by Felicia Topp | Jun 22, 2020 | Education, News
Prevention is the Key “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” so the saying goes. This certainly rings true for Swimmer’s Itch. Prevention is the key to itch free enjoyment of our waters. Listed below are suggested preventative strategies based on GLA...
by Felicia Topp | Jun 18, 2020 | Education, News
It’s all about the water…. After 75 years, the Glen Lake Association is celebrating this impressive milestone with the same basic focus: protecting and preserving the water within the Glen Lake/ Crystal River Watershed. To commemorate this accomplishment with an eye...
by Felicia Topp | Jun 8, 2020 | Education, News
It has been widely accepted by many Swimmer’s Itch scientists that once Common Mergansers (once thought to be the major player in Swimmer’s Itch on Glen Lake) were live trapped and ready for relocation, that the approved DNR relocation sites were “safe” places to set...
by Felicia Topp | Jun 4, 2020 | Education, News
The GLA has engaged Freshwater Solutions, LLC and the University of Alberta Canada to conduct a pioneering study on septic influences on our surface waters (lake) and drinking water (private drinking wells). Ordinarily, the county health department and/or the...
by Felicia Topp | May 18, 2020 | Education, News
When the name Brooks Lake is raised in a conversation on many of the Discovery Boat Cruises, most people do not know about it much less know that it is a lake within our watershed. It is located next to the east shore of Big Glen and it is connected to Big Glen by two...
by Felicia Topp | May 18, 2020 | Education, News
GLA is continuing its mission—75 years and running—to preserve and protect the quality of water in the Glen Lake/Crystal River Watershed. One of the association’s newest initiatives is Glen Lake Guardians, which educates and advocates protecting our watershed by...
by Dee Smith | Apr 30, 2020 | Education, News
The 7-acre, 3-foot deep Day Mill Pond lies west of the west end of Little Glen Lake and is easily observed from M109 highway. Hydrologically, it is connected most of the time by a 3-foot diameter culvert and a small, slow-flowing creek that empties into Little Glen....
by Dee Smith | Apr 27, 2020 | Education, News
Coltsfoot, (Tussilago farfara) above, is the first invasive to watch out for around Glen Lake. When you see our native Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) blooming, it’s time to scrutinize your property for coltsfoot. The bloom period of these two...
by Dee Smith | Apr 20, 2020 | Education, News
Click image to link to video. The shorelines of Glen Lake are by nature’s design, an ever-changing phenomenon. Wind and waves during periodic storm events can peel away or build up shorelines into irregular and unpredictable patterns. This natural process...
by Dee Smith | Apr 6, 2020 | Education, News
GLA is pleased to announce that we are the online webinar sponsor for the 54th Annual Michigan Lakes and Streams Association Conference that was to be held this May at Crystal Mountain Resort. That event has been cancelled but the MLSA is offering free webinars...
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