Understanding Water Quality Indicators Quick Links Transparency, Polluted Stormwater Runnoff, and Algae There are many imminent threats to Maine lakes. Near the top of the list, and perhaps the most pervasive, is the potential for lakes to become nutrient enriched and more biologically productive due to development in lake watersheds. This condition is often characterized […]
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2021 Water Quality Monitoring Summit Morning Session https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/543103378/aec1b519b6 Quick Links Maine Lake Monitoring Summit Morning Sessions. April 8th, 2021 Guest Speaker Dr. Jasmine Saros (University of Maine – Orono) Lakes as Sentinels of Environmental Change Lowest Point in Landscape Integrate information from changes in air/watersheds Archive signals in sediments
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Gloeotrichia Photo Credit: Lake Stewards of Maine, J. Ferendo. Gloeotrichia on Swan Lake, Maine. CC BY-NC-ND Quick Links Gloeotrichia (pronounced “glee-oh-tricky-ah”) echinulata is a colonial cyanobacteria (FKA blue-green algae) that forms tiny spheres, which can be seen without magnification in lake water. “Gloeo” has been known to exist in Maine lakes for many years, but it has typically
Other Lake Phenomena Quick Links Other Lake Phenomena There are many factors besides water quality and invasive aquatic species that can affect lake health, and the LSM helps train volunteer citizen scientists to monitors and track a number of these. Below are brief descriptions of other types of lake health indicators and links to more information.
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As awareness of this threat to Maine waters has emerged across the state, Mainers have taken swift and decisive action. In 2000, the State of Maine passed legislation that outlaws the sale, propagation, or introduction to Maine waters, of eleven invasive aquatic plants. In 2001 further legislation was enacted, instituting additional regulations, programs and planning requirements…
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Educational Materials How to documents, instructions, and forms from LSM and our partners! AIS Print Resources and Survey Forms
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