John Arnoldy Eagle Lake, Michael Bury Kego Lake, Cindy Bissonnette West Fox Lake |
Lake |
Watercraft Counts |
|
Number of hours |
Watercraft per hour |
|
Paid By |
Eagle |
73 |
|
88 |
0.83 |
|
FLPOA |
East Fox |
638 |
|
300 |
2.13 |
|
County |
Kego |
227 |
|
168 |
1.35 |
|
FLPOA |
Mitchell |
248 |
|
160 |
1.55 |
|
FLPOA |
FLPOA spent $6,440 on inspectors in 2020.
Generally we try to schedule inspectors from Friday through Sunday with extra hours for fishing opener, 4th of July and Labor Day, but with the limited number of trained level 1 and level 2 inspectors this year Crow Wing County was not always able to meet our requested schedule.
We do not yet know what the Crow Wing County 2021 AIS plan will look like and we do have some concern that the State may not be able to fund AIS programs, to the same level as previous years, so the Count may receive fewer funds for their program.
Our paid-up membership is currently at 191, and we appreciate you joining FLPOA with a special thanks to those members that have made extra contributions. Your dollars go a long way in supporting the cost of boat inspectors, water testing and aquatic vegetation inspections. Early detection of AIS is key to minimizing and controlling the impact of an infestation. We are happy to report that none of our lakes in Fifty Lakes currently have AIS even though we are surrounded by lakes that are infested.
We recently applied for a $3,900 grant for installing clemson levelers under the the second beaver dam on Fox Creek. Once installed the levelers will help stabilize the water level of Kego, West and East Fox lakes and better stabilize the ground water entering Mitchell lake.
Below are links to the AIS research center at the University of Minnesota, DNR, MPCA and FLPOA website.
Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC)
Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC) | (umn.edu)
Minnesota DNR Home | Minnesota DNR (state.mn.us)Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (state.mn.us)
Check out our website https://minnesotawaters.org/fiftylakespropertyowners/
The FLPOA Board
Wishes you the very best for 2021!