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September / October 2015
It’s NALMS Election Time!Philip Forsberg, Director of Programs and Operations | [email protected]
Along with cooler weather, getting kids back to school and leaves changing color, it’s time for NALMS’ annual elections.
The NALMS Board is comprised of five officers (President, Past President, President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer) who make up the Executive Committee and 12 Regional Directors. Each director represents a specific geographic area. Additionally, there is an At-Large director and a Student director position to round it all out.
Each position on the NALMS board is filled by a volunteer who has been elected to serve the Society. Directors typically serve a three-year term except for the Student Director, who only serves one year. The Secretary and Treasurer both serve two year terms. The President Elect serves in that position for one year before moving on to become President for a year and Past President the following year. The executive committee members are elected by the full membership and regional directors are elected by the region they represent.
Each fall, NALMS holds elections to fill a handful of open positions. This year, those positions include: President-Elect; Treasurer; Directors for Regions 2, 6, 10 and 12; and the Student Director. The nominations committee works with outgoing officers/directors to identify potential candidates. Each candidate must be nominated and seconded by an active member. Positions are staggered so that not all directors are new to the process, and the business of NALMS can be managed smoothly while transitioning new members to the Board. The balloting period for this year will run from September 17 – November 1, don’t forget to cast your vote!
New officers and directors will be introduced at the annual membership meeting in Saratoga Springs, New York on November 18.
In this issue ...1 It’s NALMS Election
Time!
2 President’s Message
3 NALMS News
News from Our Affiliates
4 Conferences & Events
6 Lake News & Information
8 Lake Photo of the Month
10 Welcome New Members!
Thank You to Our Renewing Members!
VOTE VOTEHave you voted?
Login to the Members-only section of the NALMS website to cast your vote. Voting ends November 1.
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NALMS NotesEditor: Steve Lundt
NALMS PO Box 5443 Madison, WI 53705-0443 (608) 233-2836 www.nalms.org
Board of DirectorsReed Green – PresidentJulie Chambers – President-ElectTerry McNabb – Past-PresidentMike Perry – TreasurerSara Peel – Secretary
Wendy Gendron – Region 1Chris Mikolajczyk – Region 2Nicki Bellezza – Region 3Jason Yarbrough – Region 4Melissa Clark – Region 5Brad Hufhines – Region 6George Antoniou – Region 7Mike Eytel – Region 8Todd Tietjen – Region 9Frank Wilhelm – Region 10Anna DeSellas – Region 11Ron Zurawell – Region 12Vacant – At-Large DirectorTed Harris – Student Director
StaffPhilip Forsberg Director of Programs & Operations
Greg Arenz Director of Membership & Marketing
If you are having a conference, have a lake-related question, need advice, are looking for similar lake problems/solutions, have an interesting story to share, or just want to be heard throughout NALMS, please send your material to Steve Lundt at [email protected]. All newsletter material is due by the last Friday of each month to be considered for inclusion in the following month’s issue.
Items included in NALMS Notes do not represent or imply the endorsement of any specific commercial product or service by NALMS.
© 2015 North American Lake Management Society.
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President’s Message
Wow, how fast a year goes by!Doesn’t seem so long ago that Terry McNabb and I, the NALMS staff, Executive Committee and Board, were transitioning from 2014 into 2015. Now it’s time to transition into another NALMS year. Julie Chambers will be taking over as President at the end of the annual symposium in November. Julie and I have worked/associated together for years. Arkansas and Oklahoma share a common boarder, and I’ve attended many of Oklahoma Clean Lakes and Watersheds’ annual conferences over the years (Julie has been involved with many of them), and we both have attended and participated in the Arkansas/Oklahoma Arkansas River Federal Compact Commission meetings for many years, as well. NALMS will be in good hands with Julie at the helm.
Along these lines, many other changes will be occurring over the next few weeks leading up to the annual conference. By the time you read this, Executive Committee and Regional Board member elections will have started and likely continue to be in progress. I encourage everyone to participate in the elections. We will also be looking for new members to participate in our NALMS programs (Professional Certification, Student Programs, Lake Appreciation Month, Secchi Dip-In, Inland HAB, and Job Board), as well as the many different committees (Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; Financial Advisory; Grants, Marketing, and Fundraising; Nominating; Outreach and Education; Policy; and Publications). We need new leaders and members in many of the Programs and Committees. NALMS has a campaign to “Get Busy at NALMS” to encourage folks to get energized in participating in the various programs and committees, but it requires commitment. If you feel like helping and are willing to commit some time, I encourage you to Get Busy at NALMS; we need you! The folks that are involved and engaged are good, hard-working people and should be commended for their contributions, but NALMS needs more of you to get involved and engaged, to support our mission. We just need a little of your time, and collectively, we can make a difference. Thanks to all those who are already committed!
We had another good year at NALMS and we’re looking forward to the Saratoga Springs symposium in November. I know our NALMS staff, conference advisor, and local host committee (New York Federation of Lake Associations) have been working hard to get the program together. We appreciate all who have submitted talks and posters and have registered early. Also, we couldn’t put on a conference without our sponsors and exhibitors; you folks are the best! Check out the NALMS website to see who’s sponsoring the symposium; there’s a rolling banner of the different sponsors in the upper right-hand corner of the website (www.nalms.org). If you haven’t registered for the symposium, you need to, soon. Hotel rooms are filling up, and we need to have a good head count ahead of time to make sure all the needs are met.
Reed Green, President | [email protected]
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NALMS NewsWe’re Looking for a New NALMS Notes EditorNALMS Notes has been a great success keeping NALMS members informed on upcoming events, NALMS activities, lake-related news items, and affiliate activities. After serving as Editor for 10 years, Steve Lundt has decided to step down from the position.
The Editor oversees the content of NALMS Notes and holds the primary responsibility for compiling that content. This includes contacting those responsible for creating pieces of content such as the cover story and regional focus articles. The Editor also compiles the Lake News & Information items, with contributions from NALMS members.
If you are interested in becoming our next Editor or would like more information, please contact us at [email protected]. The NALMS Notes Editor is a volunteer position and requires approximately 5-10 hours per month.
News from Our AffiliatesWhat are NALMS affiliates up to these days? State and provincial lake management groups do fun things. Let NALMS and others know what you are up to. You spend a large amount of volunteer time to put on great events, might as well share them.
North Carolina Lake Management Society (NCLMS)
þ www.nclakemanagement.org
Formed in 1994, the North Carolina Lake Management Society helps look over the 1,800+ lakes in the state. They put on a spring
workshop and have an annual fall meeting. Check out their “ten best management practices.” It is a great list for people to use to help with protecting lakes and reservoirs.
Not a NALMS Member? It’s Easy to Become One. Join Today!NALMS Notes is free for everyone, but only NALMS members can have LakeLine Magazine and Lake and Reservoir Management delivered to their mailboxes 4 times a year. NALMS members also receive discounts on publications and conference registration.
Joining is easy! Visit our website to get started.
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We still have a lot of work to do. Our lakes and reservoirs continue to age and accumulate sediment and associated nutrients and contaminants. Our internal nutrient and contaminant loads are increasing annually and, in some instances, as large as or more so than our external loads. We need to educate and promote in-lake management practices in addition to watershed practices, in order to make substantial changes in improving our lake and reservoir water quality. This will benefit all – shoreliners, sport fishing and recreation, source-water protection, fisheries and wildlife, health, and wellbeing. NALMS is an organization that is well suited in promoting and educating the cause. Join us in Saratoga Springs, New York in November; join us in participating in one or more of our programs and committees. You can make a difference. See you in Saratoga Springs.
Vote for NALMS Directors and OfficersYou may vote online using the following directions:
1. Go to the NALMS website at www.nalms.org;
2. Enter your email address and password at the top of the page (see note below);
3. Click the "Login" button to go to the Members' Only section;
4. Click on the "Board Election" link on the member navigation panel on the right-hand side of the page;
5. Read the Ballot Instructions carefully and cast your vote.
Note: If you do not have a password, or cannot remember yours, you may request a new one by entering your email address into the email login field and clicking on the "Reset/Request a Password" link above the password field.
If you have any questions about the election or your ballot please contact the NALMS Office at 608-233-2836 or by email at [email protected].
VOTE
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Saratoga Springs2015
November 17 – 20, 2015
North American Lakes: Embracing Their History, Ensuring Their Future
Online registration closes November 6!
General Conference Information and Registrationþ bit.ly/NALMS2015
Sponsorship Informationþ bit.ly/NALMS2015Sponsorship
Exhibitor Informationþ bit.ly/NALMS2015Exhibitors
Conferences & Events
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Sustaining SponsorsAquarius Systems
Contributing SponsorsFluid Imaging Technologies, Inc.
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
HAB Aquatic Solutions
PhycoTech, Inc.
Princeton Hydro
Syngenta
Vertex Water Features
General SponsorsFinger Lakes Institute
Fund for Lake George
Great Lakes Research Consortium
Lake George Association
Restorative Lake Sciences
Saratoga Lake Association
Town of Lake George
Upstate Freshwater Institute
Village of Lake George
WRS, Inc.
In-kind SponsorsSaratoga Lake Association
Facts about Lake GeorgeSource: Lake George Guide þ www.lakegeorgeguide.com/regional-area-info/did-you-know/
With this year’s symposium being in New York State, Lake George will be a great place to visit (there is also a special Lake George field trip that you can sign up for with the Symposium).
Here is an interesting fact: Lake George has its own underwater park. The Submerged Heritage Preserves is a series of shipwrecks which lie at the bottom of the lake. During the French & Indian War, the British deliberately sank hundreds of their boats in Lake George in order to avoid their capture. Today the park is a popular site for divers. Bateau Below, a group dedicated to documenting & researching these shipwrecks, has attained recognition for the site as a national landmark.
Register Now for NALMS 2015!
www.nalms.org
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Saratoga Springs, New York Trivia:Source: Wikipedia þ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahican
The Mahican Indians were the first people to live in the Saratoga Springs area. European settlers pushed the Mahican Indians east to Massachusetts and the upper Midwest to join with other tribes after about 1680. The Mahicans are an Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe that originally settled in the Hudson River Valley. The tribe’s name came from where they lived: “Muh-he-ka-neew” or “people of the continually flowing water.” The word Muh-he-kan refers to a great body of water (Hudson River) that reminded them of the place of origin.
30th Annual California Lake Management Society ConferenceOctober 15 – 16, 2015 • Ontario, Californiaþ www.california-lakes.org
New England Freshwater Fish: An Identification WorkshopOctober 16–18, 2015 • Steuben, Maineþ eaglehill.us/fall-workshops
2015 Washington Lake Protection Association ConferenceOctober 26 – 28, 2015 • Walla Walla, Washingtonþ www.walpa.org
26th Annual PALMS ConferenceFebruary 24 – 25, 2016 • State College, Pennsylvaniaþ www.palakes.org
The Virginia Water ConferenceMarch 13 – 15, 2016 • Richmond-Midlothian, Virginiaþ www.vlwa.org
Wisconsin Lakes Partnership ConventionMarch 30 – April 1, 2016 • Stevens Point, Wisconsinþ www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/UWEXLakes/
10th National Monitoring ConferenceMay 2 - 6, 2016 • Tampa, Floridaþ acwi.gov/monitoring/conference/
NALMS Affiliate Organizations
Do You Have a Conference or Workshop You’d Like to See Listed in NALMS Notes?
Email the details to us at [email protected].
Save the Date for the 10th National Monitoring Conference
Working Together for Clean WaterMay 2 – 6, 2016 • Tampa, Floridaþ acwi.gov/monitoring/conference/2016/
Saratoga Springs – How to get thereAfter you register, reserve your hotel room, and look into what workshops you are going to attend, you need to figure out how to get to the symposium.
By Car – if you’re close by or far away, a road trip can be a great way to experience the symposium in New York. Saratoga Springs is about halfway between Boston and Syracuse. There are plenty of interstate highways that take you to Saratoga. Grab a map (or smart phone) and hit the road.
By Bus – There are many bus services from major cities nearby. For example, it costs about $40 one way to take a bus from New York City to Saratoga Springs (www.wanderu.com/cheap-bus-tickets/saratoga-springs-ny-to-new-york-ny).
By Plane – The closest international airport is 30 miles south in Albany, New York. This is your closest major airport but there are others slightly farther away. The Albany airport does provide public transportation services to and from Saratoga Springs (www.cdta.org).
By Train – Amtrak’s Adirondack and Ethan Allen Express lines do serve Saratoga Springs. The Ethan Allen Express runs from New York City to Vermont on a regular schedule (www.amtrak.com).
By Foot – From the Appalachian Trail to the Catskill Scenic Trail, there are plenty of wonderful hikes that can lead you to Saratoga Springs. Just plan ahead please.
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Lake News & Information12 Dams over the Next 12 MonthsSource: Popular Mechanics þ www.popularmechanics.com/technology/design/g509/the-worlds-18-strangest-dams/?slide=18
Dams illustrate both the brilliance and arrogance of human ingenuity. They generate one-sixth of the world’s electricity and irrigate one-seventh of our food crops. Combined they cover a land area the size of California. One dam will be highlighted each month in 2015. There are about 57,000 large dams world-wide but that would take 4,750 years to highlight.
The World’s Largest Beaver Dam (Alberta, Canada)
Google Earth found the largest beaver dam which is located in Alberta at 850 meters long. The closest beaver dam is in Montana at 652 meters long. The entire dam is surrounded by wetlands.
New USGS ReportField and laboratory guide to freshwater cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms for Native American and Alaska Native communities, by Barry Rosen and Ann St. Amand
þ pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20151164
Abstract
Cyanobacteria can produce toxins and form harmful algal blooms. The Native American and Alaska Native communities that are dependent on subsistence fishing have an increased risk of exposure to these cyanotoxins. It is important to recognize the presence of an algal bloom in a waterbody and to distinguish a potentially toxic harmful algal bloom from a non-toxic bloom. This guide provides field images that show cyanobacteria blooms, some of which can be toxin producers, as well as other non-toxic algae blooms and floating plants that might be confused with algae. After recognition of a potential toxin-producing cyanobacterial bloom in the field, the type(s) of cyanobacteria present needs to be identified. Species identification, which requires microscopic examination, may help distinguish a toxin-producer from a non-toxin producer. This guide also provides microscopic images of the common cyanobacteria that are known to produce toxins, as well as images of algae that form blooms but do not produce toxins.
Buried Treasures at the Bottom of the LakeSource: EARTH þ www.earthmagazine.org/article/trail-treasure-rocky-mountains
A modern-day treasure hunt in the Rocky Mountains, and it might include a lake or reservoir. You decide. Read the poem created by Forrest Fenn and see if you think it involves a lake. For more information about this treasure hunt and to read the poem that includes a map, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenn_treasure.
Invasive Species Question – Best Way to Remove Carp?Here is a response to the June newsletter about removing carp. Try a helicopter.
Bill Harding from South Africa provided information on the use of a helicopter to apply rotenone to a shallow lake. See for yourself.
þ Paardevlei Rotenone Application Report: http://bit.ly/1fMZim6
þ Paardevlei Rotenone Video: http://bit.ly/1Nn6pg7
10 Amazing Moats Around the WorldSource: MSN þ www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/10-amazing-moats-around-the-world/ar-AAdLTe3#page=7
Is a moat more like a lake or a reservoir? They definitely have been around for a very long time but are still human made. MSN.com had an article recently about moats. This is just another example about how important lakes and reservoirs are to our world.
You DecideRead this item and then decide for yourself what you think about it. Do you believe in ghosts, paranormal events, can a lake be haunted? Many events do occur around lakes that are hard to explain. This time of year is a great time to see if those urban legends are real. Do you have a haunted lake story to share?
Source: io9 þ io9.com/the-worlds-9-most-haunted-bodies-of-water-1679119114
There are also several books about haunted lakes covering many stories that have been around for years. Book titles include “Haunted Lakes,” “Haunted Lakes II,” “Haunted Lake Michigan,” and “Haunted Lake Superior.” Grab one of these and decide for yourself if a lake can be haunted.
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Lake Ohrid is in TroubleBy Zoya Naskova
Ancient Lake Ohrid, on the border of Macedonia and Albania in South East Europe, harbors perhaps the highest rate of diversity of any inland water on Earth by surface area, but new anthropogenic pressures may cause the largest crisis that its two to five million years of existence have ever witnessed. Unless prevented, a ten-year urbanization plan backed by the Macedonian government will destabilize the lake’s unique ecosystem, which contains 1,200 native and over 300 endemic species at the latest count. Ohrid SOS, a local citizens’ initiative devoted to protect the lake, is now calling on the scientific community for support.
Formed by tectonic birth long before the last period of glaciation, UNESCO Lake Ohrid has initiated and nurtured unique life-forms at every level of the food chain. It boasts startling rates of endemism that extend to 75% among species such as freshwater snails. Not only have its longevity and depth provided the stable conditions for a remarkable sequence of evolution to flourish, but subaquatic springs through which water is delivered via underground karstic channels from sister Lake Prespa on the other side of the adjacent Mount Galicica have also established specific water parameters to which life has painstakingly adapted over many thousands of years. The result is something like an aquatic Galapagos.
Tragically, the aforementioned urbanization plan fails to comprehend this magnificence: Studenchishte Marsh—the last of the Lake Ohrid’s wetlands and the natural filter for its sublime water-quality—will be drained, cemented and substituted in favor of tourist accommodation; the reed belt breeding grounds of important species such as Ohrid carp will be cleared and destroyed; conjectured construction at a village named Ljubanishta may tamper with the integral subaquatic springs; natural beaches will be replaced with artificial habitats; and non-native tree species have already been imposed on the lake shore.
Meanwhile, Mount Galicica, the national park and UNESCO biosphere through which karstic channels from Prespa to Ohrid flow, will be cut apart by a European Bank of Reconstruction and Development-financed expressway
and a new-build ski-resort. In such a finely-tuned environment, the net result will likely be an ecological meltdown, especially when one considers the numerous human-instigated pressures on the lake that had long been identified by scientists even before these new developments were posited.
Ohrid SOS opposes the urbanization plans through a range of legal and awareness strategies and is slowly raising the profile of the issue locally, nationally, and even internationally. Through marsh-cleaning events and other green activities, a growing public petition, Facebook and Twitter channels, and an expanding media portfolio, the initiative hopes to open the eyes of the world not just to the dangers facing Lake Ohrid but also to the intrinsic beauty and value of its ecosystem.
To date, over 200 experts from institutions in 30 countries, including several leading scientists in the research of ancient lakes, have signed an Ohrid SOS Declaration to the Macedonian government demanding a halt to the urbanization. Now Ohrid SOS is reaching out to NALMS too in the hope that its members may also support the movement to protect Lake Ohrid by adding their names to the Declaration and perhaps even participating in future lake-awareness projects. All cooperation, ideas and input are welcomed.
þ Declaration: ohridsos.wordpress.com/declaration-on-preserving-the-world-natural-and-cultural-heritage-of-ohrid/
þ Petition: www.change.org/p/save-the-oldest-and-deepest-lake-in-europe-lake-ohrid-needs-your-action
The Things you learn on the WebAfter visiting a water park this summer, one CLM started to wonder how those massive waves formed in the wave pool. Straight to the public library to Google this pondering question – how do wave pools work? In this Google quest, lakes quickly became part of the answer. Did you know that one of the first wave pools made was by Ludwig II of Bavaria? The famous fantasy castle builder electrified a lake to create breaking waves. Look it up (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria). Ludwig II also built a castle with an ornamental lake on the roof that eventually leaked. Finally, Ludwig’s mysterious death includes a shallow lake. His body was found in Lake Starnberg.
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Alum in your StateNew York DEC has been evaluating the regulatory status of alum for a number of years. The existing (but unofficial) policy has been to define alum and other related products as pesticides, based on an interpretation of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law which defines “[a]ny substance or mixture of substances intended (emphasis added) for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pests” as a pesticide. Setting aside that this interpretation could define oxygen as a pesticide, New York is gathering information to evaluate alternative pathways for regulating the use of alum in the state. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 9NYSDEC) has been asked to identify how other states have been regulating or otherwise managing the use of alum as a lake management tool. This is of particular interest for states with delegated NPDES authority (since some states regulate alum through their state version of NPDES), rigorous pesticides review (registration and permitting), and active public or private lake management programs.
Scott Kishbaugh, with NYSDEC Division of Water, is gathering information about the use of alum around the country, state by state. NYSDEC is interested in the following information as it applies to your state (or the state(s) in which you actively provide lake management services)- please don’t hesitate to forward this request to (or contact information for) anyone better situated to answer these questions. Although the questions cite alum specifically, NYSDEC is interested to learn if other substances that precipitate algae or nutrients or inactivate nutrients (such as PhosLock) are treated separately.
Lake Photo of the MonthConvict Lake, Mammoth by Snehal Pachigar.
To be considered for NALMS' Lake Photo of the Month please submit your photo to the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) Flickr Group. Photos should focus on the lake and be geotagged or include the name or location of the lake in the title, description or tags of the photo.
1. Is alum (as an in-lake management tool) legal in your state?
2. Is alum considered a pesticide in your state? If so, is it regulated under state pesticide regulations or under separate authority?
3. Does the use of alum in your state require a state permit, and if so, under what program/authority is this permit issued?
4. Do you have standard permit conditions (such as limiting eligible waterbodies) or monitoring requirements associated with the alum permit?
5. How often (frequently, occasionally, rarely, etc) has alum been used as an in-lake management tool in the last decade? Has this increased in response to HABs?
6. Has alum been used to control nutrients in shallow (poorly or unstratified) lakes? If so, have these projects been successful?
7. Can you provide reports (or links to reports) summarizing specific alum projects in your state?
Please send your answers to Scott Kishbaugh at [email protected].
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SUNY Oneonta Offers a New Graduate ProgramSUNY Oneonta’s unique Lake Management Master of Science degree program, the only one in the country, is now offering a Professional Science Master’s (PSM) degree as well as its MS degree. Nationwide programs are currently being developed at liberal arts colleges leading directly to employment in positions in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) areas. These new PSM degrees require several weeks of cooperative experiences, effectively employment in professional venues, replacing the traditional thesis research required in liberal arts master’s degree programs. These programs are required to have advisory boards made up of active professionals. Oneonta’s advisory board consists of Ken Wagner, Bill Jones, Glenn Sullivan, Mark Mobley, West Bishop, and Steve Souza as well as single representatives from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and NYS Agriculture and Markets, and a NYS County Planner that has been active in lake management activities.
Oneonta’s programs extensively utilize the facilities at the Biological Field Station (BFS) in Cooperstown. Five CLMs make up the faculty and staff at the BFS on Otsego Lake, where most of the program takes place. Since its establishment in 1967 the BFS has expanded from its original 365 acres to over 2,600 acres including over 30 ponds, wetlands and streams utilized in the programs. A partnership with the NYS Federation of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA) provides access to hundreds of inland lakes. The BFS has recently undergone $5,000,000 in renovations while the National Science Foundation has awarded six major grants for equipment acquisition and facilities improvement.
Admission to either the PSM or MS in Lake Management degree programs require a four-year undergraduate degree, usually including courses in the natural sciences, communication, government, and business. It is expected applicants may have a diversity of widely varying technical and liberal arts backgrounds. The programs include 32 hours of theory and closely-aligned field and laboratory experiences. The PSM degree requires an 8 to 12-week cooperative experience in a professional venue. The MS degree requires thesis research involving the development of a comprehensive management plan on a selected body of water. There is a core of required courses including
Lake Management, Management of the Aquatic Biota, Limnology, Advanced Quantitative Biology (statistics), and a Lake Management Seminar. Electives include a number of courses in biology such as lake monitoring, phytoplankton ecology, wetland plant identification and delineation, biological invasions, many others as well as a business ethics offering. There are also electives in the Earth Sciences and more in all areas that one would expect to find at a liberal arts college with over 6000 students.
To date the minimum financial support any student in the MS track has received has been $7,500 annually for the two-year program, the maximum over $20,000. It is expected that professionals offering co-op experiences will provide some support supplementing college fellowships. There have been two or three teaching assistantships available that include waiver of tuition and fees plus a stipend of $4,000 annually.
The first students receiving degrees in these programs were employed before they finished. The majority have positions with consulting firms that manage water bodies from Georgia to Pennsylvania and Ohio and nearby states. When done with the programs students will have completed all the academic requirements to be recognized by NALMS. After a few months of work experience, they can join an elite group of about 100 NALMS Certified Lake Managers.
Those interested can contact Bill Harman, CLM, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, [email protected]; BFS.Oneonta.edu or www.Oneonta.edu/academics/biology.
Website of the Monthþ www.nhc.noaa.gov
National Hurricane Center is a good one to bookmark during the hurricane season. It has been close to a decade since a hurricane has touched the US shores. These major storms, even if they miss the main land, can still impact lakes and reservoirs up and down the eastern coastline. They are saying that over 11 trillion gallons of water fell in the Carolinas because of hurricane Joaquin. That is a lot of water all at once.
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Welcome New Members!
BiJay Adams, CLMAlberta Conservation AssociationAlberta Lake Management SocietyAquatic Control Inc.Kristen Bowman KavanaghChautauqua Watershed Conservancy Inc.Daniel CibulkaCheryl ClemensJoseph ConroyTom Conry, CLMBenjamin CrossDeal Lake CommissionDavid DeckerJames DeLucaDevils Lake Water Improvement District
(DLWID)Kelly DiNataleKelly DooleyDouglas DurbinDonna DustinEcosystem Consulting Service Inc.Greg EvenSteve FondriestJohnny FosterWendy Gendron, CLMLuke GervaseStephen HagerJohn HainsSarah HortonEric HoweH. Kenneth HudnellBradley Hufhines, CLM
Larry IcemanIndiana Lakes Management SocietyJean JacobyElizabeth JanesJeremy JenkinsBrian JonckheereWilliam JonesSeth Jones, CLPElizabeth Katt-ReindersPhilip KaufmannBrian KlingJonathan KnightGeorge Knoecklein, CLMChristopher Knud-Hansen, CLMDorte KosterDonald Kretchmer, CLMChris KuhnLake George AssociationLake of the Woods Water Sustainability
FoundationJan LarkinHeather LeschiedJason Luce, PLMErich MarzolfDavid MatthewsRobin MatthewsChris McCannBradley MeredithMobley Engineering Inc.Margaret ModleyBrian MurphyRussell Nemecek
Thank You to Our Renewing Members!
Nicole AlfafaraAlana BartolaiRichard BretzCanadianpond.ca Products Ltd.Chautauqua Lake Association Inc.Walt DawsonBetsy DickesJanice DouglassDon FisherKristopher HadleyStephanie Hummel
Update Your Contact InformationNALMS members can now go online to correct their own contact information and are encouraged to do so. Please tell your friends and colleagues who are NALMS members to check and update their records. If they are not getting LakeLine, Lake and Reservoir Management or NALMS Notes something is wrong. If they don't have access to fix their own contact info, they can call the NALMS office at 608.233.2836 or email Greg Arenz at ([email protected]) to make changes. This goes for postal service mail as well.
Kansas Dept. of Health and EnvironmentDarcy KarleLeslie MatthewsHeidi McMasterMoses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation
District (MLIRD)Daniel NitzscheTyler OrgonCarmen Pedroza-GutiérrezAlexander PezzuoliKeith Pilgrim
Anthony PrestigiacomoKristin ReardonRobert SchindlerRebecca SchneiderBradley SmithDaniel StichSyngentaDavid WickAlexander WoodleSandra Zinninger
Joni NuttleJenifer ParsonsJeffery PasekEllen PetticrewMatthew PettyPrinceton Hydro LLCRenaissance Lac BromeDennis RossGary SchafranSteve SchreinerMatthew ScottTodd SellersBradford ShermanAnn Shortelle, CLMJonathan SimpsonAndrew SmoldersBarbara SpezialeAnna ThelenDaniel TuffordTurner Designs Inc.Nancy TurykJames Tye IIIPat TylerErin Vennie-VollrathVoyageurs National ParkHeidi WalshAnne WeinbergGustavious WilliamsKeith WilliamsJohn WilsonJason Yarbrough, CLPNorm Zirnhelt
