Contents
Winter 2010 Home Page
General Notices
President's Message
Lakeside Notes
Littorally Speaking
Welcome Aboard New Monitors
National Lakes Assessment
Algal Toxins
Thank You Supporters!
Customize Your Monitoring Packet
Passings
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Each spring Certified Invasive Plant Patrol and Water Quality Monitors receive an individualized packet with virtually everything they will need to monitor their lake for the year. In 2010, we plan to scale back the mailing and cut out some of the instructions that monitors had received previously at training workshops, or in last year’s packet. All those materials have been moved online in a new one stop page for monitors found at the Volunteer Links on the left of our website.
This is not a step that we take lightly as our past surveys of internet use show mixed opinions among volunteers. But initial discussions with volunteers (who will remain anonymous) have revealed that—brace yourself—not every page in the spring mailing is read because some of the info in the packets is repeated from year to year. As budgets tighten and the number of volunteers has grown to over 800, we are rethinking the necessity of mailing everyone a 14 page packet. The good news for studious volunteers that do not have internet access is that you can request a full Comprehensive Packet be mailed to you. We are walking the tine line of ensuring QA/QC by encouraging monitors to review instructions, guidelines and any other information that monitors need, while reducing paper consumption and improving efficiency. Please consider the options below and let us know which packet fits your needs.
Let us know your preference by March 15, otherwise by default we will send you the Standard Packet. At any time, monitors seeking additional information and instruction forms can either call us at 207-783-7733 or email us at vlmp@mainevlmp.org and we will gladly mail you a set, or you can go online to www.MaineVolunteerLakeMonitors.org and click on Volunteer Links.
Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program
vlmp@mainevlmp.org
24 Maple Hill Road, Auburn, ME 04210
(207) 783-7733
www.MaineVolunteerLakeMonitors.org
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