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RUSH LAKE Improvement Association

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RUSH LAKE Improvement Association

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Minnesota DNR webinars focus on alternative lawns and invasive earthworms:In a webinar on Wednesday, May 15, Daniel Schultz, a master naturalist and volunteer community habitat coordinator with the National Wildlife Federation, will discuss creating biodiverse lawns with native plant species. Also, participants will hear tips and have questions answered on managing and maintaining a native lawn landscape.In a webinar on Wednesday, May 22, Laura Van Riper, DNR terrestrial invasive species program coordinator, will discuss effects of invasive earthworms and provide more detail on jumping worms, including how to identify them, known current distribution, and research and regulatory updates. Also, participants will learn about actions people can take to prevent and report jumping worms and other invasive earthworm species.The Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series webinars are free and offered year-round, though registration is required. Visit the Outdoor Skills and Stewardship webpage of the Minnesota DNR website (mndnr.gov/discover) for the registration portal, more information about upcoming webinars and recordings of past webinars.### ... See MoreSee Less

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RUSH LAKE Improvement Association

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Treatment for Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP) and Invasive Milfoil Notice - Rush Lake Improvement Association

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Treatment for Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP) and Invasive Milfoil Notice Post author:rliawebmaster Post published:April 23, 2024 Post category:News / Project Updates 2024-Notice-Waiver You Might Also Like ...

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RUSH LAKE Improvement Association

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NOTICE:The Rush Lake Improvement Association has contracted to treat Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP) and Invasive Milfoil two Aquatic Invasive Species in East and West Rush Lakes Chisago County in 2024. Rush Lake Improvement Association has requested from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to the Rush Lake Improvement Association a waiver of the requirement that the Association obtain the signatures of approval of owners of lakeshore property. Instead the Rush Lake Improvement Association will notify property owners of the treatment through alternate forms. This notice is one form that the Rush Lake Improvement Association is using to notify property owners. Other forms may include but are not limited to notification through the associations email list, website, annual newsletter and or meeting. With regard to the treatment for this year, 2024:The proposed date for treatment: April 1 through September 30, 2024The target species for the treatment: Curly Leaf Pondweed, Invasive Milfoils The method of control or product being used: EPA and MDA registered aquatic herbicidesHow landowners may request that control not occur adjacent to the landowner's property: If you desire that the treatment of Curly Leaf Pondweed not occur adjacent to your property, please notify the Rush Lake Improvement Association immediately at the following address and email address below:Rush Lake Improvement AssociationP.O. Box 677Rush City, MN 55069[email protected] ... See MoreSee Less

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minnesota department of natural resourcesSpecial Volunteer OpportunityApril 11, 2024Monitoring Minnesota's lakes and streams:Track the health of our waters!With more than 92,000 miles of streams and over 12,000 lakes in Minnesota, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Volunteer Water Monitoring Program is gearing up for the 51st season of lake and stream water clarity monitoring across the state. We at the DNR are excited to support the MPCA in these efforts and hope you will too!Join today in tracking the health of our waters.How does it work?Volunteers conduct a simple water clarity test in a lake or stream at least twice a month during the summer. Lake volunteers:Can monitor any Minnesota lake.Need access to watercraft such as a canoe, kayak, paddleboat, or motorboat.Use a Secchi disk attached to a calibrated rope (provided by the MPCA) to measure water clarity. Simply lower the Secchi disk into the lake and record the depth when it disappears.Record readings and observations on the physical and recreational conditions of the lake and submit information at the end of the season.Monitor twice a month from May through September. Stream volunteers:Monitor any stream or river that flows year-round.Collect water samples from a bridge or stream bank.Use a Secchi tube (provided by the MPCA) to measure water clarity.Record readings and observations on the physical and recreational conditions of the stream and submit information at the end of the season.Monitor twice a month from April through September.Why is this important?Volunteer-collected data is used to help determine whether lakes and streams are meeting water quality standards designed to protect aquatic life and recreational activities like fishing and swimming. In some cases, the information gathered by volunteers is the only monitoring done on a particular lake or stream, making volunteer gathered data critical to protecting Minnesota waters.Interested?Join more than 1,400 Minnesotans who track the health of their favorite lake or stream — become a volunteer water monitor today!Natural resource volunteering:For more information on becoming a volunteer water monitor, go to the MPCA webpage.To see other natural resource volunteer activities available around the state, please refer to the DNR volunteer opportunities webpage. ... See MoreSee Less

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