Today, EPA announced a final rule to help protect water quality where Tribes hold and assert rights to aquatic resources, like fishing and gathering wild rice. Learn more:

epa.gov/newsreleases/e…

Lucas County in Ohio, the city of Toledo, and the Environmental Law and Policy Center are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie. michiganpublic.org/environment-cl…

Mark your calendars! Michigan Inland Lakes Convention, October 2-4 in Grand Rapids.
Abstract submission and lodging reservations are open now!
bit.ly/milc2024 #limnology #InlandLakes #WaterQuality

#MAPMS representing at Wisconsin Lakes & Rivers Convention in Stevens Point this week!

#aquaticplantmanagement

UPCOMING WEBINARS | D.A.S.H. – Diver Assisted Suction Harvesting for Invasive Aquatic Plant Removal - & - Why Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are Necessary for Successful Invasive Species Management. Register for free: bit.ly/3OFLsWa

Interested in how harmful algal blooms form in the #GreatLakes ? Our friends at @OhioSeaGrant are hosting a webinar about new researrch in Lakes Superior, Michigan and Erie on April 24 at 11 CT.

ohioseagrant.osu.edu/news/calendar/…

Happy Earth Month! Each week, we will be spotlighting some of the important work we do here in Region 5 to protect our diverse Midwestern communities and ecosystems. Stay tuned!

Are you looking for interactive maps, lake data, research, and photos of great lakes? Check out the IAGLR Large Lakes of the World Project: bit.ly/4ah84o2

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Attention #APMS members – if you have items for the Spring newsletter, please send them to the secretary by April 10.

#aquaticplantmanagement #aquaticIPM #invasiveplants #aquaticweeds

Protecting #endangeredspecies from #invasiveplants is important to:
1. preserve #ecosystem function,
2. maintain native #biodiversity & genetic diversity,
3. promote economic value of #natural resources, &
4. protect culturally significant species.

nps.gov/pore/learn/nat…

📣Applications for the 2024 Michael D. Netherland Graduate Student Research Grant are being accepted through May 31, 2024. #Gradstudents conducting research into the ecology or mgmt of #aquaticplants , #algae , or #cyanobacteria should apply.

Visit: apms.org/graduate-stude…

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a warning advisory for a lake in Harvey County. ksn.com/news/kdhe-warn…

Join us for our FREE monthly webinar! For April, WWE will focus on Field mapping protocols. Register now to attend on Wednesday, April 17th at 1pm CDT: naisma.org/event/eddmaps-…

Photos from #MAPMS 2024 are available on the #MAPMS Facebook page in a designated conference album. Enjoy!

#aquaticplants #aquaticplantmanagement

The 44th NALMS International Symposium is being held in South Lake Tahoe, Nov. 5-8, 2024. The theme is “Flood & Drought, Fire & Ice: Managing lakes under changing climates.”

Call for Abstracts, Exhibitor Registration, & Sponsorship info now avail at nalms.org/nalms2024/

Happy Spring! Kick off the season by learning something new about lakes. Upcoming webinar topics:
🎣 Fish
🌱 Phragmites funding
🐸 Vernal pools
🛥️ Boat washing
🗑️ Fishing for trash
And much more! Full list: canr.msu.edu/michiganlakes/…
📷 D. Kenyon

Grateful for an extra hour of sunlight...

#MAPMS #skies #readyfortheweekend

Just like other #invasivespecies , invasive #aquaticplants are best managed using integrated techniques. The basic principles are summarized here:

epa.gov/safepestcontro…

#MAPMS #aquaticplantmanagement #invasiveplants #aquaticIPM

#MAPMS would like to thank all our attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, and conference leadership for a successful annual meeting!! Your support is critical to helping us keep our mission alive, and the meeting was a huge success!!

#MAPMS 2024 #aquaticplants #aquaticplantmanagement

Call For Papers: The Journal of Great Lakes Research will be running a special section on Great Lakes Connecting Waters. The section will be open for submission: June 1 - September 1, 2024.

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