Formed through a partnership with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the Whitefish Lake Institute, NMLN’s mission is to recruit and train citizen science volunteers to monitor water quality, identify and report AIS and promote watershed stewardship in northwest Montana. NMLN volunteers collect lake data and report the results to management agencies and the public. The NMLN currently monitors a total of 50 locations on 41 lakes in Flathead, Lake, Lincoln and Missoula counties.