Merganser brood relocation completed for 2020 — WATCH VIDEO

About the CLWA CLWA News Merganser brood relocation completed for 2020 — WATCH VIDEO 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...

CLWA plans treatment of invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil

About the CLWA CLWA News CLWA plans treatment of invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil 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...

Water quality testing results for 2019 now available

About the CLWA CLWA News Water quality testing results for 2019 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 Data from Congregational Assembly Beach 2019

About the CLWA CLWA News Swimmer’s Itch Data from Congregational Assembly Beach 2019 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...

Aerial shoreline survey completed

About the CLWA CLWA News Aerial shoreline survey completed 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...

Merganser trapping completed for 2019

About the CLWA CLWA News Merganser trapping completed for 2019 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...