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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Water Clarity (Secchi) How-To VideoThis video gives you a sense of what water clarity monitoring entails. Have you already been trained in monitoring water clarity, but haven't used your Secchi disc in awhile and want to refresh your memory? Check out this video! Water Chemistry How-To Video This video gives you a sense of what water chemistry monitoring is all about. Already a CLMN chemistry monitoring volunteer? You can use this video as a little refresher after the winter months to make sure you collect and report accurate data. CLMN Quality Assurance Procedures This video demonstrates how to collect, prepare, and ship duplicate and blank samples for the Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Network's Quality Assurance project. Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring ProceduresThis video walks through the aquatic invasive species monitoring procedures for volunteers of the Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Network. Zebra Mussel Monitoring MethodsThis video is a review of the Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Network protocols for monitoring zebra mussels in Wisconsin lakes. Starry Stonewort IdentificationLearn to identify starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) and distinguish it from several look-alike species.
This video gives you a sense of what water chemistry monitoring is all about. Already a CLMN chemistry monitoring volunteer? You can use this video as a little refresher after the winter months to make sure you collect and report accurate data.
This video demonstrates how to collect, prepare, and ship duplicate and blank samples for the Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Network's Quality Assurance project.
This video walks through the aquatic invasive species monitoring procedures for volunteers of the Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Network.
This video is a review of the Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Network protocols for monitoring zebra mussels in Wisconsin lakes.
Learn to identify starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) and distinguish it from several look-alike species.
Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring Wisconsin Aquatic Invasive Species Early Detectors Handbook (PDF version for viewing on web) (PDF version for print)Order a spiral bound copy of this publication HERE.This handy guidebook contains an identification guide to common and uncommon aquatic invasive plants and animals of Wisconsin. It now includes three additional species and also includes the aquatic invasive species monitoring methods for both lake and stream monitoring.The former CLMN-AIS monitoring manual is a great reference for more detailed information on AIS. You can find that manual HERE. Water Clarity - Secchi MonitoringWisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual (Secchi Disc Procedures) full version, 5.8 MB PDF (revised 2023) Chemistry ProceduresWisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual (Chemistry Procedures) - full version, 7.7 MB (revised 2023) Back to top
Wisconsin Aquatic Invasive Species Early Detectors Handbook (PDF version for viewing on web) (PDF version for print)
Order a spiral bound copy of this publication HERE.
This handy guidebook contains an identification guide to common and uncommon aquatic invasive plants and animals of Wisconsin. It now includes three additional species and also includes the aquatic invasive species monitoring methods for both lake and stream monitoring.
The former CLMN-AIS monitoring manual is a great reference for more detailed information on AIS. You can find that manual HERE.
Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual (Secchi Disc Procedures) full version, 5.8 MB PDF (revised 2023)
Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual (Chemistry Procedures) - full version, 7.7 MB (revised 2023)
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. The 4th Edition contains two updated keys, new photographs, and updated scientific names. It features a new, slim design for easy packing. Spiral-bound with laminated covers for utility in the field.
*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.
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. The Network has been using more frequent, single-topic email communications in 2022 rather than a periodic, 2-page newsletter. Archive: Volume 7, Issue 2 Fall 2021 (PDF) Volume 7, Issue 1 Winter 2021 (PDF) Volume 6, Issue 2 Fall 2020 (PDF) 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 Network and Water Action Volunteers are excited to announce our 2022-23 Winter Water Talks online webinar series! All of these webinars are free, open to the public, and held via Zoom. This season's webinar series will also include topics like wetlands & flooding, new pollutants of concern, and wetland mammals. Use the links below to register for these webinars!Shoreline Gardening with Native Plants - Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 12:00 PM Central Time (see below for recording) Wisconsin's Semi-aquatic Furbearers - Wednesday, January 18th, 2023, 12:00PM Central Time PFAS in Wisconsin's Waters - Wednesday, February 15th, 2023, 12:00 Central Time Wetlands and Flooding - Wednesday, March 15th, 2023, 12:00 Central Time The Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Program began hosting a webinar series in 2019. 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) 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) A Trip to the Bog - Dr. Susan Knight, UW-Trout Lake Station (December 16, 2020) Groundwater and Lakes - Paul McGinley, UW-Stevens Point Center for Watershed Science and Education (January 27, 2021) Unique Plants in and Around Wisconsin Lakes - Paul Skawinski, CLMN Statewide Educator, Extension Lakes (February 24, 2021) Wild Rice in Wisconsin - Sarah Dance, UW-Madison (March 31st, 2021) Use of Volunteer-Collected Data for Scientific Applications - Hannah Vorrie, Watershed Restoration Coordinator, Wisconsin DNR (January 18, 2022) Wisconsin's Algae - Gina LaLiberte, Statewide Harmful Algal Bloom Coordinator, Wisconsin DNR (January 26, 2022) Watershed-Based Fisheries Management in the Driftless Region, Kirk Olson, Fisheries Biologist, Wisconsin DNR (February 17, 2022) Shoreline Gardening for Healthy Lakes & Rivers - Paul Skawinski, CLMN Statewide Educator, Extension Lakes; Patrick Goggin, Lakes Outreach Specialist, Extension Lakes (December 13, 2022) Handout (PDF)
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