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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
In 2017 four lake associations collaborated to do a study to investigate the relationship between changes in phosphorus and changes in the diatom composition of the lake floor golden brown algae. The report of that study is now available: Peeper 2017 … Continue reading →
As part of our effort to judge if household wastewater could be a source of nutrients driving the proliferation of algae (GBA) on the lake floors in our area, we have checked groundwater for human-associated compounds in samples collected in … Continue reading →
The January 2019 Newsletter is now available: TLA Newsletter Jan 2019 This issue contains articles on the following topics: A few words about Golden Brown Algae President’s Message TCE Groundwater Plume: Wrapping up TLA’s Role Delving Deeper into Swimmer’s Itch Board … Continue reading →
The October, 2018 Newsletter is now available: TLA Newsletter Oct 2018 This issue contains series of articles focused on Education and the SEOP program: Birch Street Field Trip 2017-2018 Grant Recipients Bellaire 4th Grade Bellaire 5th Grade Bellaire 7th & 8th … Continue reading →
Thank you to everyone who reported incidents of Swimmer’s Itch over the summer of 2018. Between May and October, we received 101 reported incidents. Here are the results: Swimmer’s Itch Incident Report.
Continue reading →Have you encountered Swimmer’s Itch, this year? Have members of your family, your guests, or your neighbors? Please help us identify where the problem exists and how bad it is. The Three Lakes Association (TLA) has a reporting tool for … Continue reading →