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Oregon Lakes Association

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SAVE THE DATE - REGISTRATION OPENS SOON!!


The Oregon Lakes Association (OLA) and Washington State Lake Protection Association (WALPA) have combined forces for our next conference at the University Place Hotel & Conference Center in Portland, Oregon from Wednesday, October 9 through Friday, October 11, 2024. This year’s theme is “Limnology – The Next Generation”.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR THE COMBINED OLA/WALPA 2024 CONFERENCE!

Submit an Abstract by August 1st!

Share your latest project or research by submitting an abstract for the conference.  Abstracts may be submitted for oral presentations and posters.  

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July 2024 declared Lakes Appreciation Month by Oregon Governor

WHEREAS: Lakes and reservoirs are among Oregon's most valuable natural resources; and WHEREAS: Lakes and reservoirs are a significant Tribal cultural resource, provide drinking water, irrigation, energy, recreation, scenic beauty, and habitat for wildlife; and WHEREAS: These beneficial uses have been of vital importance to Oregon's history, growth and financial health; and WHEREAS: Our lakes and reservoirs improve the quality of life for all Oregonians and their importance should not go unnoticed; and WHEREAS: The State of Oregon recognizes the need to protect these lakes and reservoirs for future generations  NOW, THEREFORE: I, Tina Kotek, Governor of the State of Oregon, hereby proclaim July, 2024 to be LAKES APPRECIATION MONTH in Oregon and encourage all Oregonians to join in this observance.  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and cause the Great Seal of the State of Oregon to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Salem in the State of Oregon on this day, June 27th, 2024.  Tina Kotek, Governor LaVonne Griffin-Valade, Secretary of State.


Applications for the 2024 OLA Graduate Student Award Are Now Being Accepted

Award Amount: $1,500 and up to $200 for expenses to present at OLA conference.

Applications Due: 6/15/2024

Award Date: July 2024

Eligibility:

    • Master’s or PhD students enrolled in an Oregon college or university conducting lake related research.
    • Master’s or PhD students enrolled in a college or university outside of Oregon conducting lake related research on Oregon lakes.
    • Previous OLA Student Award recipients are not eligible.

We encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds; in particular, candidates from marginalized groups underrepresented in Science, Technological, Engineering, and Math sciences.

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Donate to the Scholarship and Outreach Fund

Your funds will be used to support current research and outreach activities, and help build and maintain Scholarship and Outreach Foundation funds into the future.

Donation goal

100%
Collected: $2,510.00
Goal: $2,500.00

2024 Oregon Cyanobacterial Harmful Algae Bloom Meeting

Oregon State University and the Oregon Lakes Association held the 2024 Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Meeting  on Friday, March 8, 2024

At this annual meeting, stakeholders share information on recent blooms and any changes in regulations and bloom management. Those with new interests in or management responsibilities for HABs in lakes and reservoirs will find this a good meeting to make connections with people in Oregon who are knowledgeable about HABs. 

Many thanks to the panelists and participants for taking part in this event! If you'd like to review the talks or were not able to attend,  YouTube recordings of the talks and the slides presented are available at the link below. 

WATCH THE 2024 CYANOHABS MEETING NOW



EVENT ARCHIVES

YouTube videos of our most recent events, the 2021 Careers in Freshwater Panel discussion and the 2021 Harmful Algal Bloom Stakeholder Meeting, are available for review. Archived meeting videos and presentation slides, including those from our online Fall 2020 Seminar Series, are available for OLA members within our meeting archives. Please consider joining OLA to gain access to our archives, get reduced conference registration rates, receive our triannual Lake Wise Newsletter, and gain access to the Newsletter archive. 

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