2020 SEOP Grant Applications Deadline Extended
The SEOP Grant application deadline has been extended to May 15, 2020, and awards will be announced by June 1. The application for the 2020-2021 SEOP grant program is online here.
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TLA February ’20 Newsletter
The February 2020 Newsletter is now available: TLA Newsletter Feb 2020 This issue contains articles on the following topics: Chain of Lakes Water Trail President’s Message Jeanie Williams, newest addition to Three Lakes Association TLA’s Science Education Outreach Program Are … Continue reading →
Swimmer’s Itch Assessments – 2019
During 2019, TLA hired Freshwater Solutions to conduct three Comprehensive Assessments, plus our Summer Interns in 2019 used a new DNA-based methodology to detect the swimmer’s itch parasite in water samples. The assembled reports acknowledge TLA’s sources for funding for … Continue reading →
Keeping Tabs on the Health of Our Lakes
On November 29, 2019, the following Guest Column by Becky Norris was published in the Antrim Review. Download or print the PDF of the text.
Continue reading →TLA October ’19 Newsletter
The October 2019 Newsletter is now available: TLA Newsletter October 2019 This issue contains articles on the following topics: Golden Brown Algae Update President’s Message Internship Program Update Swimmer’s Itch for the Non-Scientist Shoreline Survey Chain of Lakes Water Level Update
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Swimmer’s Itch Rack Card Since there are still a few weeks left of good swimming in our lakes, we want to share this rack card area residents. We recently collaborated with other lake associations in the Elk River Chain of … Continue reading →
TLA Seeking Executive Director
Three Lakes Association (TLA) is a non-profit with more than 500 members. TLA’s mission is to provide leadership in preserving, protecting and improving the environmental quality of the Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed for all generations with an emphasis … Continue reading →
TLA July ’19 Newsletter
The July 2019 Newsletter is now available: TLA Newsletter July 2019 This issue contains articles on the following topics: Measuring water levels President’s message In Memoriam – Lynn Collins Paddle Antrim Where are they, now? Did You Know? – Loons SEOP … Continue reading →
TLA April ’19 Newsletter
The April 2019 Newsletter is now available: TLA Newsletter April 2019 This issue contains articles on the following topics: Golden Brown Algae Project Update President’s Message Aquatic Invaders A Powerful New Tool for Water Quality Monitoring Groundwater: The Sixth Great Lake … Continue reading →
2018 GBA Water Sample Study
As part of our study of the golden brown algae proliferation on the lake floor of our northern lakes, we checked our water samples collected in 2018 for Ace-K (acesulfame potassium), an artificial sweetener found in numerous products used exclusively … Continue reading →