Merganser trapping completed for 2021

About the CLWA CLWA News Protecting Crystal Lake Now for Generations to Come. P.O. Box 89 • Beulah, MI 49617info@crystallakewatershed.org231.882.4001 Tel The Crystal Lake Watershed Association (CLWA), is a non-profit (501c3) organization. Photography: Jay Burt and...

CLWA Annual Meeting held on July 24

About the CLWA CLWA News CLWA Annual Meeting held on July 24   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 a comprehensive report on current...

CLWA completes treatment of invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil

About the CLWA CLWA News CLWA completes treatment of invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil The CLWA began its long-delayed treatment of EWM in Crystal Lake on June 29 under the terms of the authorization provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and...

CLWA suspends Eurasian Watermilfoil treatment for 2020

About the CLWA CLWA News CLWA suspends Eurasian Watermilfoil treatment for 2020 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 this year. The CLWA had...

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...