Lakeside Weekly: April 23rd, 2025

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CLAMP

Cooperative Lakes Area Monitoring Project

Summer is almost here and CLAMP will be starting to sample in June!

Since 1999 this citizen science program has relied on the help of volunteers like YOU to collect samples for testing at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory’s water quality lab. This information is used to monitor the health of all the different lakes in the area & to inform decision makers like those at the Department of Natural Resources.

This year volunteer training will be held on:

• Tuesday May 27th at 2:00 PM
• Wednesday May 28th at 10:00 AM
• Thursday May 29th at 6:00 PM.

Boat not needed to join!

Contact megan-vigdal@uiowa.edu or ashley-scheve@uiowa.edu for more information!

Doing some spring cleaning?

We’re always accepting donations of:

• Gently used furniture
• Appliances
• Cold weather children’s clothing
• Recreation equipment

Text or call 712-759-4227 to arrange a donation!

Follow us on Facebook & stay up-to-date this summer on what’s happening at Lakeside Lab!

• Get event reminders for Wild Wednesdays, lectures, volunteer opportunities & more.

• Check out our course spotlights & learn more about what we do at the Lab.

• We often share information about internships, jobs, & other opportunities for students or early career professionals.

• We’re also a great resource for relevant information on environmental conditions in the Iowa Great Lakes area!

Study at Lakeside this Summer!

Summer 2025 Course Registration is still open! Courses include,

• Ecology
• Aquatic Ecology
• Field Archaeology
• Ecology & Systematics of Diatoms
• Environmental Nonfiction
• Wildlife Techniques

SUMMER UPDATES

WILD WEDNESDAYS

Wild Wednesdays are back, and with a new time! Wild Wednesday will now be at 5 PM in hopes that this new time will make it easier for families to attend! These free programs include fun, hands-on activities for families, kids, and kids at heart.

Programs begin June 4^th and run weekly through August 13^th. Wild Wednesdays are a great way to enjoy the outdoors, learn something new and meet other member of the Iowa Great Lakes community!

LAKESIDE LAB TREASURE HUNT

We will have a fresh new treasure hunt this summer! Maps will be available beginning Memorial Day weekend and can be found by the map in the parking lot, or in Waitt Lab.

Kitchen help wanted!

Come work in a fun laid back environment this summer! Iowa Lakeside Lab is looking to hire kitchen help for summer 2025.

Starting pay is $15 – $17/hr. We can accommodate to any schedule if need be. Positions could be 20-40 hours a week.

Call 712-260-1474 for more information or email Matt Fairchild at matthew-fairchild@uiowa.edu.

712-759-4227

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Iowa Lakeside Laboratory is located on the homelands of several Indigenous nations including the Báxoǰe (Iowa), Umoⁿhoⁿ (Omaha), Póⁿka (Ponca), Dakota/Lakota/Nakoda, and Sahnish/Nuxbaaga/Nuweta (Three Affiliated Tribes) and acknowledges the sovereignty and traditional territories of these people, the treaties that were used to remove them, and the histories of dispossession.