2025 ‘NYHABS’ Online Notification and Reporting System for Harmful Algal Blooms
DEC Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. James McDonald are reminding New Yorkers to
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.
World Turtle Day is May 23
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14 extraordinary photos show the importance of freshwater habitats
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Mapping the PFAS contamination crisis: New data show 8,865 sites with PFAS in 50 states, the District of Columbia and four territories
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The town of Elizabethtown, county seat for Essex County, has been working for decades to install a wastewater collection and
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In the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise article, “Blazing futures? Understanding wildfire risk in
World Wetlands Day – February 2
People around the world will be celebrating the value of wetlands on Feb. 2, 2025. This year’s theme is “protecting
Reauthorization of Bipartisan America’s Conservation Enhancement Act
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Lake Stewardship 