Ice
Out: April 29th, 2022
Follow the link for ice out dates since
1987. |
Douglas
County Water Quality Legacy Fund - 2022 Project Summary |
2022
AIS Recap |
Ice Out: April
2nd, 2021 Follow the link for ice
out dates since 1987 as recorded by Jon Stone. |
Loon
Rescue
Brian Van Nevel his friend Grace
rescued a loon in distress. |
Douglas
County Lakes Association Update
An update from DCLA President
Steve Henry |
New DWI Law
Takes Away Boat, ATV, and Snowmobile Privileges Law
takes away privileges to drive ALL vehicles when convicted of driving
while intoxicated. |
Archived Water Quality
Data
Vegetation
Report - 2012
A survey of aquatic vegetation taken in July 2012
Phorsphorus and cholorphyll levels in Lobster and surrounding
bodies of water
Yearly
Averages | 2012
Monthly Data | 2013
Monthly Data
Secchi
Disk Graphs 2010
Detailed Secchi Disk readings for 5 years
Water
Quality Annual Averages
Graphs showing average water clarity readings from 1987 to 2010.
LDO
and Temperature vs Depth 2013
2005 Results
from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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Loon
Rescue
Brian Van Nevel his friend Grace
rescued a loon in distress. |
Walleye
Stocking 2018
2018 walleye stocking took place
on Monday Oct. 29th.
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A
Note Regarding Loon Nests
A pair of loons nested on a muskrat hut in the Eisland Bay area
and they had one chick. One of our loon watchers noticed two kayaks
moving in close to the loons and their chick. The loons were getting
very vocal as the kayaks approached. The watcher yelled numerous
times at the kayaker's before they finally moved away. Loon hatches
have been down the past few years and this is one of the reasons.
People need to leave wild life alone when they are having their
young. If you think you need a closer picture, get a telephoto
lens, but please stay at least 150 feet from them.
Thanks for your cooperation, Rod Johnson |
Lake
of the Month Lobster Lake has been
named Lake of the Month at alexarealakes.com. |
New
Boating Law A new state law requiring
carbon monoxide detectors in all boats that have an “enclosed accommodation
area” took effect May 1st. |
Watercraft
Inspection Summary A report on the
inspections done at the public landing. |
A pair of articles from Minnesota
Conservation Volunteer Magazine New
Regulations for Keeping Northern Explained!
Where
the Walleyes Are |
DNR
Reminder - Using hydraulic jets to clear sediment or excavate the
lake bottom is illegal. An article
from the EchoPress |
ANNUAL
MEETING When:
Saturday May 5, 2018
Where: Garfield Community Center
101 Sanstead Street, Garfield
When: Coffee 9:00 a.m., Meeting 9:30 a.m.
Special Guest Mark Fisher
Product Developer for Rapala Lures, USA
Mark is a recent inductee to the MN Fishing
Hall of Fame as well as a TV and radio host for outdoor shows.
He has a passion for fishing and is involved in many tournaments
bring your questions for his expertise.
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Minnesota
Fishing December 2017 An update
from the DNR |
Updated
Water Quality Info The lake vegetation
survey report and information on phosphorus/chlorophyll levels. |
Ice Out: March
31st, 2017 Follow the link for ice
out dates since 1987 as recorded by Jon Stone. |
A
loon story from John Stone - 4/18/17
After lunch today I went and put out our loon nest. While I was
doing so a pair of loons were watching about 50 yards away. I
pulled away and within 5 minutes they were swimming around the
nest. Soon one got up on the nest followed by the other. I pulled
up a little closer but I could only see one of the loons. Shortly
it stood up, flapped its wings, let out a big loon call and jumped
into the water. Then I could see the other one low on the nest.
Once in a lifetime. Now we will have to wait to find out if it
is her nest or his platform.
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Know
Before You Go - Infested Waters A
list of Minnesota lakes and rivers that have been designated as
infested. |
ANNUAL
MEETING
Saturday May 3, 2014
LaGrand Town Hall
501 Townhall Road
You are invited to come have coffee, reacquaint
with old neighbors, and meet new ones starting at 9 a.m. The business
meeting starts at 9:30 a .m.
Our guests are:
MITCH LAWLER - DNR Conservation Officer
MARK RANWEILER - DNR Invasive Species
Specialist
Now is the time to ask your questions!!!
All committees will report what’s happening on/in the lake. Discuss…No
wake zones?, Zebra mussels
This is your lake, what do you care about?
WE NEED TO KNOW!
President- Bonnie Huettl 834-3287
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From The President:
We tried, we tried but one careless boater
defeated our work..
An adult zebra mussel
was found on a rock in Mary 2 weeks ago.. and although we have
not found any zebra mussels in our lake we are now considered
'Infested" because we are down stream from Lake Mary. For
more information go to the Echo Press Aug 7th edition
(click
for larger image) |
What is the Lobster Lake
Association doing for you? COME FIND OUT:
Saturday May 4, 2013
LAGRAND TOWN HALL
501 TOWNHALL RD
Coffee and visit at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting starts at 9:30
Our guest will be Steve Henry the new
Water Technician from Soil & Water. He will share his expertise
in shoreline education habit and restoration
All Committee’s will have their reports
on the lake. Including walleye info.
Remember this is YOUR Association &
the Board needs to know what is important to you!!!
Any questions call the President- Bonnie Huettl 834-3287.
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New AIS Sign Goes Up!
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Forest
Tent Caterpillar Info Some useful
information from the DNR |
Ice Out Dates
1987-2012 As recorded by Jon Stone.
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AIS
Training Information for Lake Service Providers Information
Minnesota Waters has partnered with
the MN Department of Natural Resources to provide mandatory Aquatic
Invasive Species training for those who, for hire, install or remove
water-related equipment or structures from waters. |
Glenwood
Fisheries Newsletter Home page
also has links to archived newsletters dataing back to 2009. |
Star Lake
Designation
Lobster Lake is one of the first 11 lakes
in Minnesota to be given this designation! |
Day
of the Lakes! Do you have questions
about your lake or lakeshore property? The Douglas Soil and Water
Conservation District and Douglas County Lakes Association are sponsoring
an event for anyone wantingto know more about our lakes, water quality,
natural resource management, and zoning. |
Urgent - Temporary
County Ordinance
No wake zone 300 feet from shore!
That is one football field across. This Ordinance in in effect
until December 31,2011 or until the water level recedes to 1/2
foot below ordinary high. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL! There are 20 lake
in Douglas County affected in this ordinance. Go to the County
website for all lakes involved.
Bonnie Huettl, President
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Lake Management
Plan Survey Please fill out our
sirvey and help us determine what actions the Lake Association should
undertake in the next three years. |
Notes
from Invasive Species Seminar
LLA President Bonnie Huettl attended an invasive species seminar
in November. |
Fish Stocking
2010 In December the lake was stocked
with 3700 fingerllings! |
Moe
Township Dust Control
Requests for Dust Control for the 2011
season are currently being accepted. Deadline for requests is
May 31, 2010. Follow the link for more information. |
Minnesota
Loons in the Gulf An article about
how Minnesota birds are faring in the wake of the oil spill. |
We need your
email address! To improve communication
within the LLA, Jim Barret is collecting email addresses. |
2009
Summary Report of Watercaft Inspection Results at Lobster Lake
Summary of boat inspections from 2009 |
MPCA: Healthy Septic Systems The
Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems Program page at the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency web site. |
WALLEYE RAFFLE!
All the tickets were sold. Hooray for Kevin
and his team! Here are the winners…
Joyce Newhouse, Bruce Strandskov, Merrill
Pedersen, Paul Langer, Jerry Ellis, Dudley Hawkins, Wayne Becker,
Jason Tiliger, Gene Van Nevel, Tim Berens, Curtis Sunderski
For those who didn’t win… there is always next year!! - Bonnie |
Ice Out Dates
Ice out dates since 1987, as recorded by
Jon Stone. |
Welcome to new LLA Secretary Diane
Krantz and new membership co-chairpersons Tom and Nancy Warvin. |
Douglas
SWCD Rain Garden Workshop
Beautify your property AND improve water quality! This workshop
will introduce you to the how-to’s of creating your very own rain
garden. Thursday, March 18th 6-8 p.m. Douglas County Public Works
Building |
Safety
on the ice!
Don't let this happen to you.
Truck being pulled from Lake Reno
Dec. 2009 (photo from The EchoPress website) |
Thank
You John!
After nine years as LLA president, John
Stone is stepping down. |
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Aquatic Invasive
Species Open House The Minnesota
DNR and Minnesota Waters invite all interested citizens to attend
an Open House in or near your region:Jan 14th in the Twin Cities,
and
Jan 21st in Fergus Falls. Click
here for more detailed information. |
An
Aquademic: What to do about Zebra Mussels An
article and video from FOX9 |
Life After
Zebra Mussels
Dec 1st 7:00-8:30 Douglas Cty Public Works Bldg
Doug Jensen, aquatic invasive species
expert from the MN Sea Grant Program will share his experience
and knowledge about the threats of aquatic invasice species in
Minnesota. |
Moe
Township Meeting Notes Notes form
the Sept 8th meeting |
Summer
2009 Newsletter June 2009 |
Glenwood
Area Fisheries Newsletter Semi-annual
Fisheries Newsletter from the DNR |
Water Craft
Inspection A note from Arnie Vick
about inspections at the public landing. |
Lake Use Rules
The Douglas County Sheriff is responsible
for the safety and regulation of all lakes, rivers and waterways.
This article provides a good summary of the rules and their enforcement
by the Water Patrol.
This year there are some new guildlines for
temporary structures which are highlighted in this article
from the Echo Press. |
December
2008 Newsletter |
CLRSD
Special Meeting Notes A report from
Jim Barrett on the special meeting to decide how to handle the CLRSD
debt. |
CLRSD
& Moe Township Meeting Notes Notes
from July meetings |
Shoreland
Buffers Workshop Douglas Soil and
Water Conservation District is sponsoring a class on landscaping
shoreline to benefit the lake. Friday, July 17th 10am
- 4pm. |
It's Spring and the
Worm Is Turning Did you know that
earthworms are NOT native to Minnesota? Here's an article from Conservation
Minnesota with more information. |
Water
Plan News
Newsletter from the Douglas Soil and Water
Conservation District |
CLRSD
Meeting Notes - 5/7/09 Notes from
the May 7th meeting |
Moe
Township Meeting Notes - 3/17/09 Minutes
from the March 17th meeting |
CLRSD
Status Update - 3/9/2009 An update
on the status of the sewer project |
Clean Your Boat, Protect
Your Lake To learn how to properly
clean your gear, visit www.cleanboats.org.
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CLSRD
Meeting Notes Notes from the February
5th meeting |
Walleye Stocking 2008
On Saturday December 13, 2008 the LLA stocked
Lobster Lake with 600 lbs of walleyes. |
Updated Water Quality
Info The water quality graphs have
been updated for 2008 |
CLRSD
Web Site
As of June 9th, 2008 the CLRSD Web Site is active. Please look there
for additional information.
Notes for meetings before June 2008 are archived here. |
CLRSD
Public Improvement Hearing
Slides from the May 31, 2008 Meeting |
December
2007 Newsletter |
DOUGLAS COUNTY LAKES ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING
Wed Sept 10th 5 P.M.
Public Works Bldg. on 3rd Ave.
Guest Speaker: Jim Bosek - Bosek Bait
Pot Luck served after the mtg. Bring a guest. You don't have to
live on a lake to participate. |
Shoreland
Rules Open House
On Thursday, June 12, 2008 from 6:30-9:00
The DNR will be holding an open house at Alexandria Technical
College to inform people about the shoreland rules update project. |
Ice Out Dates
For the last 20 years, as recorded by Jon Stone.
This year (2008) the ice went out on May 1st! |
CLRSD
Presentation Slides 5-3-08 Slides
from the presentation at the annual meeting . |
Danger
- Thin Ice! On January 27th a truck
went through the ice near Cherry Point. |
Douglas
SWCD Newsletter
January newsletter from the Douglas County Soil & Water Conservation
District |
Director's
Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the Decmber 1st Meeting |
Fisheries
Focus Newsletter
The December newsletter from the DNR Glenwood Fisheries |
Tragedy
on the Lake A loon was killed on
the lake over the 4th. |
May
2007 Newsletter |
November
2006 Newsletter |
IRA
Charitable Rollover Info Here some
info about the newly enacted Charitable Rollover Act, which
allows individuals 70 1/2 and older to make non-taxable contributions
from their IRAs. |
Rain
Water Management Workshop Thursday
March 22nd 1:00-4:30 Douglas County Public Works Building |
Fish
Stocking Update On Dec 9th 400 lbs
of walleye fingerlings were stocked into Lobster Lake. |
Water
Monitoring Conference
The LLA was one of three associations in the state to be invited
to participate in a conference on water monitoring. |
CLRSD
Meeting Notes
Notes from the October 5th meeting. |
CLRSD
Meeting Notes
Notes from the July 6th meeting. |
Good
News!
State Approves Permit for Improved Wastewater Treatment Facilty
for the ALASD. |
CLRSD
Moves Forward!
At the regular monthly meeting held on June 1, 2006, the CLRSD took
action to move ahead on
the project |
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Your
Volunteers at Work!
The Lake Mapping
Committee met May 27, 2006 to start the process. |
Sewer Plant
Expansion An article from the Echo
Press about the ALASD wastewater treatment facility expansion. |
No
Motors Ordinance for Eiesland Slough
The County
Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the Eiesland Slough
Water Surface Use Ordinance to read "Electric Motors only
no wake".
A victory for water quality! |
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