2024 July - December Posts Featured Dec 23, 2024 General ice thickness guidelines Dec 23, 2024 Dec 23, 2024 Dec 20, 2024 Update on the Dec 12 Cold Spring City Council Meeting Dec 20, 2024 Dec 20, 2024 Dec 8, 2024 Calling all Lake Enthusiasts! Dec 8, 2024 Dec 8, 2024 Nov 22, 2024 Watch for the Lake Turnover Process! Nov 22, 2024 Nov 22, 2024 Nov 14, 2024 Latest Flowering Rush Report Nov 14, 2024 Nov 14, 2024 Oct 30, 2024 MN Lakes and Rivers Webinar Recording Now Available Oct 30, 2024 Oct 30, 2024 Oct 15, 2024 MNLR Sept Post Oct 15, 2024 Oct 15, 2024 Oct 9, 2024 And Then There Were Seven! Oct 9, 2024 Oct 9, 2024 Sep 23, 2024 How Well Do you Know Minnesota? Part 5 Sep 23, 2024 Sep 23, 2024 Sep 17, 2024 Lake Level Update Sep 17, 2024 Sep 17, 2024 Aug 23, 2024 MPR Series On MN Shorelines Aug 23, 2024 Aug 23, 2024 Aug 19, 2024 Shoreland Owner Training for AIS Prevention Aug 19, 2024 Aug 19, 2024 Aug 14, 2024 Cold Spring Dam Update Aug 14, 2024 Aug 14, 2024 Aug 14, 2024 Blue Green Algae reported on the Chain Aug 14, 2024 Aug 14, 2024 Aug 13, 2024 How Well Do you Know Minnesota? Part 4 Aug 13, 2024 Aug 13, 2024 Aug 7, 2024 A note about the recent rainfall… Aug 7, 2024 Aug 7, 2024 Aug 7, 2024 Be a Hero Transport Zero - Use Decon Stations Aug 7, 2024 Aug 7, 2024 Aug 5, 2024 Spring assessment results: Joe Stewig, DNR Fisheries Manager Aug 5, 2024 Aug 5, 2024 Aug 2, 2024 Notice of Public Meeting Aug 2, 2024 Aug 2, 2024 Jul 30, 2024 How Well Do you Know Minnesota? Part 3 Jul 30, 2024 Jul 30, 2024 Jul 25, 2024 AIS Activities on the Chain this Summer Jul 25, 2024 Jul 25, 2024 Jul 25, 2024 See the latest Lake Stewards! Jul 25, 2024 Jul 25, 2024 Jul 22, 2024 Water Quality monitoring time! Jul 22, 2024 Jul 22, 2024 Jul 11, 2024 How Well Do you Know Minnesota? Part 2 Jul 11, 2024 Jul 11, 2024 Jul 8, 2024 An update on weed control. Jul 8, 2024 Jul 8, 2024 Jul 8, 2024 MPR Article Jul 8, 2024 Jul 8, 2024 Jul 1, 2024 Be a Hero Transport Zero - Drain Livewell Jul 1, 2024 Jul 1, 2024 2024 Jan-June Posts Featured Jun 28, 2024 🌸 Beer & Blooms 🌸 Jun 28, 2024 Jun 28, 2024 Jun 26, 2024 Lake Steward Program Gains Momentum! Jun 26, 2024 Jun 26, 2024 Jun 25, 2024 Mechanical Weed Removal Continues Jun 25, 2024 Jun 25, 2024 Jun 19, 2024 Recap of Annual Meeting and Annoucement of Board Members Jun 19, 2024 Jun 19, 2024 Jun 10, 2024 Be a Hero Transport Zero - Clean Off Your Anchor. Jun 10, 2024 Jun 10, 2024 Jun 2, 2024 How Well Do you Know Minnesota? Part 1 Jun 2, 2024 Jun 2, 2024 May 23, 2024 Be a Hero Transport Zero - Drain All Water May 23, 2024 May 23, 2024 May 21, 2024 Response to Weeds on the Chain May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 May 15, 2024 Stop the Spread: How to Get AIS OUT of your boat - Webinar May 15, 2024 May 15, 2024 May 1, 2024 Curly-leaf Pondweed Chemical Treatment on Knaus Completed May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 Curly-leaf Pondweed Treatment Update May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 Apr 17, 2024 Lawns to Legumes: Your Yard Can BEE the Change Apr 17, 2024 Apr 17, 2024 Apr 11, 2024 Lake Level Update Apr 11, 2024 Apr 11, 2024 Mar 21, 2024 Message from MN COLA president Joe Schneider Mar 21, 2024 Mar 21, 2024 Mar 7, 2024 Minnesota’s Vanishing Natural Shorelines: A Loss that Contributes to Degraded Lake Quality Mar 7, 2024 Mar 7, 2024 Mar 5, 2024 Response from the DNR about the Cold Spring Dam Mar 5, 2024 Mar 5, 2024 Jan 17, 2024 2023 Water Quality Report Jan 17, 2024 Jan 17, 2024 2023 Posts Featured Dec 30, 2023 NEW LEGISLATION: Sec. 66 Storing Garbage and Waste On Ice Dec 30, 2023 Dec 30, 2023 Dec 28, 2023 Sauk River Chain of Lakes Aquatic Plant Management End of Year Report 2023 Dec 28, 2023 Dec 28, 2023 Nov 21, 2023 Healthy Waters Initiative Update Nov 21, 2023 Nov 21, 2023 Nov 10, 2023 Flowering Rush New Infestation and Innovative Control Project Nov 10, 2023 Nov 10, 2023 Oct 31, 2023 Cold Spring Property Acquisition Update Oct 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2023 Oct 15, 2023 2023 Fall Chain Link Featured Story Oct 15, 2023 Oct 15, 2023 Oct 13, 2023 State of Water: How suburban home aesthetics are scarring Minnesota shorelines Oct 13, 2023 Oct 13, 2023 Aug 30, 2023 Starry Stonewort discovered in Clearwater Lake Aug 30, 2023 Aug 30, 2023 Aug 23, 2023 What Will Be Lost Aug 23, 2023 Aug 23, 2023 Aug 16, 2023 Sauk River Chain of Lakes water-quality solutions start with livestock producers Aug 16, 2023 Aug 16, 2023 Jul 8, 2023 Aquatic Invasive Species PSA Series #3 Jul 8, 2023 Jul 8, 2023 Jun 28, 2023 Protect the Loons and their chicks Jun 28, 2023 Jun 28, 2023 Jun 25, 2023 Caution Buoys at Sandy Point Jun 25, 2023 Jun 25, 2023 Jun 21, 2023 What is that stuff floating on the Chain? Jun 21, 2023 Jun 21, 2023 Jun 12, 2023 Aquatic Invasive Species PSA Series #1 Jun 12, 2023 Jun 12, 2023 Jun 1, 2023 Are Picture-Perfect Grass Lawns on Their Way Out? Jun 1, 2023 Jun 1, 2023 May 22, 2023 Northern Lights off Little Cedar Island May 22, 2023 May 22, 2023 May 15, 2023 'Shoreline-distancing' begins on Lake Minnetonka May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023 May 11, 2023 Clean In Clean Out May 11, 2023 May 11, 2023 Apr 8, 2023 Catfish 2023 Recap Apr 8, 2023 Apr 8, 2023 Mar 7, 2023 2022 SRCLA Water Quality Report now available Mar 7, 2023 Mar 7, 2023 Feb 13, 2023 Interesting Article about the Cold Spring Dam Feb 13, 2023 Feb 13, 2023 Feb 13, 2023 Successful 2023 Catfish Fest Feb 13, 2023 Feb 13, 2023 Feb 9, 2023 Shady's 2nd Annual Curling Tournament Feb 9, 2023 Feb 9, 2023 Jan 13, 2023 Knaus Lake Park Proposal Concept Jan 13, 2023 Jan 13, 2023 2022 Posts Featured Nov 3, 2022 2022 Aquatic Plant Survey Final Report Now Available Nov 3, 2022 Nov 3, 2022 Oct 20, 2022 Are you a Lake Steward? Take the Quiz! Oct 20, 2022 Oct 20, 2022 Oct 20, 2022 Stearns County SWCD Backyard Habitat Program Oct 20, 2022 Oct 20, 2022 Oct 20, 2022 Stearns County SWCD Pollinator Habitat Program Oct 20, 2022 Oct 20, 2022 Mar 25, 2022 2022 Great Northern Harvest Plot Mar 25, 2022 Mar 25, 2022