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Monitoring Services   We believe that better science leads to better lakes. Although it it tempting to jump right into fixing lake problems rather than monitoring them, this approach often leads to "dead end" strategies that waste time and money. Our experience has taught us that the best approach is to develop a solid understanding of your lake's problems before choosing a course of action. The only way to gain such an understanding is to collect measurements using sound science. That's where we excel. Similarly, after you have take action, quality scientific monitoring is the only way to accurately measure how well any lake fixes have worked. No one wants to continue ineffective or damaging lake strategies. Quality scientific monitoring allows you to make the best decisions for your lake by providing the evidence you will need to justify stopping ineffective fixes or to declare your project a success. We offer the following  scientific monitoring  services to help guide your lake management activities: Aquatic Plant Surveys - Point-intercept plant surveys - Plant bed mapping (GPS/sonar/underwater video) - Curlyleaf pondweed turion surveys - Plant biomass sampling - Early detection monitoring for invasive species Water and Sediment Sampling - Water quality monitoring - Zooplankton sampling & enumeration - Lake sediment sampling (core/dredge) Stream & Stormwater Assessments - Stream gauging & rating curves - Automated flow monitoring & samplers (ISCO, etc.) - High-resolution lake level/temperature (electronic probes) - Stormwater pond mapping (depths, sediments) - BMP performance evaluations Shorelines & Lake Mapping - Lake depth mapping (GPS/sonar/GIS) - Shoreline assessments & mapping - Streambank assessments (erosion, stability) Lake Research Projects - Carp exclosure studies - Aquatic vegetation transplantings - Sediment nutrient release Contact us to request a quote or to discuss our monitoring services.

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