16 results for tag: partnerships

2024 APMS 64th Annual Meeting

Monday July 15th we will kick things off with the always popular President’s Reception at Oak & Stone restaurant from 6-9pm (6-7pm for the student meet and greet; 7-9pm for everyone). Have a great time dining, catching up with old friends, and meeting new ones. Tuesday (July 16th) and Wednesday (July 17th) will feature a full day of presentations from the cutting edge of aquatic plant and algae management research.  Don’t miss our plenary session highlighting “Back to the Basics: Control Methods – Past, Present, Future”.  We will have several invited speakers that will share their unique knowledge and experience with one specific ...

Volunteers Sought for Study Assessing Perchlorate Occurrence in Lakes Following Fireworks Displays

The North American Lake Management Society is partnering with researchers from across the country investigating the occurrence of perchlorate in lakes and reservoirs following fireworks displays. Perchlorate is used as a propellent in professional and consumer fireworks and has been found in surface waters following these events in the past. The current work expands this sampling to a national scale and seeks to develop a Soil and Water Assessment Tool to aid in EPA’s development of Maximum Contaminant Levels. More information about the grant can be found at https://bit.ly/48LuKMd. NALMS is helping to identify water quality professionals, ...

Adirondack Champlain Regional Salt Summit

A full day event including speakers, presentations, live demos, and panel discussion with scientists, municipal leaders, politicians, and leading experts in the field dedicated to the reduction of winter road salt use. Find out more: https://lakegeorgeassociation.org/news-events/events/adirondack-champlain-regional-salt-summit

Libraries Love Lakes Info Session

July is Lakes Appreciation Month! Join us March 8th at 2 pm (Eastern Time) for a free, virtual information session to learn about an exciting initiative, Libraries Love Lakes, an outreach project pairing libraries with lake scientists to provide collaborative programming emphasizing the importance of lakes in our everyday lives. The new librarieslovelakes.org website is a toolkit of online resources for community members and library professionals to plan and host lake-focused outreach events (virtual or in person!) for kids and library patrons during the July Lakes Appreciation Month. Included on the new website are: favorite story time ...

JASM Call for Session Proposals Deadline

Source Water Protection Week

AWWA invites water utilities, sections and other partners to join the Association in declaring Sept. 26-Oct. 2 the first-ever “Source Water Protection Week.” Throughout the week, we will be raising awareness about the importance of caring for our precious drinking water sources. Source Water Protection Week materials are now available, and many additional resources will be added between now and Sept. 26.  Why Source Water Protection Week? The best way to assure we have high quality drinking water at the tap is to protect our precious water sources. If we keep our rivers, lakes and underground wells free from ...

HABs Drinking Water Webinar Series

In collaboration with the USACE Invasive Species Leadership Team, Aquatic Plant Management Society, and American Water Works Association, NALMS is proud to offer a five-part summer webinar series focused on HABs and drinking water. In this series, our panel of experts will summarize the latest research and technical information on management strategies to encourage better integration and facilitation in the protection of drinking water. 06/23/21 - HAB Impacts to Drinking Water and Current Management Outlook Start: 12:00 CDT Other Information: HABs Drinking Water Webinar Series #1 Webinar Flyer WebEx: https://usace1.webex.com/meet/tara...

CASS Panel Discussion

Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) will host a panel discussion for leaders of the Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies (CASS) during our 2021 Annual Meeting.  Leaders of the nine societies will discuss and engage the audience on two focal topics:  1) building cross-society collaborations and 2) fostering diversity, inclusion, and equity.  All members of the nine societies are invited to join in for this exciting event.  Registration is required but complimentary. Register here! Check out the CASS website for more information about the consortium: https://aquaticsocieties.org/.

ILMS 2021 Abstracts Due

Please save the date for the annual ILMS conference.  As a result of the current pandemic we have decided to move to a fully virtual conference this year. The theme for this year is: Lake and Watershed Resiliency in Changing Times Our online event will be held April 8th and 9th, 2021.  We are currently accepting abstracts for presentations for the event.  We will update you with more details as we continue our planning. Help us celebrate 33 years of Indiana Lakes Management! The Indiana Lakes Management Society is seeking abstracts for presentations at the 32nd Annual Indiana Lakes Management Annual Conference and our first virtual confer...

World’s Leading Aquatic Scientific Societies Urgently Call for Cuts to Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Dire consequences for freshwater and marine resources without significant and fast action Bethesda, MD (September 14, 2020) In an unprecedented statement released today, the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) joined forces with 111 aquatic scientific societies representing more than 80,000 scientists across the world to sound a climate change alarm.  The societies call for drastically curtailed global greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impacts of man-made climate change to fish and aquatic ecosystems. Unless urgent action is taken to reduce emissions, scientists predict catastrophic impacts to commercial, recreational, and ...