LINKS:
This link is to a blog site set up by one of the lake residents. This site is not associated with the Little Rock Lake Association in any way. We've added this link for those who may be interested in it.
Below are some excellent reference documents related to water quality,
lake and shoreland management:
"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.
The MPCA devoted a 2004 issue of its Minnesota Environment magazine to the effort to identify and restore impaired waters.
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/volunteer-monitoring.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 this MPCA web site.
http://www.shorelandmanagement.org/ Additional information about shoreland management can also be found here on the Minnesota Shoreland Management Guide web site. (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.
http://www.enature.com/birding/audio.asp - check out this web site that relates to the birds that may visit Little Rock Lake. (Webmaster note** we also have a lot of photos on the Photo page of birds that frequent the lake as well.
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