Little Rock Lake Blog The Littlerocklakeblog is just made up of cabin owners who want to express ideas or learn about things going on around Little Rock Lake. This is not an official LRLA web page and the LRLA is not responsible for the content of this blogsite. It has been set up by Patty Johnson, resident of Little Rock Lake.
"Joan on Government" - This website is a collection of links to various government agencies at the state and local level. There are links to city, county, and state government and agencies. (this site is one your webmaster Joan Spiczka has put together in an effort to make it easier to find information on how to become more informed and involved with your government.
Best Management Practices to reduce phosphorus in our lakes:
Below are some references that you might find useful.
Booklet "Septic System Owner's Guide" which can be ordered from the U of M Extension
Service. Upon review of the material shown under the links on this page, there seems to be
a lot of good information shown which could be helpful to viewers of the site.
about naturalizing your shoreline.
Another useful resource for learning more about sources of pollution, lake management strategies, and things that lakeshore and watershed residents can do to help protect and restore our lakes is the lake protection guide on the MPCA's web site http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/lakeprotection.html.
There are still many lakes and streams for which we have little or no monitoring data. Citizens can play a big role in helping to fill these information gaps by becoming a volunteer lake monitor. Information is available at the MPCA web site at http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/volunteer-monitoring.html.
Additional information about shoreland management can also be found on the Minnesota Shoreland Management Guide web site at http://www.shorelandmanagement.org/ (the site is a joint effort of the U of MN's Water Resources Center and Minnesota Sea Grant).
Local government such as counties, SWCDs, townships and watershed district's are also a great source of information. The watershed district Shannon used to work for has a web page devoted to "what you can do" to improve water quality. You can check it out at http://www.plslwd.org/what_you_can_do.htm.
The Restore Your Shore program will enable you to:
- Develop a deeper understanding of shoreland ecosystems and natural shoreland management.
- Discover how lakeshore problems similar to your own have been resolved through innovative approaches. Follow four different shoreland owners' experiences as they share their shoreland transformation projects.
- Create your own plant list from an extensive interactive database of over 400 native plant species (photos included!). Select native plant species suitable for planting in your area. Find out what to plant and what not to plant.
- Use worksheets and forms that will guide you step by step through the design and implementation process. Watch your project unfold and enjoy the transformation that takes place.
(as of 9-29-07)
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