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Page updated on
05/13/2008
Boat and Water Safety Class Offered
According
to Minnesota state law, all teens 24-17 years old are required to have a permit
to operate a Personal Watercraft and all persons 12-15 must have a permit to
operate a boat with a motor of over 25 HP.
The Gull
Chain of Lakes Association in conjunction with the Cass and Crow Wing County
Water Patrol is sponsoring a class for those age groups in which they will get
their temporary permit that same day. This class not only goes through all
rules and regulations, everyone involved will have some “behind-the-wheel”
training as well.
Classes
for this season are to be held on Thursday, June 5 and Monday June 25.
Class
starts at 8:30 a.m. and a fee of $10 will be charged for lunch. All who are
interested should call Marv Meyer at 828-9577 for details and pre-registration.
Call now, the class sizes are limited.
Why you should
not stock fish
without a permit from the DNR!
Click here to read why.
Headwaters Reservoir Operating Plan Evaluation
(ROPE)Draft Operating Plan for Gull Lake
Click here
to read the 2008 update on this important program.
2008 DNR DOCK RULES
The Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) has issued new criteria for its 2008 dock platform general
permit.
Click here
to read the details.
Assessment of
the potential growth of Eurasian watermilfoil in the Gull Lake Chain
The
Minnesota DNR has released
this document to bring area residents and lake users up to date on
the risks of this particular invasive species. Please read the details so
you can be a part of preventing this problem on the Gull Lake Chain. A
cooperative and intensive effort is needed by all parties to address this risk.
Click here to read
this document dated 31 October 2007 and watch for an Aquatic Vegetation Survey
report from the DNR this summer.
LAKE MONITORING PROGRAM DATA
AVAILABLE
FROM RMB ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES
Program Overview
Each lake is unique due to
the many characteristics and variables that influence its makeup. The collection
of simple water quality data is one way to begin to quantify the physical,
chemical and biological condition of lakes. In 1993, Bruce Paakh of the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency developed a monitoring program that was user
friendly and provided citizen lake managers with the ability to characterize the
fertility and resultant productivity of a lake. RMB Environmental Laboratories,
Inc. has worked closely with the MPCA since 1995 to enhance the program
following its goals and has increased participation to over 350 lakes. This
lakes monitoring program involves the collection of total phosphorus and
chlorophyll-a samples. Other observations such as Secchi disk, lake level,
rainfall, and recreational suitability are also documented. Citizen volunteers
collect water samples once a month from May through September and submit them to
the lab. Following laboratory analysis,the collected data is electronically
stored and tracked using this web-accessed database, so that users can view and
assess the data.
Click here to access the
testing database at
http://rmbel.info
Check out our new page
focusing on Lake Margaret water quality concerns.
Fishing Has No
Boundaries® (FHNB)
2008 Event -
August 22-23
2007 Participants
Planning for the 2008 FHNB event is
well underway. Detail can be found at
www.BrainerdLakesFHNB.org. Volunteers
and
donations are needed and would be greatly appreciated so that this
meaningful event can continue to serve people with disabilities from the
Brainerd Lakes area.
 Gull
Chain of Lakes Association
has partnered with the
Confidence
Learning Center to operate our FHNB event since 2003 with
fishing on Sylvan Lake and the Gull chain.
Fishing Has No Boundaries, Inc. (www.fhnbinc.org)
is a non-profit
organization whose goal is to open up the great outdoors for people with
disabilities through the world of fishing.
 NOAA
Weather Radio signal available for the Brainerd Lakes Area
The National Weather Service transmits weather information specific to the
Brainerd Lakes area from a transmitter in Leader, MN. Tune your weather
radio to 162.550 MHz for the latest weather information and to receive any
severe weather warnings, watches and advisories that may affect your outdoor
activities. You can see a coverage map of this radio signal at
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dlh/nwr.html
and read about the features and benefits of this service. This signal is
available on virtually all marine radios and scanners. You can buy your
own receiver from many electronics stores for under $40.
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