MLR Executive Director Jeff Forester will present at Riverside United Methodist Church which will host a 90 minute 2017 Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention event on March 20th, 2017 from 7:00 to 8:30 at Riverside United Methodist Church, Highway 71 North, Park Rapids, MN Phone: 218-732-5205
The Aquatic Invaders Summit was a great event and a number of people have contacted us to request copies of the presentations given. Attendees had to make difficult choices about which of the many presentations to attend. Now you can see the presentations you might have missed - or if you could not attend, have access to the conference after the fact.
Special thanks to Don Hickman and the Initiative Foundation, Clean Water land and Legacy, our sponsors and supporters including US Fish and Wildlife, MN DNR, National Park Service, MN COLA, Wildlife Forever, MAWD and all of the presenters who donated their time and energy to make the Aquatic Invaders Summit on of the largest citizen led, water based gatherings in the state.
Starting in 1999, MLR has periodically conducted a phone survey of lake home and cabin owners. The results have always been enlightening. For instance, the average household income of a MN Lake Home and Cabin owner is about $58,000. The average length of ownership is 34 years, one of the highest in the nation.
The President of Norway Lake had a problem - they needed a truck with which to haul the weed harvestor they use, and the tons of milfoil removed by the machine.
The solution was the Federal Surplus Property Program through the Minnesota Department of Administration, which makes surplus equipment available to non-profits across Minnesota. Norway Lake is now awaiting delivery of a 1969 GMC 5500 4-Whell drive truck with just 28,000 miles that was used as a fire truck in California.
MLR Annual Meeting, February 11th, 10:00 am at the Minneapolis Convention Center, Room M101 C.
Members in good standing who attend will be given tickets to attend the show.
A graduate student research grant on the biology, ecology, and management of starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) is being offered by the Aquatic Plant Management Society’s research and education initiative, in cooperation with the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation, Midwest APMS and the Northeast APMS. The RFP is also sponsored by Applied Biochemists, SePRO, and UPI.
After two full years of County AIS Prevention AiD, it is time to look at the impacts of this program. Results exceed expectations.
Over $750,000 dollars was granted to counties to assist low-income homeowners with SSTS upgrades.
Over 350 people from across Minnesota registered for the Aquatic Invaders Summit. The energy and commitment of attendees was impressive and generated well founded hope moving forward. The need to build AIS programs using a broad based partnership between local professional resource managers, local policy makers, resorts, angling groups, lake associations, businesses and the faith community emerged as a Best Management Practice in AIS and other water efforts.
The Northern Water Alliance issues an update on the status of the proposed Sandpiper Pipeline from the Bakken Oil fields across Minnesota to Superior, Wisconsin.
