Native Species or Invasive? The Distinction Blurs as the World Warms
I’ve often struggled with the native/nonnative/invasive dividing line when it comes to plants. For instance, so many of what we
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.
LCBP offering $500,000 in Local Project Grants
Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks proposals for projects that improve water quality and ecosystems in
New Boating Safety Law in New York State
A new measure known as Brianna’s Law requires all operators of motorized watercraft to complete a state-approved safety course by
Removing carp from lakes
Aquarius Systems shares this article about research on removing carp from lakes: Fish Cannons, Koi Herpes and Other Tools to
State of Maine offers grants to implement watershed-based plans to protect or restore lakes threatened by NPS pollution
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the release of a Request for Proposals – Grants for Nonpoint Source
Biologists seek cause of Lake Champlain salmon decline
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Biologists are trying to determine whether a warm, dry fall is responsible for a drop in
Plastics in the Great Lakes
Tons of plastics enter the Great Lakes every year – where does it go? Matthew J. Hoffman & Christy Tyler,
Slowing Aquatic Invasive Spread in 2019: NY Sea Grant Watercraft Inspection Webinar Series Starts January 17
Newark, N.Y. The 2019 edition of the Watercraft Inspection Program Leader educational webinar series developed by New York Sea Grant
Hydrilla identified in Cayuga Lake
In October 2018, Hydrilla verticillata, a highly invasive aquatic weed, was confirmed at a private marina on Cayuga Lake, Cayuga County,
EPA Testing Use of Floating Vegetated Islands to Remove Excess Nutrients from Water
Harmful algal blooms—the overgrowth of algae in water—are a major problem across the nation. Blooms occur when excess nutrients (nitrogen
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