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<p class="MsoNormal">Registration for the <b>2024 Lake Conference</b> (a joint conference by Maine Lakes and Lake Stewards of Maine) is now open. This year the conference is being held on
<b>Friday, June 21<sup>st</sup> at the University of Maine at Farmington</b>. Here is a link to the conference website:
<a href="https://lakeconferencemaine.org/"><span style="color:#467886">https://lakeconferencemaine.org/</span></a>. Early bird registration until April 30<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Keynote speakers Adam Daigneault, Associate Professor, and Melissa Genoter</b>, recent UMaine graduate, will present the results of a three-year study evaluating the role of our lakes in our state’s economy. <b>Plenary speaker Matt Scott</b>,
retired fisheries biologist and long-time clean water advocate, will speak about the recent history of our lakes and the ways we can “love them to death”. Other topics include panels around invasive species and lake volunteer opportunities, and speakers about
managing trees in the shoreland zone, working with municipalities to improve lake stewardship, a new Maine lake “scorecard” and news about invasive species. <o:p></o:p></p>
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