Using the LSM Ice Cover Form Quick Links This video, presented by Tristan Taber (WQ Program Director for LSM), demonstrates the usage of the Ice Cover Tracking Form used to better understand lake ice cover and impacts of climate change on our lakes.
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News: For Maine’s Lakes, Shorter Ice Seasons Mean Loss of Water Quality, Winter Traditions Ice cover has critical impacts to the health of our lakes in Maine. It is vital that we monitor when ice in and ice out occurs and the unexpected loss of ice in winter when it happens: Submit your observations. “There’s
News: Proposed law would direct funds from unredeemed bottles and cans to Maine lakes, farms Not all money that comes from your 5 or 15 cent deposits when buying bottles is returned to you – annually this totals $10 to $16 million. Lake Stewards of Maine, the Maine Lake Protection Coalition, and many members of
News: Where to find Maine ice thickness reports this winter Ice cover is an important metric to monitor the health of Maine’s lakes, and it has a storied history and significant cultural importance to our state. The Lake Stewards of Maine maintain an ice-in and ice-out map that tracks when lakes freeze over and thaw, based
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Understanding the New Maine DEP Lake Scorecard on Lakes of Maine https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1146738338 Quick Links Jeremy Deeds, PhD; Understanding the Maine DEP Lake Scorecard on the Lakes of Maine website www.lakesofmaine.org is the most comprehensive online information resource available for Maine lakes. Jeremy Deeds working with a broad collective of scientists, community stakeholders, citizen scientists, and
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News: Maine rolls out ‘scorecards’ for lake health Water quality trends, invasive plants, shoreland & habitat, and lake vulnerability, these are the four major categories of the new Maine DEP Lake Scorecard. “What we wanted to do is summarize all these different aspects of lake condition and efficiently convey a picture of lake health,” Deeds
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News: Maine hopes ‘citizen scientists’ will take lead for lake health, Lake Scorecard Water quality trends, invasive plants, shoreland & habitat, and lake vulnerability, these are the four major categories of the new Maine DEP Lake Scorecard. A new scorecard for waterbody health rates nearly 1,200 lakes and other waterbodies around the state. Officials hope
LSM Overview Slide Deck This slide deck provides an overview of Lake Stewards of Maine’s activities. If you have any follow up questions, please contact us stewards@lakestewardsme.org. To support LSM through donations, contact us or Donate Now.Â
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Webinar: Know Your Floating Leaf Plants – Copy Quick Links “Know Your Basal Rosette Plants Webinar”  Recording available These plants, which feature leaves alternately arranged radiating out from a central base at substrate level, are numerous and can be confusing to invasive plant patrollers. This program will teach volunteers how to recognize a basal rosette plant, identify
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News: We must all be stewards of Maine’s precious lakes – BDN Climate change, human development pressure, aquatic invasive species are all threats to Maine lakes. Those already on the water can help. While we all need to do our part, we especially need those who are already on the water: paddlers, anglers, Maine Guides,
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