Submit Your Photo for the 2016 Photo Contest!
Only electronic submissions will be accepted. You must be a NALMS member to submit an entry.
Photos should be of sufficient resolution to print from (approximately 300 dpi at 8.5” x 11”).
Maximum of one submission per person.
Entries must be received by October 15, 2016.
Send your entry to: Bill Jones, Editor, LakeLine (joneswi@indiana.edu)
NALMS Welcomes New Director of Marketing and Membership
Hi everyone! My name is Alyssa Schulte and I am thrilled to be joining the NALMS staff, starting September 6, as the Director of Marketing & Membership. I graduated with a BS in Professional Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 2011 and have been employed with the La Crosse County University of Wisconsin-Extension office for the last two years. I am excited to move to Madison, begin my NALMS career, and learn more about lake management and conservation. I look forward to meeting and working with all of you! You can reach me through the contact page.
2016 Call for NALMS Achievement Awards
Call for Achievement Award Nominations
We all have times when we think to ourselves, “wow, x should be awarded for all their hard work, contribution, or service!” Do not lose that thought. Now is your chance to nominate that person or entity for their outstanding efforts.
North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) eagerly awaits your nominations for individuals, organizations and programs, corporations, and projects contributing to NALMS and its mission- to forge partnerships among citizens, scientists, professionals fostering the management and protection of ...
Nominations for 2016 Election
Nominations for 2016 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 ...
RELEASED: Step-By-Step Guide for Data Submission
Data-Submission FAQ
A step-by-step guide for data submission has been posted! The guide can be found on the Participate page and screen shots are included to make the data-submission process (via the Secchi Dip-In Website) as painless as possible.
You may also submit data while in the field, via the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network’s (GLEON) Lake Observer App. Lake Observer provides video guides for using the Lake Observer App. Please, submit via the app or the Secchi Dip-In website, not both!
Questions and comments ...
NALMS 36th International Symposium
Hosted by Alberta Lake Management Society and Living Lakes Canada
Registration Opening Soon!
Click here or below to download our flyer. Feel free to distribute widely among your contacts.
The 2016 Show Your Lakes Appreciation Challenge
In the month of July NALMS issues the "Show Your Lakes Appreciation Challenge"
The goal of the challenge is to promote and encourage support for Lakes Appreciation Month.
Here's how you can join in:
Take a picture of yourself or someone you know enjoying or working on a lake or reservoir during July.
Log on to Facebook or Twitter and upload your picture.
Add an informative, funny, or witty caption along with the name of lake.
Be sure to type #LakesAppreciation in your post so we can find your entry.
Why should you join in?
You can win PRIZES
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NALMS Position Paper on Toxic Cyanobacterial Blooms
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
NALMS publishes position papers on topics it determines to be of great importance to the lake management community. This position paper focuses on toxin-producing cyanobacteria, a growing issue for lake managers and public health officials throughout the world.
2016 Call for Abstracts
WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING ABSTRACTS FOR THIS CONFERENCE
Science to Stewardship: Balancing Economic Growth and Lake Sustainability
There may be no locale more appropriate to host a discussion on the impact of development on natural spaces than Banff National Park, Alberta. Established in 1885, Banff is Canada’s first national park. Hosting millions of visitors annually, Banff exemplifies the need for a sustainable balance between economic development and conservation. Alberta has undergone significant landscape change during the last hundred years. Intact ecosyst...
Getting to Know Cyanobacteria: basics, blooms, toxins, and taxa
Get up to speed on cyanobacteria (a.k.a. blue-green algae) including a general overview, information on conditions which lead to blooms, details regarding cyanobacterial toxins, and a rundown of the main toxin-producing groups of cyanobacteria.
