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    • Chapter 1 – LAKE BASICS
      • What is a Watershed?
      • The Importance of Snowpack
      • How Lakes Function
      • Knowing Lake Food Chains
      • Nutrients: The Green Machines
      • Checking Lake Water Quality
      • Usage Suitability
      • Citizen Science & Community Involvement
      • Montana Watershed Coordination Council (MWCC)
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    • Chapter 2 – WATERFRONT LIVING
      • Waterfront Property
      • Understanding Your Septic System
      • Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: Chemical Cocktails
      • Use and Dispose of Hazardous Materials Responsibility
      • Pet Waste and Water Quality
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    • Chapter 3 – WORKING IN A WATERSHED
      • Farming and Fertilizers
      • Cattle & Critters
      • Forestry and Timber Harvesting
      • Roads, Driveways & Ditches
      • Conservation Districts
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    • Chapter 4 – WATER RECREATION
      • Boating Boom…erang
      • Motorized Watercraft: It’s a Gas
      • Diagnosing UFOs: Unidentified Floating Objects
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    • Chapter 5 – PROTECTING OUR FISHERIES
      • Different Fish for Different Lakes
      • The Lives of Native Trout
      • Illegal Fish Introductions
      • Aquatic Habitat
      • Whirling Disease in Montana
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    • Chapter 6 – AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS) IN MONTANA
      • Zebra Mussels in Montana
      • New Zealand Mudsnails
      • Living with Aquatic Weeds
      • Eurasian Watermilfoil
      • CLEAN.DRAIN.DRY
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    • Chapter 7 – A CHANGING CLIMATE
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    • APPENDIX A – MONTANA AND U.S. LAKE-RELATED AGENCIES
    • APPENDIX B – LAKE TERMINOLOGY
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Western larch needles change color in the Fall along the shoreline of Tally Lake in Northwestern Montana. Photo courtesy Lori Curtis

Safe Boating on Montana Waters
http://fwp.mt.gov/recreation/safety/boating/default.html

Swimmer’s Itch
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.org

Montana’s Native Fish
http://fwp.mt.gov/fishing/planAFishingTrip/ethics/illegalintro.html

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Nature's Wonder - Pine Needle Balls

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