WALPA Archive List

Flowering rush threatens Washington waters

Dec 1, 2011

NALMS Symposium visits Spokane

Dec 1, 2011

Observations on the appearance of brine flies at Willow Creek Reservoir, a freshwater lake

Dec 1, 2011

Where are they now? 
Catching up with past WALPA Scholarship winners

Dec 1, 2011

2012 scholarship winners announced

Dec 3, 2012

Bylaw changes approved at October conference

Dec 3, 2012

Help us welcome the new WALPA Board members!

Dec 3, 2012

Notes from the 2012 WALPA Conference (or how to have a fun time and call it work)

Dec 3, 2012

Turning back the clock – a plan to restore Lake Ketchum

Dec 1, 2012

An analysis and summary of disinfection methods to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in Washington

Dec 3, 2013

Joint Lakes Conference Celebrates Collaboration

Dec 3, 2013

The Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District: how the District manages stormwater to protect a special resource

Dec 3, 2013

Lake Chelan provides the perfect setting for the 27th WALPA conference

Dec 3, 2014

Rock Snot in the Intermountain Northwest: An Invasive or a Native Nuisance?

Dec 3, 2014

What is a bryozoan?

Dec 3, 2014

How has Lake Sammamish water quality responded to land use change?

Dec 7, 2015

Reciprocal relationships between limnologists and landowners: a benefit to lakes

Dec 7, 2015

Students are big winners thanks to generous auction donors in 2015

Dec 7, 2015

WALPA’s annual conference sets the stage for a successful future

Dec 7, 2015

When Asia’s pollution arrives in Washington’s alpine lakes

Dec 7, 2015

Lake folks converge on Bellingham for WALPA’s 29th annual conference

Dec 6, 2016

Sexual eruption; sex-specific responses of rainbow trout to habitat shaped by volcanic disturbance

Dec 6, 2016

The language of aquatic macroinvertebrates

Dec 6, 2016

Water level fluctuations in lakes of Western Washington

Dec 6, 2016

Fishing for your health in Washington

Dec 4, 2017

Oregon and Washington join forces again!

Dec 4, 2017

The impact of beaver dams on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities

Dec 4, 2017

WALPA celebrates three decades of annual gatherings in Spokane

Dec 4, 2017

Washington lake advocates propose Community Allied Lake Monitoring: a collaborative program to monitor our lakes

Dec 4, 2017

Contrasting causes of hazardous algal blooms in two south Puget Sound (WA) lakes

Dec 11, 2018

Having a blast at Mount St. Helens: The adventure of studying log mat biofilm in Spirit Lake

Dec 11, 2018

Lake Osoyoos in north central Washington forms a lake management district

Dec 11, 2018

The state of water quality in Moses Lake

Dec 11, 2018

Washington and Oregon lake lovers join forces in Portland for a joint OLA/WALPA conference: Pacific Northwest lakes in a changing world

Dec 11, 2018

A 250-year history of cyanobacteria in Anderson Lake, Jefferson County

Dec 5, 2019

Observations of drawdown treatments

Dec 5, 2019

Seasonal mixing patterns in shallow lake controls vertical distribution of arsenic

Dec 5, 2019

Using floating treatment wetlands to reduce contaminants in urban stormwater to ameliorate impacts to coho salmon

Dec 5, 2019

WALPA 2019 conference at Chelan a Halloween success

Dec 4, 2019

Aquatechnex works to curb harmful algae blooms (HABs) in western lakes

Dec 1, 2020

CD3 technology empowers boat owners to help limit the spread of invasives

Dec 1, 2020

Small bubbles, big impact: Nanobubbles for effective deep-water oxygenation and algae control

Dec 1, 2020

WALPA 2021 action plan

Dec 1, 2020

WALPA annual conference a virtual success

Dec 1, 2020

Announcements from the Board

Dec 1, 2021

Ask Dr Waterline: Why was this pond pink?

Dec 1, 2021

It took a village to create another great WALPA conference!

Dec 1, 2021

News from the WALPA Board

Dec 1, 2021

Research shows potential for bioretention while protecting water quality

Dec 1, 2021

Stop Starry Stonewort campaign enlists public to halt spread of aggressive invasive

Dec 1, 2021

County-wide prevention infrastructure encourages boat owners to help control the spread of invasives

Dec 2, 2022

Impact of dry deposition on nutrient inputs to Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Dec 2, 2022

Quantifying the impacts of New Zealand mudsnail on the ecology of Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Dec 2, 2022

Revisiting the Lake Washington sediment record: what sediment coring studies can tell us about long-term water quality trends

Dec 2, 2022

Together again! WALPA reconvenes in person for annual conference

Dec 5, 2022

Advancements in technology simplify water quality monitoring

Dec 1, 2023

Assessing the effects of recreational boating on the water quality of Idaho’s Payette Lake

Dec 1, 2023

Celebrating a champion for Washington lakes: this year’s Secchi Disk Award recognizes Rob Zisette for his outstanding leadership and passion for lake protection

Dec 1, 2023

Finding hope for the future of Lake Sammamish Kokanee by quantifying food web interactions

Dec 1, 2023

Fish-focused annual conference hooks membership

Dec 1, 2023

Rapid response deployed to keep quagga mussels out of the Columbia River system

Dec 1, 2023

A lake-scale test of zero valent iron for mitigating hazardous algal blooms

Dec 2, 2024

An adaptive approach to urban lake management

Dec 2, 2024

CD3 partnered with non-profit Wildlife Forever and USFWS to protect the Columbia River Basin from aquatic invasives

Dec 1, 2024

Changes are coming to WALPA membership structure

Dec 2, 2024

Herrera’s objective approach to lake management plans

Dec 2, 2024

Inspiring the next generation: highlights from the 2024 Early Career Panel in Water Quality and Environmental Science

Dec 2, 2024

Nearly 150 lake enthusiasts attend this year’s joint conference in Portland, highlighted by a river cruise

Dec 2, 2024

Secchi Disk Award goes to Ben Peterson for his tireless work on aquatic invasive plants

Dec 2, 2024

Testing lanthanum-modified bentonite as an arsenic treatment in the field

Dec 2, 2024

Continuous water quality data strengthens lake management decisions

Dec 3, 2025

Ecology testing freshwater fish for PFAS 

Dec 3, 2025

From vegetation to water quality to equipment: the only turnkey lake contractor in the Pacific Northwest

Dec 3, 2025

How to best care for your lake: a community guide

Dec 3, 2025

Please vote to complete WALPA’s Board today!

Dec 3, 2025

Protecting Washington’s waters: prevention and readiness against invasive mussels

Dec 3, 2025

Remembering Sally Abella

Dec 3, 2025

Renew your WALPA membership for 2026!

Dec 3, 2025

Scabland Lakes annual conference was one to remember!

Dec 3, 2025

Studying aquatic invertebrates in Washington’s mountain lakes

Dec 3, 2025

The necessary differences in responding to planktonic vs. benthic toxic cyanobacteria

Dec 3, 2025

WALPA recognizes Terry McNabb with the 2025 Secchi Disk Award 

Dec 3, 2025

WALPA Treasury update

Dec 3, 2025

More lakeside neighbors: Nutria now found in Washington

Jun 1, 2011

News from NALMS as we plan for Spokane

Jun 1, 2011

Long march to phosphorus-free fertilizer is successful!

Jun 1, 2011

WALPA Seeks New Board Members

Jun 1, 2011

Algae can function as indicators of water pollution

Jun 1, 2012

Be RainWise: control stormwater quality and quantity on your property

Jun 1, 2012

Clean, drain, dry to fight invasive species

Jun 1, 2012

WALPA goes to Wenatchee – save the date!

Jun 1, 2012

WALPA needs you for the Board of Directors!

Jun 1, 2012

Where are they now? Update on WALPA scholarship winner Elizabeth Rosenberger

Jun 1, 2012

Ecology’s Freshwater Algae Control Program helps identify and publicize harmful blooms

Jun 1, 2013

Join us October 16-18 at the joint WALPA/OLA Annual Conference in Vancouver

Jun 1, 2013

Legislative update: How did lakes fare in Olympia this year?

Jun 1, 2013

Remembering Dave Lamb

Jun 1, 2013

WALPA needs you! Join the Board of Directors!

Jun 1, 2013

WALPA Scholarship winners – where are they now?


Jun 1, 2013

A new tool for lake protection in Mason County

Jun 2, 2014