Water Quality ReportSpider Lake Property Owners Association

July 16, 2012

Agenda

• Correction: Annual Clean-Up

• Boat Banner

• Plant Mapping

• 2013 Budget Request

• Invasive Species: Phragmites

Annual Clean-Up

• Error in newsletter (my fault!)

• East Bay Township

• July 30th through August 11th (American Waste)

• Must pickup flyer from township office

• Does NOT include hazardous waste

Water Quality Banner

• New for 2012

• Increase visibility

• Demonstrate commitment

• Underscore importance

Plant Mapping Workshop• July 31st (Monday) starting at 9AM

• Define sampling strategy

• Conduct sampling

• Identify plants

• Create plant collection

• Rain date: August 1st

• Dr. Jo Latimore (MSU) will be here to assist

• Volunteers welcome!

• First step in creating our lake management plan

2013 Budget Request• Budget for 2013 should not exceed $700

• Testing supplies @$400

• Annual conference

• @$300

• 2013 conference is in Saginaw

• Usually in Boyne City

• Travel and Hotel

Invasive Species: Phragmites

• Detected on Spider Lake

• Lighthouse Cove

• Balsam Circle area

• Attending workshop on 7/17

• More to follow

Phragmites• Invasive species

• Can grow up to 20' tall

• Forms a monoculture

• Chokes out native plant life

• Spreads rapidly

• Provides no value for our wildlife

• Tourism, land values and biodiversity is threatened

Questions??