Inside the
Summer 2008 edition

• Public comments sought on rules: AIS grants and invasive species classification rules
  
  
• Blue-green algal blooms and potential health risks (Article available as PDF 462 KB)
  
  
• The President's Message: Good-bye and hello!
  
  
• Notes from the Office: Different waters, similar challenges
  
  
• Introducing new WAL Board members
  
  
• The Capitol Report
  
  
• The Nature of Lakes (Part II)
  
  
• Selecting the right consultant for your project
  
  
• Ask a Limnologist: Why should we care about climate change? A watery view
  Part II: Impacts on water levels, flow, and fishes
  (Article available as PDF 488 KB)
  
  
• Project preserves centerpiece of Cloverleaf Lakes
  
  
• Gold Award for Girl Scouts educating boaters about AIS
  
  
• Survey examines property owners' perceptions: finds lack of awareness about p-free lawn fertilizer and benefits of buffers
  
  
• COOL project keeps Oneida lakes cleaner
  
  
• Leaking septic systems a hidden source of nutrient pollution
  (Article available as a PDF 1.02 MB)
  
  
• An overview of shallow lake ecology: Part I: characteristics of shallow lakes
  
  
• Town of Delta and Iron River lakes survey estimates citizen perceptions and reactions to AIS
  
  
• Wisconsin waters and climate: Part III: How climate change may effect the seasonal cycle of the surface water balance
  
  
• Meet Ted Ritter
  
  
• Congratulations 2008 Wisconsin Lakes Partnership photo contest winners

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