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Volume 2, Issue 2

Lake to be Lowered October 5th

A Message From the President: Ed Mulkearn

The summer is now over and we are focusing our attention on several fall projects. The Nature Center's small island shoreline stabili­zation is scheduled to begin October 15th and be completed in approximately one monthWe are planning to cut the remaining stumps in the south end of the lake the last week of October. We are also studying the feasibility of adding a couple of web cameras to our website. In order to complete the Small Island project in decent weather the Nature Center re­quested at our August board meeting that we lower the lake two weeks earlier than normal and go to maintenance level for the duration of the project. We also had reason to lower the lake. Last year when the lake was low enough to cut stumps we had six inches of snow on the ground. Stump cutting requires us to lower the lake to maintenance level. After careful consideration the board voted to lower the lake October 5th instead of October 15th for this year only. At the completion of these two projects or Novem­ber 9th the lake will be returned to normal winter level. As in the past when we lower the lake to maintenance level some hand driven water wells may experience loss of pressure. We are aware of the hardship this creates and will move as quickly as possible to complete these tasks.Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding while we complete these projects.

NOTE: Please try to keep all leaves from the lake shoreline, and do not burn the leaves, as nutrients will be released into the lake, and this will further fuel the weed growth.