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New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation: How to Identify Harmful Algae Blooms
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Water Quality Resources – Test
Webinar: How to Lead a Plant Paddle (2025)
Webinar: Know Your Basal Rosette Plants
Webinar: Know Your Floating Leaf Plants
Webinar: Know your Milfoils
Webinar: Know your Naiads
Webinar: Survey123 (2025)
Webinar: Travel Team Orientation (2025)
About
LSM Overview Slide Deck
Merger: Lake Stewards of Maine & Maine Lakes
Passings
Latest News from LSM
Employment Opportunities
Our Staff
Board of Directors
Advisory Board
LSM Center for Citizen Lake Science
Workshops & Events
Annual Conference
LSM Programs & Tools
Aquatic Invasive Species Program
AIS Print Resources and Survey Forms
Crayfish
Cyanobacteria
BloomWatch Reports
Cyanobacteria Monitoring
eDNA
Gloeotrichia
Ice-In & Ice-Out Tracking
Ice Variability
Ice-In & Ice-Out Tracking Form
Ice-In & Ice-Out Tracking Map
The Story of Maine’s Lake Ice Cover
Metaphyton
Metaphyton in Our Maine Lakes
Metaphyton Tracking Form
Satellite Monitoring Program
Survey123 Data Collection and Data Presentation
Lake Stewards of Maine Live Water Quality Monitoring Data
Survey123 for Aquatic Invasive Species
Volunteer
Water Quality Monitoring
Understanding Water Quality Indicators
Water Quality Certification Process
Water Quality Local Boat Host Program
Water Quality MeterFest and Meter Maintenance
Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention
15 Aquatic Invaders
AIS Certification Process
AIS Advanced Plant Identification
Invasive Plant Patrol Leaders
Maine’s Early Detection System
The Importance of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention
Watershed Assessment
About Watershed Trainings
Frequently Asked Questions – Watersheds
Maine Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena app
Acknowledgements
Terms and Conditions
Privacy Policy
Resources
Maine Lake Data
Maine’s Water Quality Data
Most Unwanted Poster
Other Lake Phenomena
Regional Collaborators
Viewing Scopes
Videos
2021 Water Quality Monitoring Summit Morning Session
A Guided Tour of LSM’s “Lakes of Maine” Website
About Lake Stewards of Maine
Alan’s Algae
An Overview of Citizen Lake Watershed Surveys
Conducting Invasive Aquatic Plant Surveys – How to Maximize Direct Observation
Diving for Milfoil on Lake Auburn
Downeast Lakes Land Trust Presents Milfoil in Big Lake: What is it and how do we respond?
Everything That You Might Want to Know About Lake Flushing Rates with Jeff Dennis
Healthy Vegetated Buffers – Healthy Lakes! Working with Mother Nature to Protect the Waters of Maine
How to Construct a View Scope
Lake Ice Regimes: Some Baffling Trends and Challenges for Citizen Science with Lloyd Irland
Lake Stewards of Maine Lake Stories sponsored by Norway Savings Bank
Lake Stewards of Maine Present: Crown Jewel Lakes of Central Maine
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Excerpt Dave Courtemanch
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Excerpt Linda Bacon
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Excerpt Matt Scott
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Excerpt Scott Williams
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Excerpt Steve Norton
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Recording
LSM Citizen Stewards and Maine Lakes: Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Systems
LSM Influence of Warming Climate on Aquatic Invaders
LSM Invasive Plant Patroller Session 20210428 – A Discussion of Survey Methods and Tools
LSM Lakes of Maine Data Tutorial
LSM Metaphyton Form Usage
LSM Water Quality Technical Session 20210218 – A Discussion of Citizen Lake Watershed Surveys
LSM Webinar – Sedges, Rushes, and Grasses of Maine Lakes, Standley
LSM Webinar – What kind of lake is that? Deeds
LSM Webinar 20210611 Mountain Ponds as Sentinels of Change in the Northeast
LSM Webinar 20210626 BloomWatch: EPA’s Smart Phone Application for the Monitoring of Cyanobacteria Blooms
LSM Webinar 20210709 A New App from LSM: The Maine Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena
LSM Webinar 20210730 The Maine Loon Project
LSM Webinar 20210827 Maine Lakes: from birth to death, and “everything” between
LSM Webinar 20211008 Management of Invasive Milfoils (Myriophyllum spp.) In New England; An Investigation of Genetic Diversity
Metaphyton in Maine Lakes: What Is It? Should We Be Concerned?
Navigating to Station Using Google Maps
Northeast Climate Trends, Tracking Increasing Harmful Algal Blooms, and the Vital Role of Citizen Science in this Research
The Hunt For Aquatic Invaders
Understanding the New Maine DEP Lake Scorecard on Lakes of Maine
Using the LSM Ice Cover Form
Water Quality Technical Support Session: A Discussion of Flushing Rates
Webinar: Know Your Bladderworts
Forms & Data Sheets
Invasive Aquatic Plant Mapping Survey Documentation Form
Invasive Aquatic Plant Screening Survey Datasheet
Invasive Aquatic Plant Screening Survey Scientific Datasheet
Invasive Aquatic Species Mapping Survey Form
LSM Dissolved Oxygen Saturation Table
LSM Gloeotrichia Scale and Guidance Doc
LSM-DEP Advanced Sampling Form (142a and 142c)
LSM-DEP Chemistry Form 142c
LSM-DEP Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Form 142a
LSM-DEP Secchi Form 142b
State of Maine Health & Environmental Testing Lab (HETL) Chain of Custody Form
Total Phosphorus Surface Grab Sampling Instructions for Volunteer Monitors
Volunteer Time Tracking Form
The Water Column Newsletter
Educational Materials
Dissolve Oxygen Saturation Table
NANPS Guide to Pollinator Garden
NANPS Rain Garden Infosheet
Who to Contact: State Resources
Ways to Support Lake Stewardship
Lake and Regional Supporting Partners
Supporters
Campaigns and Fundraising Events
“The Battle for Big Lake”
Business & Community Supporters
DataVisualizationTester
Donate an Item and Support LSM!
Field Guide Supplemental Booklet
Home
IAP Protocols & Procedures
IPP Handbook
LSM Volunteer Awardees
New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation: How to Identify Harmful Algae Blooms
Secchi Simulator
Support Us
Test In Kind
Water Quality Resources – Test
Webinar: How to Lead a Plant Paddle (2025)
Webinar: Know Your Basal Rosette Plants
Webinar: Know Your Floating Leaf Plants
Webinar: Know your Milfoils
Webinar: Know your Naiads
Webinar: Survey123 (2025)
Webinar: Travel Team Orientation (2025)
About
LSM Overview Slide Deck
Merger: Lake Stewards of Maine & Maine Lakes
Passings
Latest News from LSM
Employment Opportunities
Our Staff
Board of Directors
Advisory Board
LSM Center for Citizen Lake Science
Workshops & Events
Annual Conference
LSM Programs & Tools
Aquatic Invasive Species Program
AIS Print Resources and Survey Forms
Crayfish
Cyanobacteria
BloomWatch Reports
Cyanobacteria Monitoring
eDNA
Gloeotrichia
Ice-In & Ice-Out Tracking
Ice Variability
Ice-In & Ice-Out Tracking Form
Ice-In & Ice-Out Tracking Map
The Story of Maine’s Lake Ice Cover
Metaphyton
Metaphyton in Our Maine Lakes
Metaphyton Tracking Form
Satellite Monitoring Program
Survey123 Data Collection and Data Presentation
Lake Stewards of Maine Live Water Quality Monitoring Data
Survey123 for Aquatic Invasive Species
Volunteer
Water Quality Monitoring
Understanding Water Quality Indicators
Water Quality Certification Process
Water Quality Local Boat Host Program
Water Quality MeterFest and Meter Maintenance
Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention
15 Aquatic Invaders
AIS Certification Process
AIS Advanced Plant Identification
Invasive Plant Patrol Leaders
Maine’s Early Detection System
The Importance of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention
Watershed Assessment
About Watershed Trainings
Frequently Asked Questions – Watersheds
Maine Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena app
Acknowledgements
Terms and Conditions
Privacy Policy
Resources
Maine Lake Data
Maine’s Water Quality Data
Most Unwanted Poster
Other Lake Phenomena
Regional Collaborators
Viewing Scopes
Videos
2021 Water Quality Monitoring Summit Morning Session
A Guided Tour of LSM’s “Lakes of Maine” Website
About Lake Stewards of Maine
Alan’s Algae
An Overview of Citizen Lake Watershed Surveys
Conducting Invasive Aquatic Plant Surveys – How to Maximize Direct Observation
Diving for Milfoil on Lake Auburn
Downeast Lakes Land Trust Presents Milfoil in Big Lake: What is it and how do we respond?
Everything That You Might Want to Know About Lake Flushing Rates with Jeff Dennis
Healthy Vegetated Buffers – Healthy Lakes! Working with Mother Nature to Protect the Waters of Maine
How to Construct a View Scope
Lake Ice Regimes: Some Baffling Trends and Challenges for Citizen Science with Lloyd Irland
Lake Stewards of Maine Lake Stories sponsored by Norway Savings Bank
Lake Stewards of Maine Present: Crown Jewel Lakes of Central Maine
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Excerpt Dave Courtemanch
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Excerpt Linda Bacon
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Excerpt Matt Scott
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Excerpt Scott Williams
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Excerpt Steve Norton
LSM 2021 Annual Conference Recording
LSM Citizen Stewards and Maine Lakes: Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Systems
LSM Influence of Warming Climate on Aquatic Invaders
LSM Invasive Plant Patroller Session 20210428 – A Discussion of Survey Methods and Tools
LSM Lakes of Maine Data Tutorial
LSM Metaphyton Form Usage
LSM Water Quality Technical Session 20210218 – A Discussion of Citizen Lake Watershed Surveys
LSM Webinar – Sedges, Rushes, and Grasses of Maine Lakes, Standley
LSM Webinar – What kind of lake is that? Deeds
LSM Webinar 20210611 Mountain Ponds as Sentinels of Change in the Northeast
LSM Webinar 20210626 BloomWatch: EPA’s Smart Phone Application for the Monitoring of Cyanobacteria Blooms
LSM Webinar 20210709 A New App from LSM: The Maine Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena
LSM Webinar 20210730 The Maine Loon Project
LSM Webinar 20210827 Maine Lakes: from birth to death, and “everything” between
LSM Webinar 20211008 Management of Invasive Milfoils (Myriophyllum spp.) In New England; An Investigation of Genetic Diversity
Metaphyton in Maine Lakes: What Is It? Should We Be Concerned?
Navigating to Station Using Google Maps
Northeast Climate Trends, Tracking Increasing Harmful Algal Blooms, and the Vital Role of Citizen Science in this Research
The Hunt For Aquatic Invaders
Understanding the New Maine DEP Lake Scorecard on Lakes of Maine
Using the LSM Ice Cover Form
Water Quality Technical Support Session: A Discussion of Flushing Rates
Webinar: Know Your Bladderworts
Forms & Data Sheets
Invasive Aquatic Plant Mapping Survey Documentation Form
Invasive Aquatic Plant Screening Survey Datasheet
Invasive Aquatic Plant Screening Survey Scientific Datasheet
Invasive Aquatic Species Mapping Survey Form
LSM Dissolved Oxygen Saturation Table
LSM Gloeotrichia Scale and Guidance Doc
LSM-DEP Advanced Sampling Form (142a and 142c)
LSM-DEP Chemistry Form 142c
LSM-DEP Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Form 142a
LSM-DEP Secchi Form 142b
State of Maine Health & Environmental Testing Lab (HETL) Chain of Custody Form
Total Phosphorus Surface Grab Sampling Instructions for Volunteer Monitors
Volunteer Time Tracking Form
The Water Column Newsletter
Educational Materials
Dissolve Oxygen Saturation Table
NANPS Guide to Pollinator Garden
NANPS Rain Garden Infosheet
Who to Contact: State Resources
Ways to Support Lake Stewardship
Lake and Regional Supporting Partners
Supporters
Campaigns and Fundraising Events
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