Please click HERE to view the E.coli test results for samples collected on August 12, 2010. The result continue to show a high degree of variability, which may be associated with rain event a few days prior to sampling these tributaries. The values higher than 300 colonies per 100 ml of water are candidates for re-sampling, which may take place later in August.
Click HERE to learn about this Educational Event on Tuesday, August 17th at 4 PM, Torch Lake Twp Day Park.
Click HERE to view TLA’s JULY Newsletter.
This issue contains the following articles:
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 5:00 – 9:00pm
Shanty Creek Resorts • Lakeview Hotel • Bellaire Ballroom
5:00pm – 5:45pm – Appetizers, Cash Bar, and Silent Auction
5:45pm – 6:30pm – Business Meeting and Teachers’ Remarks
6:30pm – 9:00pm – Dinner & Entertainment (Mike Ridley)
Read the January Newsletter on-line, it is available on the website, please click HERE.
Six summer Interns successfully completed their 2009 Summer Internships by participating in a survey of bottoms of Torch Lake and Lake Bellaire, preparing a written report (Click HERE), and presenting a PowerPoint (Click HERE) of their project to their respective school boards. School Board in Elk Rapids, Central Lake, Kalkaska, and Bellaire expressed delight with the program and their ongoing partnership with TLA. The interns too described their internships as experiences as meaningful and sometimes fun; Braden Ackerman (Elk Rapids), Billy Bohannon (Bellaire), Jordan Gunderson (Kalkaska), and Alisha Youmans, David Witt, and Wilhelmina Witt (Central Lake). Each intern received a $300 scholarship, intended to help with the purchase on college text books, a 1/2 credit-hour on their transcripts for Independent Environmental Study, a Certificate of Accomplishment, and letters of recommendation, as requested.
A paper copy of TLA’s Newsletter will be mailed to your home in the next few days. In the meantime, if you would like to read the October 2009 Newsletter on-line, it is available on the website, please click HERE.
Articles in this issue include…
* High School Interns wrap up their internship project
* Phragmites
* Dead Ducks from Diazinon insecticide misuse
* 2009 E.coli monitoring results
* Environment Education Outreach Program: 2nd Year
* Update on Bay Harbor CKD leachate issue
* Derek Walton’s observations in Ecuador (one of TLA’s 2005 Summer Interns)
* Joint Educational Event and fish stocking in our lakes
The most recent newsletter is available HERE.
Topics covered:
Cement Kiln Dust Leachate: Regional Stakeholder Group
TLA Environmental Education Outreach
Elk Rapids Dam Update on Relicensing
TLA High School Internship Program
Joint TLA/TLPA/GRNA Education Event
Shoreline Greenbelt Ordinances
Stream and Shoreline E. Coli Sureveillance
Septic Point-of-Sale Ordinance
Three Lakes Association (TLA) and Grass River Natural Area (GRNA) are announcing the 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, Sunday afternoon, June 14th at the Cedar River Golf Course. Click HERE for more details and a registration form.
Enjoy 18 holes of golf at Cedar River Golf Course followed by a pig roast. Space is limited to first 128 golfers. The four person scramble shotgun begins at 1:00 p.m.Proceeds from this golf tournament will be directed to environmental education programs. For further information download the entry form or call the Grass River Office at 231-533-8314.
A paper copy of TLA’s Newsletter will be mailed to your home in the next few days. In the meantime, if you would like to read the April 2009 Newsletter on-line, it is available on the website, please click HERE.
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