<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><img src="cid:ii_lb5jtdmm0" alt="SEA-GRANT-LOGO_blue.png" width="93" height="67" style="margin-right:0px"><br></div><div><br></div>Join us for the last research presentation in our fall webinar series.<div><br></div><div><b><i>Exploring the Response of Legacy Phosphorus and Cyanobacteria Blooms in Lake Carmi to Whole-Lake Aeration</i></b><br clear="all"><div><br></div><div><b>Date/Time:</b> Wednesday, December 7, 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm</div><div><br></div><div><b>Location</b>: Zoom (registration required). <b>REGISTER <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TxAXMDB9TXmADeaZbv8g2Q" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Speaker: </b>Ashton Kirol, Master's student at the University of Vermont.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Description: </b>Lake Carmi was designated a “Lake in Crisis” by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources following years of high phosphorus concentrations and cyanobacteria blooms. In 2019, a whole-lake aeration system was installed to suppress legacy phosphorus release from the sediment. Using a combination of high frequency monitoring and sediment/water sampling, the effects of intervention were observed in near real time and used to further inform management strategy over multiple years. While some of the project goals were met, the overall health of the lake was not improved. I will discuss what changes were observed within the lake due to aeration,  why the timing of phosphorus release and bloom activity shifted to earlier in the summer, and future management options.</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_lb5jwes01" alt="Lake Carmi.jpg" width="836" height="209" style="margin-right:0px"><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="times new roman, serif">Aude Lochet, PhD</font></b><div><font face="times new roman, serif">(She/Her/Hers)<br></font><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Lake Champlain Research Institute</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Water Resources Outreach/Extension Specialist</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Adjunct Instructor</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">SUNY Plattsburgh</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Mail box: Hudson Hall 136</span><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Office: Hudson Hall 112</span><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">101 Broad Street<br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;line-height:18px;display:inline">(o) 518-564-2056</div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>