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...

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...

New Michigan Boating Law to prevent introduction of invasive species

About the CLWA CLWA News New Michigan Boating Law to prevent introduction of invasive species A new Michigan Boating Law that aims to prevent the introduction of invasive aquatic plants and animals goes into effect on March 21, 2019. An amendment to the state Natural...

CLWA completes aquatic plant survey of Crystal Lake

About the CLWA CLWA News CLWA completes aquatic plant survey of Crystal Lake In early August 2018 the CLWA completed the final phase of its comprehensive, three-year survey of the aquatic plants in Crystal Lake. Under the direction of board member Jim Hamp, and...