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Geese: We have renewed our USDF&W permit and with the help of Space Wildlife, will try to keep the common areas clean. John Nelson has agreed to take over this aspect of lake life … thank you John. Please don’t forget that our federal permit for goose control specifically prohibits feeding geese. We can and should ‘harass” them though.
We have contracted with Aquatic Analysts again this year. Unlike previous years, we have yet to have our first treatment. It would seem that the cold winter has helped maintain a balance. We are not making any significant changes to our practices for this summer; we will continue to use the standard herbicides as needed. Be aware that these applied herbicides make the watering of your garden and lawn with lake water risky during the new 7 day restriction period. With the use of this herbicide there are no swimming restrictions. When determining a safety restriction for
swimming, it is assumed that some water will be ingested. This is safe for both humans and pets average lake use.
Aquatic uses an airboat (the only power boat permitted on our lake) to monitor our lake approximately every 2 weeks.
Thanks to the sale of the lake property and the voice of the community members, a new and exciting project for the lake will be taking place in the fall. We have asked Larry Kovar from Aquatic Analysts to give us some suggestions for a long term (3 year) restoration project. We may be bringing his “Aquamog” in to do some ‘clean-up’!
Knock on wood….once again Crandon Lake has been very lucky in avoiding many of the non-native invasive species of weed that have overtaken many of our neighboring lakes (like milfoil and the newest county nuisance – Water Chestnut. Thank you to those of you with boats that go to other bodies of water for remembering to clean your boat before bringing it onto our lake. Please take those extra few minutes and hose off your motor and boat before bringing it down to the lake. It takes only a few seeds carried from another lake to seed ours with those pesky plants.
Looking forward to a good season,
Thanks and See you on the lake.
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