Dear Friends
of the Lake,
Please consider participating in the City's "Adopt a Pond" program designed to keep our local waters clean and attractive. This program would be a great project for an individual household or a local group such as Scouts, Church/youth groups, etc.
The following is a more detailed program description and contact information:
Adopt-A-Pond Program
Are you looking for a way to make a difference in your neighborhoods while protecting water quality? Gather a group of friends, neighbors, or family members and participate in the City of Forest Lake’s “Adopt-A-Pond” program! There are over 100 public storm water management ponds in Forest Lake that can be adopted by interested groups, businesses, and individuals. These volunteers assist in cleaning up around the ponds and make observations of pond conditions and reported developing problems to Public Works. Please consider joining them in the effort to keep Forest Lake’s water resources clean.
Interested volunteers should contact Mark Peterson (mark.peterson@ci.forest-lake.mn.us or 651-209-9729) to inquire about adoptable locations. The City will provide aerial photos of each site, trash bags, a sign to recognize your efforts, and recognition on the storm water website. Participants will be responsible for collecting litter at least 3 times each year and reporting their pond’s conditions to the Public Works Department.
Storm water ponds are designed and constructed to hold and clean storm water runoff. These ponds provide numerous benefits including:
Please consider participating in the City's "Adopt a Pond" program designed to keep our local waters clean and attractive. This program would be a great project for an individual household or a local group such as Scouts, Church/youth groups, etc.
The following is a more detailed program description and contact information:
Adopt-A-Pond Program
Are you looking for a way to make a difference in your neighborhoods while protecting water quality? Gather a group of friends, neighbors, or family members and participate in the City of Forest Lake’s “Adopt-A-Pond” program! There are over 100 public storm water management ponds in Forest Lake that can be adopted by interested groups, businesses, and individuals. These volunteers assist in cleaning up around the ponds and make observations of pond conditions and reported developing problems to Public Works. Please consider joining them in the effort to keep Forest Lake’s water resources clean.
Interested volunteers should contact Mark Peterson (mark.peterson@ci.forest-lake.mn.us or 651-209-9729) to inquire about adoptable locations. The City will provide aerial photos of each site, trash bags, a sign to recognize your efforts, and recognition on the storm water website. Participants will be responsible for collecting litter at least 3 times each year and reporting their pond’s conditions to the Public Works Department.
Storm water ponds are designed and constructed to hold and clean storm water runoff. These ponds provide numerous benefits including:
- Control
of storm water discharge rates
- Treatment
of storm water pollutants through natural processes
- Reduction
of flooding
- Prevention
of downstream erosion
- Creation
of wildlife habitat
Thanks for the interest.
Mark Peterson
Engineering Technician
Public Works Dept.
City of Forest Lake
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