DNR Regional CLMN CoordinatorsThese coordinators are your primary contact for equipment, reports and additional training opportunities. CLMN & AIS Statewide ContactsThese contacts cover statewide issues in their area of expertise. Wisconsin DNR Lake CoordinatorsThese coordinators work on lake planning and protection grants, as well as AIS grants. County and Tribal AIS CoordinatorsThese staff are great local contacts for AIS issues.
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Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring NEW! Wisconsin Aquatic Invasive Species Early Detectors Handbook Water Clarity - Secchi MonitoringWisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual (Secchi Disc Procedures) full version, 6.8 MB PDF (revised 2020) Chemistry ProceduresWisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual (Chemistry Procedures) - full version, 8.5 MB (revised 2020) Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual - AIS Monitoring Procedures - full version, 18MB (revised April 2014 - contacts updated Feb. 2016) Individual Chapters Table of Contents, Glossary, State and Regional Contacts Chapter 1 - Getting Started Chapter 2 - Eurasian Water-milfoil Chapter 3 - Curly-leaf Pondweed Chapter 4 - Purple Loosestrife Chapter 5 - Rusty Crayfish Chapter 6 - Zebra and Quagga Mussel Chapter 7 - Mystery Snail Chapter 8 - Waterflea Chapter 9 - Freshwater Jellyfish Chapter 10 - Hydrilla Chapter 11 - New Zealand Mudsnail Chapter 12 - Native Water-milfoil Weevil Weevil field guide - full color Back to top
Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual (Secchi Disc Procedures) full version, 6.8 MB PDF (revised 2020)
Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual (Chemistry Procedures) - full version, 8.5 MB (revised 2020)
Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual - AIS Monitoring Procedures - full version, 18MB (revised April 2014 - contacts updated Feb. 2016) Individual Chapters Table of Contents, Glossary, State and Regional Contacts Chapter 1 - Getting Started Chapter 2 - Eurasian Water-milfoil Chapter 3 - Curly-leaf Pondweed Chapter 4 - Purple Loosestrife Chapter 5 - Rusty Crayfish Chapter 6 - Zebra and Quagga Mussel Chapter 7 - Mystery Snail Chapter 8 - Waterflea Chapter 9 - Freshwater Jellyfish Chapter 10 - Hydrilla Chapter 11 - New Zealand Mudsnail Chapter 12 - Native Water-milfoil Weevil Weevil field guide - full color
This delightful, large-format field guide to aquatic plants in North America is accessible and inviting to general readers, yet detailed enough for use by botanists and natural resource managers.
Over 570 high-resolution, color photographs fill this easy-to-use field guide. Beginners to the world of aquatic plants will enjoy the easy descriptions and abundant photographs, while more advanced biologists will appreciate the comprehensive treatments, dichotomous keys, and other resources. It covers 164 species in total, including both native and non-native species, over 20 species of macro-algae (Chara, Nitella, etc.), and an appendix of non-native species in nearby states that are threatening to invade our region in the future.
*NEW* Interpretive Guide to CLMN Annual Reports
Use this short guide to interpret the data that is included in your lake's annual reports.
CLMN brochure
Are you a citizen lake monitor and want to share what you do with others? Hand them a CLMN brochure! Maybe you know someone who is interested in the program, but doesn't go online much (or at all). This is a quick reference to the types of monitoring done by CLMN volunteers.
Lake Plants You Should Know (A visual field guide) Spiral bound and laminated, this beautiful guide includes 22 plant species both native and non-native that every lake lover should know. The guide boasts crystal clear scanned images of actual pressed plants and very descriptive narratives for easy identification.
Spiral bound and laminated, this beautiful guide includes 22 plant species both native and non-native that every lake lover should know. The guide boasts crystal clear scanned images of actual pressed plants and very descriptive narratives for easy identification.
This newsletter of the Citizen Lake Monitoring Network is intended for volunteer citizen scientists already involved in CLMN as well as friends and neighbors who might be interested in the program. You are encouraged to reprint or reproduce these articles for further distribution with acknowledgements to the author, The Monitor (including volume and number of edition), and the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership. Current issue: Volume 6, Issue 2 Fall 2020 (PDF) Archive: Volume 6, Issue 1 Spring 2020 (PDF)Volume 5, Issue 3 Fall 2019 (PDF) Volume 5, Issue 2 Summer 2019 (PDF) Volume 5, Issue 1 Winter-Spring 2019 (PDF)Volume 4, Issue 3 Fall 2018 (PDF) Volume 4, Issue 2 Spring/Summer 2018 (PDF) Volume 4, Issue 1 Winter 2018 (PDF) Volume 3, Issue 3 Fall 2017 (PDF) Volume 3, Issue 2 Spring-Summer 2017 (PDF) Volume 3, Issue 1 January-March 2017 (PDF) For older issues of The Monitor, please contact us for a copy.
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The Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Program began hosted a webinar series in 2019-2020. Here is a list of these webinar topics and links to recordings on the UWEX Lakes YouTube channel. If you would like to view the full playlist, CLICK HERE.Unique Animals of Wisconsin Lakes - Paul Skawinski, CLMN Statewide Educator, Extension Lakes (Nov. 6, 2019)A Watershed Approach to Flooding - Dr. Ken Potter, Emeritus Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UW-Madison (April 7, 2020)Shorebirds of Wisconsin Lakes - Marie Perkins, Assistant Professor, UW-Stevens Point (April 15, 2020)Mammals around Wisconsin Lakes - Shelli Dubay, Professor, UW-Stevens Point (April 21, 2020)Wetlands in Wisconsin - Katie Beilfuss, Director, Wisconsin Wetlands Association Outreach Programs (April 29, 2020)Shoreline Gardening for Healthy Lakes and Rivers - Paul Skawinski, CLMN Statewide Educator, Extension Lakes and Patrick Goggin, Lakes Specialist, Extension Lakes (May 5, 2020)Karst Landforms in Southwest Wisconsin - Forest Jahnke, Crawford Stewardship Project (May 13, 2020)Lake Ice - The Invisible Past and Present - Dr. John Magnuson, Former Director, UW-Madison Center for Limnology (May 20, 2020)Finding and Using CLMN data Dr. Katie Hein, Lake Monitoring Lead, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (October 28, 2020)Conservation of Wisconsin's Turtles - Andrew Badje, Conservation Biologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (November 25, 2020)2020-21 webinars begin on October 28th! See the Fall 2020 issue of The Monitor for details!
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