I am on the lake association board of Schmidt Lake in Plymouth and a past board member of a lake in the Brained area. Obviously we have something in common - a concern for our lakes.

Although I do not know the issues that you are facing on your lake, one thing is sure, weeds and water quality are an concern on all metro area lakes.

As a result of searching for solutions for individual shoreline owners, I have found many excellent resources to help them maintain their shorelines.

By making these resources available, the benefit to our lake has been less residents taking measures into their own hands to solve their own issues by dumping harmful chemicals at their own discretion.

Because you are a leader in your lake community, I wanted to make you aware of 2 supportive web pages. You may find it beneficial to pass these links along to other residents around the lake or add them as a link on your site.

www.LakeWeedersDigest.com

www.LakesAndPondsUnlimited.blogspot.com

(These sites are still in their infancy so be certain to check them out occasionally to see new products, education and information.)

The site has a "Lake Association Help Desk" to support your efforts. There is also an interesting case study of the incredible results seen in Schmidt Lake using a cutting edge bio-tech process called Bioverse.

Several lake residents have contacted us after stumbling onto these pages. They were thrilled to find these solutions and appreciated the effort that we have made to make them available.

For the benefit of our lakes,

Bruce Wahlstrom

763-551-1441