Thank you to All who participated in the 2022 OLA Conference At Wallowa Lake!

WAPMS is pleased to announce the release of funds in the amount of $10,000 in the form of four $2,500 research and travel grants. Any student, undergraduate or graduate, of an accredited US or Canadian university conducting research on aquatic plant, algae, or aquatic ecosystems is eligible to apply. The four selected winners will be awarded funds to present their aquatic plant or algae research at the 2023 WAPMS annual meeting in Boise, Idaho.

To apply, send a 1-page abstract on your research presentation to westapms@gmail.com. Submissions close December 1, 2022. Abstracts will be rated and voted on by the WAPMS BOD and awardees will be notified by December 15, 2022 with checks to be sent shortly after. Additional questions can be addressed via ajayrjones77@gmail.com.

CLICK HERE for a copy of the rubric used to evaluate the submissions.

Our 2022 OLA Graduate Scholarship Recipient is Kathryn Queen. Kathryn (Katey) is an MS student at the Institute of Watershed Studies at Western Washington University working under the supervision of Prof. Angela Strecker. She is interested in high montane lakes, which are important features scattered across the Cascade Range. 

Learn more about Katey...

OLAs Mission is to promote the understanding, protection, and thoughtful management of lakes and watersheds in Oregon. To fulfill this mission, OLA holds lakes conferences and workshops, publishes the Lake Wise newsletter, advocates for lakes in the legislative arena, and offers graduate student scholarships. 

OLA strives to be a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all members, students, event participants and community partners. We encourage participation by all regardless of age, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin, color, race, religion, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. OLA recognizes a diversity of perspectives is important to tackle the complex issues facing Oregon’s lakes and watersheds.

In this issue:

• Fall 2022 OLA Conference October 14/15 at Wallowa Lake: Registration now open!

• Summary of OLA Lake Appreciation Event at Suttle Lake, July 16
  

• Thoughts on the DEQ/NLA 2017
  

• Lake Abert Lake: Importance of Evapotranspirational Water Losses and Irrigation Diversions
  

• CyanoHABs Corner
  ➢ Current advisories in Oregon & Washington
  ➢ 12th International Conference on Toxic Cyanobacteria

• Lakes in the News
  ➢ Impact of Droughts

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