NALMS Notes & Lake News September / October 2018

The new issue of NALMS Notes & Lake News is out! This issue is focused on the 2018 NALMS Symposium in Cincinnati, Ohio. In this issue: Now Trending: Innovations in Lake Management Lake Photo of the Month Thank You to Our Sponsors! Thank You to Our Exhibitors! NALMS News Save the Date! 11th National Monitoring Conference Conferences & Events NALMS 2018: Now Trending: Innovations in Lake Management Voice of the Lake NALMS 2019

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NALMS 2018 Photo Contest

It’s a snap! YOU could be the winner of the 2018 NALMS Annual Photo Contest Two winning images will be selected, a Member’s Choice winner selected by Symposium attendees and an Editors’ Choice winner selected by the editor and production editor for the entry that will make the best LakeLine cover. We have secured sponsorship for the Photo Contest, so a $250 gift card will be awarded to each winner. Your favorite lake or reservoir photo could grace a cover of LakeLine! Entries will be judged during the 2018 NALMS Symposium … in Cincinnati, Ohio! ...

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NALMS Notes & Lake News July / August 2018

The new issue of NALMS Notes & Lake News is out! In this issue: Highlights from Lakes Appreciation Month 2018 Lake Photo of the Month News from Our Affiliates NALMS News Donate to NALMS Conferences & Events NALMS 2018: Now Trending: Innovations in Lake Management News from Region 5 News from Region 9 News from Region 11 Lake News & Information

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Lakes Appreciation BINGO

In honor of Lakes Appreciation Month, we were proud to partner with our friends at Earth Science Laboratories to create a fun, kid-friendly game that helps raise awareness of lakes and the issues they face. From ESL: "Our lakes are such a valuable resource. They provide water, energy and enjoyment. This simple “bingo” game is designed to stir creativity, curiosity and action. So, dive right in! Your participation and interaction will push awareness about lake issues to the forefront. It’s reminder for us all to pause and appreciate something we often take for ...

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Lakes Appreciation Month Contest Alert

Our good friends over at Princeton Hydro are putting on a contest in honor of Lakes Appreciation Month! Want to win a free one-year NALMS membership AND a $100 Amazon gift card? Of course you do! HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST: During the month of July, get out on your local lake and take a few Secchi measurements. Snap a photo of yourself in action and post it to Facebook or Twitter using #LakesAppreciation and tag Princeton Hydro (@PrincetonHydro on Twitter!). (Note: Your account or post must be public for us to view your entry.) Submit your data to NALMS ...

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WOTUS Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

On June 29th, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers (agencies) released a “Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” to elaborate on their 2017 proposal to repeal the 2015 Rule Defining Waters of the United States. The Association of Clean Water Administrators developed a helpful summary of the 93-page addendum. Please note that the deadline for comments on the addendum is August 13th. NALMS members are encouraged to engage in this issue by providing their comments and insight. For more information or to submit a comment, please ...

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NALMS Notes & Lake News May / June 2018

The new issue of NALMS Notes & Lake News is out! In this issue: July is Lakes Appreciation Month! From the President Call for 2018 NALMS Election Nominations News From Our Affiliates Thank You to Our Corporate Members! Celebrate Lakes Appreciation Month! Call for 2018 NALMS Achievement Awards Nominations NALMS 2018: Now Trending: Innovations in Lake Management Conferences & Events News from Our Student Director Participate in the 2018 Secchi Dip-In! Lake News & Information Lake Photo of the Month

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Student Video Series: “Harmful Algal Blooms”

NALMS is seeking student-produced videos of "Harmful Algal Blooms" 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 should cover: General explanation of a HAB and relevant thresholds for human health (e.g., World Health Organization thresholds for cell and toxin concentrations) General knowledge of conditions in which HABs occur Research needs regarding HABs Explain what the public should know about HABs Explain the temporal and spatial ...

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NALMS Notes & Lake News March / April 2018

The new issue of NALMS Notes & Lake News is out! In this issue: NALMS Launches Subject Matter Experts List From the President News From Our Affiliates LakeLine Future Issues and Call for Article and Theme Ideas Thank You to Our Corporate Members! NALMS 2018 Call for Abstracts Conferences & Events 2018 Southeastern Lake Management Conference Latest Articles from LRM NALMS News News From Region 3 News From Region 7 Government Affairs NALMS Partnerships Lake News & Information Lake Photo of the Month

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[UPDATED] Notice To All Members: Membership Database Switch

UPDATE (4/6/18): All active members will be in the new system by Tuesday, April 10th. We greatly appreciate your patience and support during this transition! We are also pleased to inform you that we are able to accept new member applications at this time. ..... As you may have noticed in the past issue or so of NALMS Notes & Lake News, we have decided to change the membership dues cycle to a fixed calendar date of January 1st. To accomplish this, we also had to switch our membership database. And now ... the day has come! We will be deactivating our current ...

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