Parker Lake Association

Special Meeting

May 3, 2015

Parker Lake Association

Lake Management Plan Update

  1. Needed Communications
  2. Shoreline enforcement starts July 1, 2015- Matt Bremer here @ 10am May 16
  3. Shoreline owner packet
  4. MN Boating Law
  5. No 5/9 Reesa meeting
  1. Lake Management Plan
  2. What is it? –
  3. How created?
  4. What’s in it?
  5. Part 1: Descriptive Information
  6. Part 2: Objectives and Goals:
  7. Education
  8. Water Quality
  9. Aquatic Species Mgt
  10. Fishery Mgt
  11. Misc. Mgt Issues
  12. Copy at: AdamsCountyLWCD.net/Lakes
  1. Specific Issues to address today:
  2. Aquatic Species Mgt
  3. Fishery
  4. North Shore erosion prevention & salt runoff
  1. EWM
  2. The Problem: EWM-
  3. NEVER eliminate from lake
  4. History

  1. 2015 Plan Overview
  2. DNR Survey
  3. Cason Report
  4. Recommendation: Treat entire lake with DMA4 (liquid 2, 4-D)
  5. Lake Stratification
  6. Public Notification & Permit
  7. Treatment
  8. Post Treatment Measurements
  9. Aquatic Plant Survey
  10. Residue Measurement
  1. Grant
  2. 75/25 cost share
  3. Grant Budget $
  4. Our Obligation
  1. The Team
  2. Project Manager Eric Edwards
  3. Administration Mary Ann Damm
  4. Sampling and Measurements Bob Warber
  5. Harvesting Mike Damm
  6. Questions & Break


  1. Fishery
  2. Fishery Inventory
  3. FishSticks
  4. The Problem: Clear water, no woody habitat.
  5. Plan Overview
  6. Create habitat by anchoring several trees to the shoreline with bundles of branches cabled to trees
  7. Plan
  8. This Spring
  9. Identify trees to harvest
  10. Owner Suggestion
  11. Size: Basal Diameter 8”
  12. Location >35’ from OHWM
  13. Access to PL
  14. Authorization
  15. Identify Location to anchor on North Shore
  16. Fall
  17. Buy supplies
  18. Set anchors
  1. Winter
  2. Ice measurements
  3. Plowing Ice Roads
  4. Harvesters
  5. Haulers
  6. Clean-up
  7. Follow-up Pictures and Video
  8. Grant Budget
  9. Our Obligation
  10. Team
  11. Project Manager Kevin Korda
  12. Administrator Mary Ann Damm
  13. Advisor and Tree Professional Derick Driscoll, DLD Tree
  14. Support Volunteers ??????

  1. Misc.: aka North Shore
  2. Erosion and Salt Pollution abatement
  3. Planting of 100 trees and bush seedlings
  4. Type
  5. What needs to be done
  6. Soil
  7. Drill
  8. Plant
  9. “mow”
  10. Water- Water pump?
  1. Required Action
  2. Raise $3-$4k cash $75 per cabin
  3. Volunteer- join a team
  4. Energize your missing neighbors
  5. Mike and Mary Ann to visit every cabin.
  6. Please keep track of your ours and email them to:
  1. PLA Communication Board

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