2012 slpoa water_quality_report
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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??