Small predator diversity is an important part of a healthy ecosystem
Halloween darter – copyright Michael R. Martin Biodiversity, including small predators such as dragonflies and other aquatic bugs that attack
Author: Michael R. Martin, CLM
Michael R. Martin is the Senior Scientist at Suozzo, Doty and Associates and past-president of the North American Lake Management Society. He established LakeStewardship.org in 2006. Michael has over 40 years of experience in lake and watershed management in the public, private and non-profit sectors. He has implemented monitoring and management programs on hundreds of lakes and ponds throughout New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, and Indiana. When he is not out on a lake working, Michael enjoys experiencing the outdoors through hiking, kayaking and photography.
Largest dam removal in U.S. history results in restored habitat, massive sediment release
The habitat impacts of removing a dam are often as great as installing one — though not always in ways
Methylmercury Found in 25 Percent of U.S. Waters Tested
A 2014 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report, Mercury in the Nation’s Streams – Levels, Trends and Implications, presents a comprehensive
Many Sampled Streams Exceed Aquatic Life Benchmarks for Pesticides
Although pesticide levels seldom exceeded human health benchmarks, pesticides continue to be a concern for aquatic life in many U.S.
NALMS past-presidents fault lake management organizations’ watershed focus over in-lake issues
Kezar Lake, NH, USA. Copyright Michael R. Martin North American Lake Management Society’s past-presidents Dick Osgood and Ken Wagner, writing
Researchers putting Water Hyacinth into Florida waters to improve water quality
Researchers in Florida are looking at adding rather than removing the aggressively invasive Water Hyacinth at Crystal River National Wildlife
Report by NYS Comptroller outlines DEC’s Economic Problems
A report by the New York State Comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, outlines the state of Environmental Funding in New York State
Study links acidic lakes to higher mercury concentrations in bats
Source: Environmental Monitor A new study of mercury levels in bats links higher concentrations in some colonies to the acidity
Wetland birds flee farther from walkers than canoes
Western Grebe, Antelope Island, Utah, US. Copyright Michael R. Martin A new study of Australian wetland birds suggests people gliding
Blog Post addresses Drought with Advice for Drought-Impacted Water Utilities
“All Dried Up – Advice for Drought-Impacted Water Utilities” is a posting on EPA’s “It’s Our Environment” Blog that looks
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