The public is invited to join CLWA members at the Mills Community House in Benzonia on Saturday, July 25 at 9:30 a.m. Hear presentations on the problems confronting Crystal Lake and what the CLWA is doing to preserve and protect the lake for the future. We also want...
Articles include settlement of Sunkissed Hills lawsuit, report on Lake Biologist’s assistance to riparians, updates on invasive species and swimmer’s itch. Click HERE to read and share. All back issues are also available online...
For the fifth year the CLWA treated invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil in Crystal Lake. Once again aerial drone guidance assisted the application of the product, a procedure that precisely targets the plants and insures that the minimal amount of chemical is used. Windy...
As part of the Michigan Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP), 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. CLWA’s testing through the...
About the CLWA CLWA News Fall/Winter 2025 “Crystal Whitecaps” newsletter now online. Read the feature article on Beulah, plus reports on water quality testing and the Walkabout in 2025. Click HERE to read and share. All back issues are also available online...
About the CLWA CLWA News Swimmer’s Itch report for 2025 now available The data from this summer’s swimmer’s itch research confirms that relocation of merganser ducks reduces the incidence of human affliction. Due to the 2-year life cycle of the parasite,...
About the CLWA CLWA News CLWA presents its work to protect Crystal Lake Over 100 CLWA members and friends met on Saturday, July 19, to hear updates on the organization’s current programs and projects to protect the water quality of Crystal Lake. Held at Mills...
About the CLWA CLWA News CLWA Annual Meeting July 19 – All Welcome! The CLWA’s Annual Members Meeting will be held on Saturday, July 19, at 9:30 am at the Mills Community House, 891 Michigan Avenue, Benzonia. All are welcome to come hear about the CLWA’s projects to...
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...
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,...
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