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What is a Lake?
The Montana Lake Book
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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The Threat of Aquatic Invasive Species