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Latest newsletter Watershed Work&Wisdom, January/February 2010
SURVEY COMING. Friends of Deep Creek Lake will be launching a survey of property owners in the next couple of weeks. We have recently received a generous donation so we will be able to pay a small fee to people who conduct the survey. Friends of Deep Creek Lake wants to get input from property owners as to views of lake quality, any reductions in recreational use, and ideas for our work in the coming years.
HELP IS NEEDED WITH THE SURVEY. Please send an email to contact@friendsofdcl.org if you are interested in getting involved.
PAWN RUN / PENN COVE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. Concerned property owners in the Pawn Run / Penn Cove area met to discuss issues with thier cove, specifically water quality decline, sedimentation, and emergence of floating pondweed and other vegetation on Saturday August 1st.
WATER SAMPLING HAS BEGUN. Volunteers from Friends of Deep Creek Lake have begun taking samples of lake water focusing on the areas of the lake where the tributaries come into the lake. We are looking for changes in water quality throughout the season as well as for the emergence of invasive aquatic grasses, algae blooms, and other unwanted growths.
VOLUNTEER HELP IS NEEDED. We are still looking for a few folks to help us with this on-going monitoring.
Please email us at contact@friendsofdcl.org if you are able to participate.
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SOUTHERN COVE OWNERS MET WITH DNR. Friends of Deep Creek Lake hosted a meeting of property owners from Deep Creek Cove, unnamed cove and Hickory Ridge cove on Saturday July 11 at 9:00. Carolyn Mathews, head of Lake Management attended to respond to concerns about water quality decline, sedimentation and emergence of the floating pondweed.
A report of this meeting was presented to the Policy Review Board meeting on July 13.
POLICY REVIEW BOARD MEETING JULY 13. DNR Lake Management has an oversight Board, called the Policy Review Board. This group meets quarterly for 2 hours and is responsible for oversight on DNR as well as advisement on budget and overall policy directions.
The next meeting was Monday, July 13 at 6:30 at the Discovery Center. Once again, FoDCL attened and expressed our concerns about issues impacting the lake. We were very pleased to have support from other concerned neighbors who gave up thier valuable time to attend and show how much they cared about the lake.
STREAM WADING AT DCL. Friends of Deep Creek Lake volunteers participated in Stream Wading outings to collect sample macroinvertebates in DCL tributaries.
More info:
- Summary: previous testing has found 80% of DCL tributaries tested were “poor” or “very poor”, indicator of water quality problems in the streams feeding the lake.
DNR POLICY AND REVIEW BOARD MEETING APRIL 27. The PRB is appointed by the Governor and responsible for oversight of the Lake Management Office. Many critical issues are discussed at these meeting but few people attend. This meeting included a presentation of the Water Quality Working Group, a report on the USGS study of water quality. Date: Monday, April 27, 6:00 pm at the Discovery Center.
STEWARDSHIP GRANT FROM CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST HAS BEEN AWARDED TO OF DEEP CREEK LAKE, even though we are out of the Bay watershed. The grant for $26,000 is short of funds requested but will enable us to engage the prestigous Center for Watershed Protection to conduct a watershed assessment and hopefully, present major report on actions which should be taken to address water quality decline at DCL. We are very pleased to have received this grant.
THANKS TO RECENT DONORS: Laura Roby of Coldwell Banker, our first Business Friend of Deep Creek Lake.
In-kind donations: Mike Belmonte for a small dinghy and oars; Larry Silverman for a proper set of wading boots.
Looking for: wading boots, 15 HP engine, volunteers to work on fund raising efforts
Quiet fund raising campaign has begun. We have just received our tax exempt letter from the IRS and are beginning to accept donations for our important efforts. Our goals are to raise funds supplement CBT grant, to hire 1 or 2 part-time students this summer; and cover upfront costs for fund raising campaigns.
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STREAM WADING AT DCL. Join us in Stream Wading outings to collect sample macroinvertebates in DCL tributaries. Dates for samplings:
- April 4, 5, 6 and 7
- April 10 and 11
- April 17 and 18.
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