Herbicide Treatment of Curly Leaf Pondweed

Dear Friends of the lake;

I have had several inquiries about what the small buoys are that many of you see out in the water. Forest Lake has a heavy infestation of Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP) which is an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS).   CLP is a early growing AIS that grows up to the surface. CLP if left untreated grows very quickly until around the middle of July and then dies back causing an abundant amount of phosphorus to enter into the water column.

The Comfort Lake Forest Lake Watershed District (WD) has been doing an outstanding job each year in contracting and paying for herbicide treatment of CLP. The herbicide treatment early in the year prevents the heavy release of the phosphorus back into the water. This treatment is usually done each year around this time while CLP is young and not very robust.

On May 20th 99 acres were treated on Forest Lake. The small buoys you see are markers that generally outline the area that was treated. A delineation by Blue Water Science was completed a few weeks ago that identified the areas to be treated. The areas treated were mapped with GPS and the WD obtained a permit from the DNR for this treatment.

Hopefully that answers your questions.

Forest Lake Board of Directors

Jerry Grundtner - President

Forest Lake Lake Association Rib Fest 2019

Dear Friends of the Lake;

This year the Forest Lake Association is partnering with Vannellis By the Lake to host a Rib Fest on June 22nd. The Rib Fest will occur rain or shine at Vannellis. There will be over 20 rib masters cooking ribs that you will be able to taste. Live entertainment will also be ongoing. Entrance to the event will begin at 3:00 PM with the ribs being available to be served beginning at 4:00 PM.

Tickets are $12.00 and this includes 4 ribs and a beer or other drink. Tickets are being sold at the following locations:

• Rapid Press
• Lakes Floral
• Vannellis
• Remax Reality

Tickets can also be purchased at the door however we encourage you to buy your tickets beforehand because we have a limited number of tickets that can be sold because of the quantity of ribs.

Note that all proceeds from the sale of the tickets will go directly to the Lake Association which makes it a tremendous fund raiser. This event is also open to the public not just the lake association members.

We really hope you buy your tickets and come enjoy some great food and socialize with friends and neighbors.

Forest Lake Lake Association Board of Directors

Jerry Grundtner - President

Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Detector

Dear Friends of the Lake;

Doug Joens, who is the treasurer and board member for the Forest Lake Lake Association, is now a Volunteer Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Detector for the State of Minnesota. Doug completed a 16-hour course developed by the University of Minnesota, related to basic aquatic ecology, AIS identification, impacts and biology, Minnesota rules and regulations, preventing the spread of AIS, and reporting. He is available to the public for questions regarding AIS which include plants and animals.

If you find something or have a question related to AIS, please contact Doug by phone or mobile message at 612-860-0055 or email at joensd@gmail.com. His job regarding citizen inquiries would be to use the proper channels to document the incident and send it on to an expert to verify the siting.

We need all of our members to be the eyes for the lake so please do not hesitate to contact Doug.

Forest Lake Lake Association Board of Directors

Jerry Grundtner - President

FLLA Annual Meeting Video

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