Forest Lake Lake Association Meeting (April 9th 2016)
Last week on April 19th the Forest Lake Lake
Association kicked off the boating and fishing season with its annual
informational meeting. It was a resounding success as well over a hundred thirty
concerned community members attended.
The meeting included
special presentations from the local watershed district, the DNR and renowned
aquatic invasive species (AIS) expert Dr. Steve McComas. Dr. McComas went into
great detail on the current health of Forest Lake, especially regarding aquatic
invasive species. While he touched on all of the AIS currently affecting Forest
Lake, he focused primarily on the recent introduction of Zebra Mussels that
occurred last year. His extensive studies throughout Minnesota and especially those
here in Forest Lake provided attendees with a greater understanding of what the
future of Forest Lake will look like.
Mike Sorensen of the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed
District discussed the upcoming projects directed toward improving Forest Lake
water quality along with a detailed analysis of how these projects are budgeted.
Mr. Sorensen also illustrated the important part the FLLA plays in supporting
the Watershed Districts efforts.
Finally, local DNR representative Jon Hansen gave a great
presentation on the status of fish in Forest Lake and the stocking efforts that
have been in place over the years. As it turns out, Forest Lake is one of the
best sport fishing lakes in the metro area! Unfortunately, Hansen did not
reveal any of his favorite fishing spots.
Going forward, we hope to continue to see this great turn out from our community at our many events this year. The Forest Lake Lake Association works tirelessly towards the betterment of Forest Lake and with the community’s support we hope to keep Forest Lake one of the premier lakes in the region.
