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🎉Huge congratulations to Ceilidh Welch, the recipient of this year's ALMS Scholarship! 🎉
Ceilidh is a master's student at the UofA's School of Public Health, and is researching the reliability of a community-based approach to qPCR water monitoring.
alms.ca/scholarship/
So excited to announce this year's Volunteers of the Year: from the Wabamun Watershed Management Council, Sue Styles, Stan Franklin, and Neil Fleming!
These folks have shown outstanding dedication and enthusiasm in ALMS projects, and we thank them for all of their contributions!
And that's a wrap on the 2022 ALMS Annual Conference! 🎉
It was a fantastic turnout with almost 100 attendees and 20 speakers! Speaker presentations will be posted on the ALMS website soon, here: alms.ca/alms-2022-st-albert-…
We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!
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Do you have a Marimo (Moss) ball in your aquarium? Zebra mussels have been found in these balls in the US, which are sold in both pet & plant stores.
If you suspect you have zebra mussels in your aquarium, please contact 1-855-336-2628 (BOAT).
Congratulations to Sydney Huculak for being awarded the 2020 ALMS Scholarship!
Sydney will be presenting her project at the ALMS AGM, this November.
Consider applying for the 2021 ALMS scholarship! The application process will open in Spring 2021.
alms.ca/scholarship/
The second day in our September Webinar series is this Friday at 10:00 MT! Join us for a presentation on microplastics in freshwater and a presentation on the re-eutrophication of Lake Erie!
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Great Lakes, microplastics, milfoil, and more in our upcoming September webinar series! Hope to see you there!
alms.ca/2020-webinar-series/
Today is the deadline for the ALMS scholarship applications!
If you are a senior undergraduate or graduate student at a Canadian university or college studying aquatic sciences, don't miss out on this opportunity to be awarded $2000.
Learn more at alms.ca/scholarship
National Invasive Species Awareness Week #NISAW is a good time to mention the updates to our aquatic plant field guide! The new version will contain new species and be available in the coming weeks. See the previous version here: alms.ca/interactive-plant-bo…
The ALMS team doesn’t get out much in the winter...but our citizen scientists definitely did! Thanks to all of the citizen scientists who collected over 40 samples this winter through our Winter LakeKeepers program!… instagram.com/p/B_QZ2A8plAh/…
Lots of updates in our latest edition of the New Wave!
Water quality reports, winter sampling wrap-up, new Respect our Lakes resources, and more at the link below:
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You can help the Wabamun Watershed Management Council by completing a short survey on how you use Wabamun Lake! View the survey here: surveymonkey.com/r/SW8LJS9
Since it's Christmas in April anyway, we are pleased to give you...2018's Individual LakeWatch reports and trend analyses!
All reports are now available on the ALMS website. Thank you to all of our incredible volunteers and technicians for making... alms.ca/reports/
Last week a cyanobacteria bloom advisory was issued for Minnie Lake near Glendon, Alberta.
Blooms can form under ice during the winter time and become trapped within the ice itself - these blooms often produce high... albertahealthservices.ca/new…
We are now accepting applications for our 2019 scholarship, worth $2000.
Students conducting research (graduate, and late-undergraduate) are eligible. We aim to support students whose research focuses on... facebook.com/AlbertaLakeMana…
This week is National Volunteer Week.
ALMS' volunteers are at the core of our work.
Whether we are boating through weeds, scooping cyanobacteria, raking plants, untangling anchor lines, scraping... facebook.com/AlbertaLakeMana…
Did you know NALMS has a student video series?
They are currently seeking submissions for short videos on Lake Management!
Check out some of their winning submissions on other topics below: youtube.com/watch?v=YhATHXej…
Winter monitoring updates and more in our latest edition of The New Wave:
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Winter lakes updates and more in our latest edition of the New Wave!
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