Lake Association Help Desk

Using The WeedRoller to improve your waterfront. Lake weeds and a soft bottom have always hindered the ability to enjoying a beachfront suitable for swimming and fun. Using a method that will continually agitate the lake bottom can dramatically reduce or remove lake muck. Rakes and lake weed cutters are effective but time consuming. The Weeders Digest has teamed with the Crary WeedRoller to offer a machine that will reduce muck, silt and aquatic weeds while dramatically reducing the effort to... Read Full Story

The Lake Weeders Digest LLC has been internationally recognized as the most innovative collection of pond and lake weed solutions. As a result, the company had become a magnet for attracting the latest lake weed removal inventions, tips and tricks. Now, Bruce Walstrom, President and Founder, has announced that The Lake Weeders Digest has created a strategic alliance with a nationally recognized manufacturer of chemicals, herbicides and microbial solutions to dramatically improve pond and... Read Full Story

Love them, don't leaf them Help lakes by keeping fall foliage out of gutters By Bill Novak October 13, 2005 This time of year, Madison lakes have a message for trees: "Don't Leaf Me!" Leaves and grass clippings, while as natural as nature can get, unfortunately contribute to the "green" problem in Madison's big lakes by floating down storm sewers and decomposing in the water, adding tons of nutrients to the murky soup that is already scumming up the waters. Local environmental... Read Full Story

Water? Lakes? Fishing? Swimming? Canoeing? Cabins?. These words bring to mind the fundamental Minnesota experience. We take the abundance and diversity of our lakes, rivers and wetlands for granted- and with good reason: Minnesota has more than 15,000 lakes that are 10 acres or larger. More than 5,000, covering more than three million acres, are actively managed for their fisheries. Many others are uesed for boating, water skiing, hunting and swimming, and just plain appreciated for their... Read Full Story

University of Minnesota Extension Service Shoreland Education Program Sixteen shoreland education workshops are being offered statewide. Presented by the University of Minnesota Extension Service Shoreland Education Program, the series includes workshops focusing on shoreline revegetation and maintenance, aquatic and wetland plant identification, basics on shoreland management, and curly leaf pondweed control. The curly leaf pondweed workshops are co-sponsored by the Minnesota Lakes... Read Full Story