THE GEORGIA LAKES SOCIETY

A non-profit organization promoting the understanding, protection, restoration and
comprehensive management of lakes, reservoirs, wetlands, and their watersheds. 

Membership in GLS is open to anyone with interest in lakes, and includes both professionals and interested citizens. 
The Alliance of Lake Homeowners is an organization within GLS, addressing issues specifically
for those living around private lakes.

                                                                                                                                                        


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Need Help With Your Lake?  Here's where to start:
Learn
to assess the state of
your lake.

Click here to learn about how citizens can assess and monitor their own lakes through

                                    
Find
a
professional lake specialist.  
Click here to check out businesses that are members of Georgia Lakes Society. The Aquaculture Unit of the University of Georgia and the Habersham County Extension Office also maintain list of "pond consultants".            

Organize
with others who share  your interests.
 
The
Alliance of Lake Homeowners is a non-profit organization formed to unite Georgia's lake community associations and to provide lake community associations with tools and training.  Also, if you are not already a member, join GLS today!                                                                                           
Ask
an expert.
 
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In the mean time, you might try our message board at http://mail.georgialakes.org/. When you get the login page, hit the guest link.  The
E-mailbox name is "gls"
Your username is "guest" and the password is "password". Ignore the big Access Denied message.  Click on the discussion board link on the left sidebar.                                    
Investigate
further.
There is wide world of lake-related resources on the web.  These links will help you get started. 
                                                                                         

                

GLS news and events:  
  • NALMS 19th Annual Southeastern Lakes Management Conference: Managing Extremes:
    Watersheds & Climate Disruption
    May 5-7, 2010 in Winston-Salem, NC. 
    • Conference Objectives
      • To manage extreme weather conditions: water stewardship
      • To explore ways to restore, enhance & preserve while supporting economic growth
      • To exchange ideas on current lake, reservoir and watershed issues in the Southeast
      • To promote local actions on lake, river & watershed issues
      • To facilitate communication among all stakeholders
      For more information, click here


  • Georgia Lakes Society Open Society Meeting A special opportunity for Strategizing, Dreaming, Imagining, and Commenting on the Future of GLS.  The GLS Open Meeting was held on May 9, 2009 and included a vote on a change in the by-laws as noted below. At the last business meeting, by-law amendments were proposed and passed by the membership present.  The purpose of one of the changes was to have a financial audit done when a new treasurer took office or at any point that the board called for an audit.  (Article IV, Section G) The word annual was not struck from Section G so the current wording still calls for an annual audit.  The proposed change is as follows:
 From
SECTION G.  The Board of Directors shall be responsible for arranging an independent annual audit of the financial records of the Society with each change of Treasurer or as requested by the Board.
 To
SECTION G.  The Board of Directors shall be responsible for arranging an independent audit of the financial records of the Society with each change of Treasurer or as requested by the Board.




  • Minutes from the GLS Board of Directors Meetings


    
  • GLS has now formed the Alliance of Lake Homeowners (ALH), newly established to unite Georgia's lake community associations. Check out the Alliance's  websiteThe Alliance of Lake Homeowners met on Saturday, January 10 at the Water's Edge Community Club House  to discuss challenges and solutions to lakes that are privately owned (event pictures: 1, 2), and on February 20 following the GLS session of the Georgia River Network Conference in Athens, GA.


  • The Legislative Monitor:   For news on legislative issues in Georgia concerning water and the environment, visit our Members Only Page to download current and past issues of The Legislative Monitor.




  • Take part in the Great North American Secchi Dip-In.  The  Secchi Dip-In is a demonstration of the potential of volunteer monitors to gather environmentally important information on our lakes, rivers and estuaries.  The concept of the Dip-In is simple: individuals in volunteer monitoring programs take a transparency measurement on one day during the weeks surrounding Canada Day and July Fourth.   These transparency values are used to assess the transparency of volunteer-monitored lakes in the United States and Canada.




About the Georgia Lakes Society (formerly the "Georgia Lake Management Society" ):
Georgia lakes, ponds, and wetlands are in trouble. Many of these lakes and ponds have problems with excessive weed and algae growth, turbid water, or heavy sedimentation. Some have problems with bacterial or toxic contamination. Wetlands that protect lakes are being destroyed. Solutions for these problems are not readily available. Lake management efforts by lake associations, homeowners, and concerned citizens have been hampered by lack of hands-on experience. In the past, there has been no statewide forum for the exchange of information on lake management strategies. To address these needs, representatives of lake associations, state and local governments, professionals, academics, conservation agencies, and interested citizens have banded together to form the Georgia Lakes Society (GLS).
GLS is an affiliate of 
theNorth American Lake
Management Society



The Georgia Lakes Society, P.O. Box 440994, Kennesaw, GA 30160



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This page was created and is maintained by Dr. Joseph M. Dirnberger , (click to send me e-mail) at
the The School of Science and Mathematics, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA 30144.