{"id":1053,"date":"2025-08-28T09:24:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/?page_id=1053"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:24:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:24:41","slug":"sarah-hammond-student-on-the-job","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/meet-our-students\/students-on-the-job\/sarah-hammond-student-on-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Hammond \u2013 Student on the Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1053_bd9f85-df{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id1053_bd9f85-df > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1053_bd9f85-df > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1053_bd9f85-df > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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(max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1053_e9d0db-38 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1053_e9d0db-38\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_6ae5ab-8a\">EES rising junior Sarah Hammond is interning at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakestewardsofmaine.org\/\">Lake Stewards of Maine \u2013 Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program<\/a>, formerly known as the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (Maine VLMP), this summer. This scientific based non-profit focuses on community-based conservation while aiming to tackle the question, \u201chow can we sustain Maine lakes?\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_7d67b3-e7\">Hammond and her colleagues train and certify volunteers on how to test water quality and how to spot invasive plants, which will help them to become more aware of their surroundings. Some of the training techniques the volunteers are taught include taking Secchi Disk readings, which measures water transparency and can display the productivity and quality of the lake, as well as holding Invasive Plant Patrol (IPP) workshops.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1053_f9538c-46\">\u201cWe provide endless information to everyone who wants to know about the many, many, lakes in Maine, because we believe that spreading knowledge and spurring awareness is the best way to ensure the conservation of the Maine lakes that we know and love today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-gallery-type-thumbslider.kb-gallery-id-1053_c1d958-1f .kt-blocks-carousel-init {margin-bottom:10px;}.kb-gallery-id-1053_c1d958-1f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-1053_c1d958-1f .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-1053_c1d958-1f alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-thumbslider kb-gallery-id-1053_c1d958-1f kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark\"><div id=\"kb-slider-1053_c1d958-1f\" class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init splide kb-blocks-slider kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-columns-xxl=\"4\" 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