Three Lakes Association http://3lakes.com Antrim County, Michigan. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:55:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 January 2010 Newsletter http://3lakes.com/archives/156?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://3lakes.com/archives/156#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:54:29 +0000 admin http://3lakes.com/?p=156 Read the January Newsletter on-line, it is available on the website, please click HERE.

Article include…
  • Torch Lake Calcium Carbonate Precipitation: PhD Thesis
  • Six High School Students Complete their Internships
  • New Book on the History of Torch Lake Published
  • Update on Bay Harbor Cement Kiln Dust Leachate
  • Progress on Ordinance, Inspection of Septic Systems

 

]]> http://3lakes.com/archives/156/feed 0 Survey of Food Chain Macro-Invertebrates: Torch Lake and Lake Bellaire, 2009 – Summer Intern Report http://3lakes.com/archives/147?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://3lakes.com/archives/147#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:04:43 +0000 admin http://3lakes.com/?p=147 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.

]]> http://3lakes.com/archives/147/feed 0 October 2009 Newsletter http://3lakes.com/archives/140?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://3lakes.com/archives/140#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:36:33 +0000 admin http://3lakes.com/?p=140 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

]]> http://3lakes.com/archives/140/feed 0 July 2009 Newsletter http://3lakes.com/archives/129?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://3lakes.com/archives/129#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:46:55 +0000 admin http://3lakes.com/?p=129 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

]]> http://3lakes.com/archives/129/feed 0 TLA Annual Meeting 2009 http://3lakes.com/archives/105?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://3lakes.com/archives/105#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:41:32 +0000 admin http://3lakes.com/?p=105 July 22, 20095:00 pmto8:00 pm

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
5:00 – 8:00pm
Shanty Creek Resorts • Lakeview Hotel • Bellaire Ballroom

Click HERE to download the flyer.

]]> http://3lakes.com/archives/105/feed 0 TLA-GRNA Golf Tournament, Sunday June 14th http://3lakes.com/archives/104?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://3lakes.com/archives/104#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:35:46 +0000 admin http://3lakes.com/?p=104 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.

]]> http://3lakes.com/archives/104/feed 0 TLA-GRNA Golf Tournament, Sunday June 14th http://3lakes.com/archives/102?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://3lakes.com/archives/102#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:32:52 +0000 admin http://3lakes.com/?p=102 June 14, 2009

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.

]]> http://3lakes.com/archives/102/feed 0 April 2009 Newsletter http://3lakes.com/archives/100?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://3lakes.com/archives/100#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:11:57 +0000 admin http://3lakes.com/?p=100 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.

Articles in this issue include…

  • TLA Expands its Education Outreach
  • Update on Re-Licensing Hydroelectric Gen within Elk Rapids Dam
  • Marine Patrol’s new Riparian-Involved Program
  • Synopsis of Clam Lake Shoreline Greenbelt Survey
  • 2008 Water Quality Monitoring Results & Interpretations
  • Update on Septic Inspection Ordinances with this Watershed
]]> http://3lakes.com/archives/100/feed 0 Environmental Education Event http://3lakes.com/archives/93?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://3lakes.com/archives/93#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:01:28 +0000 admin http://3lakes.com/?p=93 August 18, 20094:00 pmto6:00 pm

Wednesday, August 18th, 4 – 6 PM, Env. Educ. Event at Shanty Creek Beach Club;

Theme: Fishing these inland lakes

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Wednesday, June 24th, 4 – 6 PM, Env. Educ. Event at Alden Depot;

Theme: Septic Systems & Water Quality

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