Spring 2025 “Crystal Whitecaps” newsletter now online.

About the CLWA CLWA News Spring 2025 “Crystal Whitecaps” newsletter now online. Spring 2025 “Crystal Whitecaps” newsletter now online. Click HERE  https://crystallakewatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Whitecaps-20.1-2025-web.pdf to read and share. All back...

No merganser trapping in 2025

About the CLWA CLWA News No merganser trapping in 2025 In mid-April the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) notified the CLWA that it was cancelling all merganser trapping and relocation permits for 2025. This bad news was not entirely unexpected, as Avian...

Water quality testing results for 2024 now available

About the CLWA CLWA News Water quality testing results for 2024 now available 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...

Swimmer’s Itch report for 2024 now available

About the CLWA CLWA News Swimmer’s Itch report for 2024 now available Data from the summer of 2024 confirms what we all know: swimmer’s itch was worse this year due to the 2-year suspension of the merganser relocation program. Read the full report HERE,...

CLWA sues Sunkissed Hills development

About the CLWA CLWA News CLWA sues Sunkissed Hills development CLWA’s lawsuit involving the Sunkissed Hills development in Benzonia township remains in its early stages. In their initial responses, the three parties named in the lawsuit deny all claims against...

New database tracks Crystal’s water quality

About the CLWA CLWA News New database tracks Crystal’s water quality The CLWA and its predecessor organizations have monitored the chemistry of the lake’s water for more than 50 years. All this information is now included in an interactive database that...