Celebrating 31 years of NC Lake Management!

North Carolina
Lake Management Society

Spring Workshop

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
9am to 4pm

Brunswick Energy and Education Center
8520 River Rd SE, Southport, NC.

Registration Details

NCLMS Members $75
Non-Members $100

CEUs Available
CEUs pending - check back

Agenda

8:30 - 9:00   Registration
9:00 - 9:20   Brunswick Nuclear 101 
                        - Eric Caison, Duke Energy
9:20 - 9:30   Duke Energy Water Resources Overview
                        - Jason Brown, Duke Energy
9:30 - 9:50   Upstream water pollution is leading to long-term
                    degradation of the Cape Fear River Estuary
                        - Dr. Mike Mallin, UNCW
9:50 - 10:10  Identifying potential water pollution sources using
                     aerial imagery and machine learning
                        - Dr. Colleen Brown, UNCW
10:10 - 10:30  Integrated Pond Management Strategies
                        - Kara Foley, NCSU
10:30 - 10:50  Networking Break
10:50 - 11:50  Waters of the United States: Meandering Regulatory
                       Riffles, Pools and Runs
                         - Ward Mariotti, Spangler Environmental
11:50 - 12:15  Workplace experience and lessons learned in
                       environmental careers
                          - Dr. Linda Erlich, Spygrogyra Diversified Environmental
12:15 - 12:45  Lunch (provided)
12:45 - 1:30    NCSU Student Speed Round:
                          Investigation of management options
                          for Vallisneria following recent taxonomic revisions 
                             - Delaney Davenport

                          Evaluation of reduced rate herbicide mixtures for
                          the control of Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta)
                             - Brady Dillingham

                          Influence of sediment and water nutrient
                          concentrations on the growth of three Hydrilla
                          verticillata (L.f) Royle biotypes
                             - Maria Grazia Corrales Jimenez

                          Influence of curly-leaf pondweed growth dynamics
                          on lake management strategies 
                             - Anna Agi

• 1:30 - 1:50   Lyngbya Management in Southeastern US Reservoirs
                         - Jessica Baumann, NCSU

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  1:50 - 2:10   A Practical Guide to Pond Restoration
                         - Dave Reidl, OASE

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  2:10 - 2:30   Peroxide Algaecides: mindful solutions to different
                      situations with Cyanobacteria
                        - Tom Warmuth, Biosafe Systems

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  2:30 - 2:50   Networking Break

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  2:50 - 3:50   Panel Discussion: Professional Development, Woes
                      & Wins
                        - Dr. Rory Roten, SePRO, Trent Nelson, Kasco

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  3:50 - 4:00   Closing Remarks and Adjournment

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  Where to Stay

  Several affordable hotels are located within a few miles of the workshop site in Southport, NC. Attendees may wish to consider:

• Comfort Suites Southport – Oak Island
• Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Southport
• Hampton Inn & Suites Southport
• Wingate by Wyndham Southport

These options are all within a short drive of the Brunswick Energy & Education Center and typically range from approximately $100–$140 per night.

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