Weed Management, Transparency, and Communication

Weed and shoreline management is one of the most popular questions our Board receives, whether in the recently completed survey or conversations. It is critical that property owners manage their own frontage while the SRCLA simultaneously works on larger navigable and priority areas. Through collaboration, access can be maintained. We encourage you to use our website (srcl.org) to learn more about it and to communicate your questions and concerns with the Association. We're excited to share a new tool now available on our website!  Need to know where to treat, how to treat, whether you need a permit, etc.? This tool is made for you!

To learn more about weed management or things you can do, go to https://www.srcl.org/aquatic-plant-management.

For transparency and projects involving weed management that the SRCLA Board has done over the years, all the weed management activities since 2020 are documented at https://www.srcl.org/projects.

The SRCLA Board consists of 11 volunteers from across the Chain who meet monthly all year round. For further transparency and insights on the Board’s budget and decision-making process, see the minutes posted at https://www.srcl.org/board-1. In addition, the monthly meetings are open to the public and are posted on the calendar at https://www.srcl.org/calendar-1. Simply let a Board member know (https://www.srcl.org/contact) you would like to attend to observe, or time can be put on the agenda to hear your concern or issue. 

Despite Board members representing areas across the Chain, we can still miss concerns and issues. Communication is key. Reach out directly to a Board member by reviewing the area they work in and their contact information at https://www.srcl.org/contact, and give a call or send an email. If you don’t know who to contact, submit a message using the general contact form.  

Finally, anyone can be a Board member. Each Board member serves a minimum of two years, and about half of the Board needs to be elected each year at our annual meeting. If you are interested in being a Board member, go to https://www.srcl.org/join-the-board, and a Board member will contact you with more information. This year’s annual meeting is open to the public and is on Saturday, June 14, at Shady’s Long Shots at 9 am.

An update on weed control.

Thank you to all who attended the Annual Meeting and were part of the discussion on how we can band together to enjoy the lakes as we know them, while also battling the weed issue present from many factors. 

Attached you'll see an assessment from our partners at Limnpro, where they applied a couple of different rates of 2, 4D to treat HWM along with ProcellaCOR. The assessment shows that 2, 4D worked, so we will move ahead with looking at the cost of 2,4D vs ProcellaCOR in treating the areas approved on Cedar Island and Zumwalde.

This type of research is running in parallel to the harvesting in the areas that we've shared recently, including Becker Lake and Zumwalde. 

Mechanical Weed Removal Continues

Can you believe this came out of Becker Lake's recent weed harvest? Look at those piles, they are 5 Feet HIGH! Thank you, WeedsUp for removing curly-leaf pondweed from Becker Lake! Why Becker Lake? It's one of the few lakes where the SRCLA was approved for a permit for mechanical weed removal.
Random fact time - Becker Lake is the only lake designated an "Environmental Lake" so no chemicals can be used.

Response to Weeds on the Chain

Our members concerns, are our concerns.  Listen to Association President, Brad Matuska, as he provides insight into weed growth being seen in areas of the Chain, as well as what has been done and what can be done.