Chara: A Lake Lover’s Friend If you love lakes you should really get to know this large alga. Here is why. It is: A favorite waterfowl food (300,000 reproductive structures discovered in the stomach of a single duck), Valuable for fish habitat, A refuge for plankton and game fish fry, An excellent source of food … Read More »
America’s First Limnologist “A lake is the landscapes most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.” That quote has become the lake-lovers icon among lake protection advocates across the country. The words were penned over a century and a half ago by … Read More »
Lakes or Bathtubs? We say we love our lakes. My question? Which kind? You will understand what I mean. A recent anecdote has caused me to wonder. A friend of mine was telling me about his lake place in northern Minnesota and opined about the stand of wild rice just off shore of his property. … Read More »
A Green Bay Experience: How Wisconsinites Protect Their Lakes Last week, 450 Wisconsin lake lovers gathered Green Bay for their 34th annual Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Convention to learn and share ideas about lake protection. My wife, Geri, and I were among these kindred spirits. I was privileged to be asked to give a plenary address … Read More »
Next time you visit a lake, find a submerged rock or dock support or even a submerged aquatic plant stem. Reach into the water and touch the submerged material. It likely feels fuzzy or even mucous-like. You might be inclined to call it gunk. Aquarium aficionados know it as the material that slowly grows on … Read More »
Aquatic Invasive Species: A New Tool—A New Law Last legislative session the Legislature passed a law that directly applies to any individual who installs or removes water related equipment or structures from waters of the state for hire. Folks who provide these services are now required by law to have a permit before conducting work … Read More »
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Aquatic Invasive Species Wars: The Latest Six organizations, deeply concerned about the threat aquatic invasive species (AIS) pose to our lakes, organized a two day symposium a week ago to bring in experts from Minnesota and across the country to share the latest research findings. Interested citizens packed the Kelly Inn in St. Paul to … Read More »
What will our lakes be like in 50 years? I would like your help in determining, in a general way, the answer to that very important question. We will use the procedure I developed for my talk to folks at the Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning in Park Rapids in northern Minnesota. These were the … Read More »
Water Protectors Ever wonder who is working to protect our waters beside state agencies? Actually there are many non-governmental groups doing so. This posting highlights a promising new initiative being pursued by one such organization: the Freshwater Society. (They are the folks who produce the Weather Guide Calendar.) Here’s what their anticipated new program would … Read More »
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