The Crystal Lake Watershed Association

Fall 2024 “Crystal Whitecaps” newsletter now online …

Data from the summer of 2024 confirms what we all know: swimmer’s itch was worse this year …

Under contract to the CLWA, Clear Water Lake Management, with drone assistance from …

Spring 2024 “Crystal Whitecaps” newsletter now online. …

About 120 members and friends gathered on Saturday, July 20, for the CLWA’s 2024 Annual Members Meeting. This record-breaking crowd heard …

As part of the Michigan Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program, the CLWA sponsors comprehensive scientific testing …

There’s lots of building going on around Crystal Lake. Zoning and other local and state regulations are in place to help protect …

As the days lengthen and blue water emerges from the ice, many of you are making plans for your yards and gardens. The CLWA is proud to make available …

CLWA’s merganser trapping team completed the removal of all broods from Crystal Lake by July 21st. The final count was 11 broods …

CLWA members met on Saturday, July 24, at the Mills Community House in Benzonia and virtually via Zoom for the 2021 Annual Members Meeting. President Dave Wynne presented …

The CLWA began its long-delayed treatment of EWM in Crystal Lake on June 30 under the terms of the authorization provided by the Michigan Department of Environment …

On July 28 the CLWA executive committee made the difficult decision to cancel its plans to begin control of the invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil in Crystal Lake …

CLWA members met via Zoom on July 18 for the 2020 Annual Members Meeting. President Dave Wynne presented a comprehensive report on current programs and Treasurer Ron Ahrns detailed the allocation …

CLWA’s team has now finished trapping and relocating all the merganser broods that nested on Crystal Lake this summer. Over a month’s time, completing work on July 8, they captured 10 broods …

The CLWA’s comprehensive three-year (2016-2018) survey of the aquatic plants in Crystal Lake revealed a generally healthy lake, and identified Eurasian watermilfoil (“EWM”, Myriophyllum spicatum) as the only invasive plant species currently …

As part of the Michigan Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program, the CLWA sponsors comprehensive scientific testing of Crystal Lake’s water. Monitoring provides advance warning, so that early action can be taken to protect Crystal Lake. The latest results …

The Congregational Summer Assembly beach, on the southwest corner of Crystal Lake, has been producing the most complete and accurate data on the occurrence of swimmer’s itch since 2013. The latest statistics, from the 2019 season …

Zero Gravity Aerial of Traverse City completed a total shoreline survey of Crystal Lake during the summer of 2019. An initial high flyover looked at shoals to identify obvious changes like aquatic plant beds or human disturbance. Then the drone took …

CLWA’s merganser trapping team completed the removal of all broods from Crystal Lake by the end of July. The final count was 10 broods (one without the hen) and a total of 68 ducklings, 77 birds in all. This compares to 16 broods …

A large crowd of over 100 attended the 2019 CLWA annual members meeting on July 20. President Dave Wynne reviewed current programs and Treasurer Ron Ahrns described allocation of financial resources. The Crystal Circle Award was presented to Ted Fisher …