NALMS Achievement Awards: Secchi Disk Award Grant

NALMS Achievement Awards: Secchi Disk Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)
Last Updated: June 13, 2025

Summary

The NALMS Achievement Awards: Secchi Disk Award recognizes outstanding contributions to lake management by its members. NALMS aims to unite citizens, scientists, and professionals to ensure the protection and management of lakes and reservoirs. This prestigious award is open to NALMS members, with nominations encouraged from any individual or entity. However, current board and committee members are ineligible. The award celebrates those who significantly advance NALMS's goals and objectives in fostering lake ecosystem awareness and management.

Overview

Our Mission To forge partnerships among citizens, scientists, and professionals to foster the management and protection of lakes and reservoirs for today and tomorrow. NALMS is not focused on professionals, academic researchers, or any smaller interest group alone. Rather NALMS is a melting pot, welcoming anyone interested in lakes. NALMS goals are: To promote the exchange of information on aspects of managing lakes and their watersheds.To promote public awareness of lake ecosystems.To encourage public support for promoting management of lakes and their watersheds.To provide guidance to agencies involved in management activities for lakes and their watersheds.To boost the professional status of those engaged in managing lakes and their watersheds.To identify needs and encourage research on lake ecology and watershed management. Secchi Disk Award The Secchi Disk Award is given annually to recognize and honor the NALMS member who has made the most significant contributions to the goals and objectives of the society.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Secchi Disk Award nominations must be NALMS members. Any individual or entity may submit nominations. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

Ineligibility

Current NALMS board members, and members of the NALMS Awards Committee are not eligible for nomination.