by admin | Sep 16, 2019 | News
An invasive species called starry stonewort has spread to three lakes in the Lake Country. Starry stonewort was found in Lower Nemahbin Lake and Pewaukee Lake in August, according to a news release from the River Alliance of Wisconsin. A month earlier, the... by admin | Sep 11, 2019 | News
Starry stonewort may be in Geneva Lake to stay, but with the right treatment program and a healthy lake plant population, it can be kept under control. That is the assessment of Ted Peters, director of the Geneva Lake Environmental Agency, who issued a statement Sept.... by admin | Sep 4, 2019 | News
Trinke Lagoon will not be dredged this fall to combat the invasive plant starry stonewort, in part because the invasive plant species has been reported elsewhere in the lake. The Geneva Lake Environmental Agency board of directors on Aug. 29 tabled the dredging... 
by admin | Aug 24, 2019 | Information, Legal, News
Starry Trek is an event where volunteers search other lakes to better understand starry stonewort distribution in Minnesota. Starry stonewort is an invasive algae that was first found in Lake Koronis in 2015 and has since spread to 11 Minnesota... by admin | Aug 23, 2019 | Information
What can we do to address the issues effectively ensuring public access to Minnesota’s lakes and rivers, providing excellent recreational fishing and stopping the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS)? Minnesota lakes and rivers are one of its most valued... 
by admin | Aug 23, 2019 | News
Volunteers with the Forest Lake Lake Association participated in a statewide search for starry stonewart, an aquatic invasive species, by the University of Minnesota on Saturday, Aug. 17. Volunteers met at Lakeside Park for training, then were sent to public access... by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | News
Lake Minnetonka boaters can now report invasive species using a new online mapping tool from the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District. The conservation district launched the online tool in July and has since been inviting boaters to report invasive species and... by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | News
An underwater search of Geneva Lake using a diver and a remote-control camera for the invasive plant species starry stonewort has produced mixed results. Despite being treated with chemicals in June, starry stonewort has made a comeback in the Trinke Lagoon in the... 
by admin | Aug 17, 2019 | News
In a half day, Saturday August 17, hundreds of volunteers in Minnesota and Wisconsin will gather at local lakes (Farm Island Lake in Aitkin County), and then spread out to other lakes looking for several different aquatic invasive species (AIS), with a focus on starry... by admin | Aug 15, 2019 | News
Some area lake associations may soon be deploying more loon nesting platforms as part of a $7.5 million BP oil spill settlement approved last fall. Longtime loon researcher Kevin Kenow discussed that and much more about loons as part of his keynote talk to the 51st...