News: Sea beast by George Danby
Credit: George Danby / BDN It’s not the Kraken! It’s not Nessie! It’s milfoil! Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/08/30/opinion/danby-ink/sea-beast/
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Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention
News: Invasive Aquatic Plant Identification class teaches how to recognize invasive plants
July 25, 2022, 11:35 AM by 6Park NewsDesk ROXBURY — Examining soggy plants on several small white plates in the camp’s pavilion room, about 20 people with a vested interest in knowing which of those plants are invasive in their local waters consulted their field guides to record their best answers. Lake Stewards of Maine, a volunteer
eDNA
eDNA Quick Links Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a method of testing for the presence of specific species or groups of organisms in a background sample. Unlike traditional DNA testing, eDNA can identify organisms that are not directly present in a sample but have left genetic material behind or free-floating in the water. eDNA is diluted
Diving for Milfoil on Lake Auburn
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Cyanobacteria Monitoring
Cyanobacteria Monitoring Quick Links Citizen lake scientists are helping detect cyanobacteria blooms. Want to help? Please check out these three excellent programs available through EPA! BloomWatch – Do you notice that a lake suddenly turned the color of pea soup or a blue-green paint spill? Do you see green clumps, flakes or filaments floating in a
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LSM Invasive Plant Patroller Session 20210428 – A Discussion of Survey Methods and Tools
LSM IPPers Session 2021-04-28 https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/546156177/4fa95acc13 Quick Links This is the IPPers session from April, 28th 2021. The focus of the session was survey methods and tools.
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The Battle for Big Lake
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A Guided Tour of LSM’s “Lakes of Maine” Website
A Guided Tour of LSM’s “Lakes of Maine” Website https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/449837027 Quick Links Peter Vaux, PhD; Developer and Manager of the Lakes of Maine website www.lakesofmaine.org is the most comprehensive online information resource available for Maine lakes. Conceived by Peter Vaux, who has developed the site with webmaster Jim Craddock and LSM staff, LoME provides a
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LSM Webinar 20210709 A New App from LSM: The Maine Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena
LSM Webinar 20210709 A New App from LSM: The Maine Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/575141456/cdb435298f Quick Links Presented by Roberta Hill, Tristan Taber, and Jon Donnelly Every lake in Maine is a place of wonder and discovery. LSM’s new Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena app has been developed to provide a knowledgeable pocket-held
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Metaphyton in Maine Lakes: What Is It? Should We Be Concerned?
Metaphyton in Maine Lakes: What Is It? Should We Be Concerned? Quick Links Scott Williams: (Former) Executive Director and Limnologist, Lake Stewards of Maine Recorded in summer 2020 For more than a decade, public anecdotal observation has suggested that metaphyton, aka green cotton candy-like filamentous algae, has been increasing in Maine lakes. But is it
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