Maine's newest aquatic threats

Brett Willard and Christine Guerrette, Lake Stewards of Maine 
Thursday, April 18 at 5 p.m

In early 2023, four new plants were added to Maine’s watch list for potentially invasive aquatic plants. Since their addition, three new infestations of one of these new invaders have been discovered in Maine lakes, with likely more to come. In this webinar the Aquatic Invasive Species team at Lake Stewards of Maine will discuss how to identify these four plants and their native lookalikes, how LSM is engaging with lake communities with active infestations. This event is free, but registration is required. Click here to register. 

Join Caroline Murray, LakeSmart Coordinator and  Andrea Stevens, LakeSmart Manager for a LakeSmart training, May 7 at 4:00pm on Zoom.  This is the first of two online training sessions for new LakeSmart Evaluators and current Evaluators who may need a “refresher”. Caroline will present some basics of Lake Science and introduce the LakeSmart process. Andrea will talk about the LakeSmart Property Evaluation, standards for water quality, and a few examples of Best
Management Practices. The event is free but registration is required. Click here to register.

installing and using survey123 for Lakesmart evaluations

 Join Becky Schaffner, GIS Coordinator, Maine DEP for this online training May 14 at 5:00pm on Zoom.  This is the second of two online training sessions. Becky will bring you up to speed on our electronic data entry system, Survey123. She’ll walk through how to install the program on your mobile device and how to enter and submit Evaluation data into the app. The event is free but registration is required Click here to register.

Maine Lakes is excited to be hosting a second joint conference with our colleagues from Lake Stewards of Maine. We believe we can bring the best experience to our members, supporters, and lake advocates when we join forces with an organization that shares so many of our clean lakes values as well as shared members and supporters. This year’s conference will be on Friday, June 21st at the University of Maine, Farmington. The day will be focused on the many values of Maine’s lakes, including economical, biological, and ecological perspectives. We are especially excited to share that our keynote speakers will be Adam Daignault, Associate Professor of Forest Policy and Economics, and Melissa Genoter, graduating senior, from UMaine Orono who have both worked on a recent project looking at the economic value of Maine’s Great Ponds. Click here to register