual Secchi Dip-In?
You’re invited to celebrate Lakes Appreciation Month in July by participating in the 2019 Secchi Dip-In! This year marks the 26th anniversary of the Dip-In and the 154th anniversary of the first use of the Secchi disk by Father Pietro Angelo Secchi.
We’re making changes to update the Secchi Dip-In website and database, so please note other ways you can contribute to the database while we work to ...
NALMS Notes & Lake News March / April 2019
The new issue of NALMS Notes & Lake News is out!
In this issue:
NALMS Board Holds Midterm Meeting in Denver
Lake Photo of the Month
LakeLine News and Updates
News From Our Affiliates
Affiliate Profile: Lower Qu’Appelle Watershed Stewards
NALMS News
Latest Articles From LRM
Conferences & Events
NALMS 2019
NALMS 2019 Call for Abstracts
News From Region 3
Lakes Appreciation Month Proclamations
NALMS Facilitates 11th National Monitoring Conference
Lake News & Information