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Inside This Newsletter
March 4, 2025
2025 Lake Conference Registration
2025 Lakes Webinar Series
The Water Column is now available!
Water Quality Program
Join Us!
MeterFest
2025 WQ Tech Sessions
Ice Data Submission
Aquatic Invasive Species Program
Travel Team Opportunity
Internship Applications Reopened!
Support LSM
Notices from our Partners
Office Hours
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2025 Lake Conference
Registration Opens March 10!
We’re excited to announce that this year’s Lake Conference will be a joint event with Maine Lakes, taking place on June 13, 2025, at the University of Maine at Farmington.
The theme for this year is "Lakes at the Edge", featuring an engaging lineup of presentations, including a lake association panel, discussions on shoreline plants, eDNA, watershed protection, and more!
📢 Register early and save! Take advantage of the early bird discount—visit https://lakeconferencemaine.org for details.
Interested in sponsoring or donating to our fundraiser? Email us at
stewards@lakestewardsme.org for more information.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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2025 Lakes Webinar Series
"Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Minnesota’s Surface Water: What 20 years of monitoring is telling us"
Presented by Mark Ferry, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Date: March 11, 2025, at 12:00 PM
To register for these sessions and to view the full webinar schedule, please click the link below.
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Exciting News!
The latest Water Column
is now online!
Prefer a paper copy? Email us at stewards@lakestewardsme.org, and we’ll send one your way!
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Water Quality Program
To learn more about LSM's Water Quality Program, please visit our website.
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Join Us!
Get involved by becoming a certified LSM water quality monitor! It’s a great way to spend time on the water while collecting important data to protect Maine’s lakes. Trainings are available this spring and summer—learn more and sign up today!
Current volunteers, please check out the website for in-person recertification sessions happening across Maine and keep an eye out for the spring mailing.
Join us and turn your time on the water into meaningful action!
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MeterFest
For those of you with water quality meters, LSM and Maine DEP's annual free dissolved oxygen meter check to ensure proper calibration and function will be taking place on April 9, 2025 at the Augusta DEP lab.
We have 5 drop-off locations: Auburn, Augusta, Presque Isle, Bangor and Portland DEP or you can ship it to Augusta DEP.
Further information and required form available on the LSM website.
Important: Please contact Tristan before sending at tristan@lakestewardsme.org
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2025 WQ Tech Sessions!
The full schedule for the 2025 Water Quality Technical Training Sessions is now available on our website!
🗓️ Mark your calendars: Our next session will be on March 10th, 2025, at 11:30 AM.
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❄️Help Track Ice Cover
on Maine Lakes! ❄️
📝 Submit your ice-in observations to help track Maine’s changing climate.
No certification needed.
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Aquatic Invasive Species Program
To learn more about LSM's Aquatic Invasive Species Program, please visit our website.
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For any questions related to IPP workshops, registration, or the aquatic invasive species program, please email stewards@lakestewardsme.org. | | |
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Travel Team Opportunity
Big Lake Survey Expedition
June 2025
Current and future Travel Team members are invited to join in a planning session for a survey expedition to Big Lake. The meeting will take place Thursday, March 20 at 2:00 pm.
Lake Stewards of Maine will return
to Big Lake in Washington County to assist the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township in a
5-day survey and training expedition from June 23 to 27. In this planning meeting, volunteers will learn about the 5-day trip and learn how they can participate in mapping the Big Lake infestation of variable water milfoil.
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Summer 2025 Internship Applications Reopened!
Lake Stewards of Maine has reopened applications for our Summer 2025 internship opportunity!
The Lake Programs Field Intern will primarily assist the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) team, with additional support provided to the Water Quality (WQ) team and other LSM operations.
Don’t miss this chance to gain hands-on experience in lake stewardship!
Apply now – applications are due by
March 21st.
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Why support LSM? Our dedicated volunteers monitor about 10% of the lakes and ponds in Maine. There are so many more pristine bodies of water in our state that need protection!
It used to be that climate change affected primarily southern Maine lakes. Now, aquatic invasive species and algae blooms are impacting even our northernmost lakes.
Help us spread the word and train more volunteer community scientists to patrol Maine lakes by giving any size gift to LSM.
Thank you! 💙
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Notice from our Partners, Colleagues and Collaborators
If you have any questions regarding the information below,
please contact the organization mentioned in post directly.
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Invasive Mussels: A Growing Threat
A recent documentary highlights the devastating impact of quagga mussels in the Great Lakes—an alarming reminder of the zebra mussel threat here in Maine. While quagga mussels aren't in our waters, zebra mussels have been found just across the border in Quebec. These invaders spread rapidly, damaging ecosystems and clogging waterways.
Help protect Maine’s lakes by always cleaning, draining, and drying your boats and gear. Learn more by reading the full article.
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Eagle Hill Institute’s 2025 Vascular Plants and Related Seminars
Eagle Hill is right on the coast of Eastern Maine, between Acadia National Park and Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge.
Jun 15–21 Plant Collection and Herbarium Curation • Daniel Atha
Jul 13–19 Trees and Shrubs of Downeast Maine • Erika Mitchell
Jul 27–Aug 2 Grass Identification: An In-depth Review • Rick Van de Poll & Dennis Magee
Aug 17–23 Ferns and Lycophytes: Identification, Biology, and Natural History • Robbin Moran, Alejandra Vasco, & Weston Testo
For general information, the registration form, seminar flyers, and a complete calendar:
https://eaglehill.us/programs/sems-weeklong/calendar-weeklong.shtml
If you have any questions about the content of the seminar, please reach out to the seminar instructor(s), whose contact info can be found on the seminar flyer. If a seminar you are interested in is full, and you would like to be put on the waitlist, please fill out the application form.
If you have any questions about registering for the seminar, please contact us at office@eaglehill.us.
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35th Annual Nonpoint Source (NPS)
Mark your calendars! The 35th Annual Nonpoint Source (NPS) Conference, which focuses in watershed management activities will take place April 9-10, 2025, in Freeport, Maine. This year’s theme, “Nonpoint Source Pollution and Clean Water: Perspectives from the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities,” explores innovative ways to protect and restore our watersheds.
The conference will feature discussions on art’s role in environmental awareness, watershed restoration, community engagement, climate-resilient best practices, environmental justice, and cutting-edge technology for water monitoring and storytelling.
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2025 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
Do you have a compelling lake-related issue or research to share? Great! Submit an abstract for the 2025 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference, happening on March 27, 2025.
- Poster Abstract Deadline: March 5, 2025
The conference will explore topics including PFAS, wildfire resilience, sustainable water resources, and more! Visit the conference website for complete guidelines and submission details.
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8:30 AM -4:30 PM
Closed Fridays
(staff working remotely)
We recommend calling ahead,
(207) 783-7733.
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