Association Business

Wed - August 15, 2007

Thanks to Volunteers Who Give Their Time To Protect Johnson Lake

Thanks to the many volunteers who give an hour or two of their time by monitoring boats entering Johnson Lake at the public landing. Volunteers ask the boat owners whether they've visited other lakes recently, inspect the boat and trailer for weeds and teach the boater about the importance of being vigilant about invasive species.

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Help Needed To Assure Solar Power For Landing Camera

If you're around this weekend, we could use your help with an important project. Read more to see the note from Bob Polkinghorn.

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Lake Improvement Workshop Set For Saturday, August 25

Association members are encouraged to attend a friendly social event designed to encourage conversation about protecting the lake. Read more to learn about the Johnson Lake Social & Lake Improvement Workshop.

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Fri - June 15, 2007

Environmental Analysis shared at Annual Meeting: "If You Treat Your Lake Like a Dump, It Will Be a Dump"

Click "read more" to read the minutes from the June 2 meeting of the Johnson Lake Property Owners Association.

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Tue - May 22, 2007

Overflight Results to be Presented at JLPOA Annual Meeting June 2

If you were around on October 31st of 2006, you might have noticed a plane very much like Fred Weber’s amphibian circling our lake several times. That was Alan W. Cibuzar of A.W.R.L., Inc., who, at the behest of your Board of Directors, photographed the entire lakeshore using standard and Near-Infrared photography. The purpose of his mission was to obtain information for us in order to assist us in determining, among other things, why our lake clarity has gone steadily downhill! (Having been apprised of this effort, many of you contributed your hard earned funds in order to pay for Mr. Cibuzar’s efforts!)

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Fri - May 11, 2007

JLPOA Board Plans Summer Fun, Continues Work on Protecting the Lake

The board of the Johnson Lake Property Owners Association met on May 5th. Click "Read More" to read the minutes from the meeting.

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Sat - May 5, 2007

Guardian Monitor In Operation for Fishing Opener 2007

The JLPOA Guardian boat monitoring station was installed this spring - just in time for the fishing opener. The system is part educational and part enforcement. It's designed to encourage boaters to check their boats and trailers for Eurasian Millfoil and other invasive species before entering the water. Eurasian Millfoil has already been found in other lakes in the area. It takes just one small plant fragment to transfer the weed to Johnson Lake. It can quickly take over native species and chemical control is very, very expensive. Read more for details and for more pictures.

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Sun - November 26, 2006

2006 Water Samples Confirm Reason for Concern

Roy Hansen says water quality testing for the season has been completed. Five samples were taken between may and October. The tests measure water clarity, water temperature at 3-foot intervals, phosphorous content, chlorophyll content and dissolved oxygen. Click "Read More" to learn what we do - and don't - know about our water quality right now.

These Secchi disk images are from a great NASA page on lake water quality. Click the link if you want to explore it.

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Input Wanted for Summer Fun in '07

Members of the JLPOA Board of Directors are asking for your ideas for next summer.

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Guardian Programs Move Forward Thanks to Member Support

By now, members of the JLPOA should have received the Fall 2006 newsletter. In the President's Report, John Okerstrom says, "this has been a very busy six months for your Association." Among the accomplishments, the Association applied for and received a DNR grant for the boat monitoring station at the public access. The Association is also moving forward with an aerial analysis of potential pollution sources contributing to a decline in water quality.

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Wed - October 25, 2006

Guardian Program Receives Grant

Being proactive about invasive weeds is paying off for Johnson Lake and members of the Johnson Lake Property Owners Association. Roy Hansen reports the Association will receive grant money for our Guardian Program boat ramp monitoring station. The only condition is that members volunteer time and effort to protect the lake.

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Sun - October 15, 2006

Guardian Program the Focus of September 30th Member Meeting

Members of the Johnson Lake Property Owners Association met in late September to talk about the Guardian program -- a two-part effort to identify the factors affecting water quality and to reduce the risk of Eurasian Milfoil entering the lake. Click "read more" to see the minutes from the meeting.

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Thu - September 21, 2006

Phase Two of Guardian Water Quality Program Announced, September 30th Meeting set

JLPOA members are now receiving letters from the President and Board of Directors describing the serious decline in water quality and a plan of action designed to identify potential sources of the problem. The information packet also includes a booklet, "Protecting Your Waterfront Investment: 10 Simple Shoreland Stewardship Practices." Click "Read More" for the entire text of the letter to members.

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Tue - August 1, 2006

JLPOA Launches Guardian Plan Education, Fundraising Campaign

About 40 people braved the heat wave to attend the informational meeting and social at the public boat landing on Johnson Lake last weekend. The event included some sailing fun (without ever leaving shore) and some important discussions about the future of Johnson Lake.

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Mon - July 24, 2006

Recent Water Clarity Readings a Wake Up Call for Johnson Lake Property Owners

The JLPOA has been tracking water clarity and other issues for years. The trend is not good. The following letter by Roy and Lois Hansen puts some perspective on the matter.