The Antrim Conservation District held a water quality training session for us on August 12. Tom Clement presented the chemical side of water quality testing. Sasha Bozimowski presented the macroinvertebrate portion of water quality testing. Here are pictures of the … Continue reading →
Thursday, August 24, 2017 5-9 pm Potluck Dinner followed by a brief business meeting with board elections Program at 7p.m.: “Mercury in Our Fish: A Global Threat with a New Global Solution in Hand” by Linda E. Greer, Ph.D., Director … Continue reading →
Here is the report on the 2017 Sandbar Pollution Study, written by Becky Norris for the Three Lakes Association, the Torch Lake Protection Alliance, and the Elk-Skegemog Lake Association: Sandbar_2017_study_report
Continue reading →Each year, CLMP volunteers collect water quality data which is used in water resources management and protection programs. This program has been collecting data for Michigan lakes for over 40 years. Three Lakes Association has participated in this program continuously … Continue reading →
Dear Three Lakes Association Members and Friends: Cladophora is algae that has been found at various locations on Torch Lake, Clam Lake and Lake Bellaire. It is one measure of the overall water quality in lakes. Three Lakes Association has … Continue reading →
It’s time to be thinking about the Three Lakes Association’s 2017 summer high school environmental internship. Interested high school students from the Bellaire, Central Lake, Kalkaska, and Mancelona school districts may apply. They are expected to contribute at least 60 … Continue reading →
very fine soil particles that remain in suspension in water for a considerable period of time without contact with the bottom. Such material remains in suspension due to the upward components of turbulence and currents and/or by suspension. Perlman, U. … Continue reading →
The April, 2017 Newsletter is now available: TLA April Quarterly 2017 This issue contains articles on the following topics: Fish Shelters; five year project successfully completed! President’s Message – Such Sweet Sorrow Septic Systems: Advocating for Water Quality Protection Watershed Stewardship … Continue reading →
Heavy stones used to protect soil from the action of fast-moving water. True restoration tries to eliminate or minimize the use of riprap, using plants with strong root systems to anchor soil instead (e.g. willows). The use of riprap can … Continue reading →
Part of federal water quality requirements. Calls for all existing uses to be protected, for deterioration to be avoided or at least minimized when water quality meets or exceeds standards, and for outstanding waters to be strictly protected. Glossary of … Continue reading →