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“An association formed to promote the protection and improvement of Lake Koronis” May 2017

Koronis Lake Association

Aquatic Update

Membership Listing ………………………………… 2

Letter from the President ………………………… 3

No Wake Zone ……………………………………… 4

Paypal Option ………………………………………… 5

Lake Quality Improvement ……………………… 6

Citizens Advisory Commitee …………………… 7

Memorial Donations ………………………………… 7

Looking For Volunteers …………………………… 7

NFCRWD AIS Boat Inspection Report ……… 8-9

AIS Year End Report 2016 …………………………10

Ice Out …………………………………………………14

AIS Prevention Program ……………………………15

Inside this issue…

This photo was taken by Dan Zeigler KLA Board member and Executive Director of Koronis Ministries the end of March. Dan’s daughter, Rebekah Zeigler and daughter-in-law Lara Zeigler ventured out for their first canoe paddle of the season on Lake Koronis on the bay in front of Koronis Ministries

Spring Tranquility on Lake Koronis

KLA Newsletter May 2017

“The KLA Board would like to thank the Lake Koronis residents, families, businesses and organizations listed below who contributed to our association for 2016.”

Thank You For Your Support

2016 KLA MEMBERSHIPSAckerson, Tom & YancyAltman, Rob & LynnAlwin, JodieAmpe, Peter & DonnaAnderson, Algerone & LindaAnderson, BarryAnderson, Dan & JeanAnderson, KarlaAnderson, LouiseAnderson, Mike & RitaAnderson, Paul & JulieArend, Robert & SueArmbruster, Randy & RoxanneArnold, Art & Th eresaBaker, Merrill & BarbaraBalik, Bill & JanellBast, JeanetteBauer, Matt & BrendaBaun, Dan & LindaBecker, Tim & EdieBehrends, Scott & AnnetteBensen, Keith & SarahBerglund, RonBlagen, MerrilyBlum, Charles & JenniferBormann, GeraldBren, JoanBrock, Steve & VickiBrossard, Ron & RitaBrown David & JudyBueche, John & SarahBuer, Philip & RomellBurlingame, Todd & MaryBurr, JaneBurton, Matthew & AmyCameron, DaveCampbell, Jack & LindaCarr, Mike & TammyCaskey, Steve & HeidiChristopherson Vinal & BevClendenen, Charles & DebbiCondon, Gary & DeloresConlin, PhyllisCrystal Hills AssemblyDaby, RalphDomeier, ConnieDowns, MaryDrimel, JimDurant, Doug & MaryDutcher, DianeEbent, Roland & MaryEdmonson, George & AnnEllingson, Alden & JeanetteElliot, Dan & GloriaEllis, Jim & NancyElseth, Jim & LoisEngelmann, Roger & PeggyEnninga, Darly & PamelaErdmann, Andrew & VickiErdmann, Jeff & AnnErdmann, John & DianeErnst, Steve & La JeanEuerle, Greg & SharonEyre, Ted & SusanFangmeier, Harold & AgnesFarnum, Kevin & CarlynFelling, Jim & BeckyFerrell, Gary & AnneFischbach, Scott & MichelleFleischhacker, Jean & Diane JohnsonFournier, Steven & DaineFranta, MichaelFrechette, Dan & Racel

Freking, Gene & MargeFuchs, Virgil & JaneGaspard, Dale & TerriGerlach, PatGetzel, JoanGilles, Th omas & LoisGrages, Don & MardonnaGrimsgard, Eric & MelissaGrotto, Von & KrisGuggisberg, MarkHaag, Paul & SheilaHaagenson, Dean & DebbieHaagenson, Steve & KrisHabben, Alan & EllenHaines, Robert & DelorisHammer, David & CherylHammer, David & KathyHandt, Mary & LundemoHansen, Steve & ChrisHanson Wayne & PatHanson, Calvin & NancyHanson, Mike & ColleenHavemeier, Brad & JennyHavemeier, KenHeinis, Brian & MaryHeitke, ShariHenderson, Bill & KrisHendrickson, DorothyHendrickson, Rick & JeanHendrickson, TomHerfi ndahl, Grant & HegeHess, Jim & MargieHess, Ken & LynnaeHess, Roger & SharonHofmann, Jeff & KathyHolm, James & Th eresaHouk, JamesHouk, Paul & MarlysHunter, Gerald & DonnaHuselid, Boyd & KatherynIngalsbe, Dave & BarbJacobson, Michael & GeriJacobson, Peter & LynnJensen, Bart & ValerieJohnson, Dick & CarolJohnson, Roger & GeraldineJohnson, RussellJohnson, ToddJohnson, Tom & KariKadet, Al & DianeKahle, WarrenKahle, Wayne & MargaretKeller, Bill & DianeKent, Darcey & JillKlein, Dan & KimKlein, John & DeannaKollman, BonnieKosel, Gary & CarolKramer, CarolLammers, Tom & PegLangmo, Greg & KarenLangmo, KeithLarson, Howard & JaniceLarson, KirbyLarson, R. John & MarciaLaubach, PriscillaLien, LonnieLindbloom, TimLindmeyer, JeanLindquist, Darrel & JeanLindseth, Mike & KarleneLokkesmoe, Brian & KayLoomis, Jim & BettyLopez, Manuel & Lillian

Losleben, JamesLouis, Leo & LouLura, Paul & CarolMartinka, Jim & KrisMartinson, RanaeMasog, Paul & MichelleMason Darrol & DianneMathiowetz, Brian & RondaMathiowetz, GlenMathiowetz, Mary LouMathiwwetz, Chad & CortnieMattson, Ronald & HeidemarieMayer, Dale & ShirleyMayer, Louis & LillianMerrill, John & SheilaMeyer, Mike & KellyMichalski, Willard & DebraMinar, Cushman Jr.Minette, ArnoldMoldaschel, Charles & LucilleMor, John & DonnaMorgan, Bruce & AnneMosley, Ryan & SandyNehring, Wes & LoisNelson, Chuck & PatNeyens, Eugene & CarolNieden, Marv & MargaretNielson, PhyllisNokleby, Bruce & PatriciaNolte, Bruce & MaryNonweiler, Gene & AnnNordstrom, Leonard & KarenOhman, Michael & KathleenOlmscheid, Duane & ConnieOlmscheid, Lee & MelissaOlmscheid, Rich & KathyOlsen, Jay & SandyOpdahl, Clark & CindyOsley, David & KarenPaetznick, Dan & KayPagel, Darwin & MarciaParken, Dave & KristiPederson, Bob & SusanPeichel, StanPeters, Jamie & JeanPeterson, NeomaPeterson, Steve & MaryPietsch, Brandon & ElizabethPietsch, Don & ElvonPlath, HelenPutzke, Michael & SusanQuigley, Tim & PamRamm, AngelaReberg, Morris & JoanReinke, RandyRevier, Charles & HelenRingquist, David & AmyRittenhouse, Art & DianeRoback, Robert & LoisRome, Dave & JanSavage, Brian & AlyciaSayre, GroveScanlon, Leon & CherylSchaefer, Randy & SusanScharze, Bill & LizSchmidt, JudySchmidt, ShannonSchmit, GeorgeSchmit, Howie & BarbSchmit, Jim & LynetteSchmitt, Penny & KrisSchrupp, Timothy & MeganSchuelke, HarrySchwarz, Don & Cathy

Seiler, WayneSeim, Ken & NancySetterberg, CarolSetterholm, Glen & CarolShaw, Tom & LindaSlack,David & MarySmith, Gary & EvieSolum, Allan & PatStaloch, TedStanger, David & LauraStanley, Burt & Berg, KarenStrate, Dave & BettyStrate, RichardSullivan, Steve & ArleneSwanson, Charles & EleanorTeigen, Greg & RichelleTh ein, Gary & DebTh ielen, HaroldTh ompson, JayTh ompson, Jim & RosanneTh ompson, JudithTh orman, Dick & KarenTh yen, Wally & DarleneTibbits, JasonTiff any, DelbertTopp, CarolTorborg, DanTruwe, LeeTruwe, Todd & ShellyUlfers, DonnaVagle, Virg & PatVanderpool, ElaineVermeulen, Anthony & HeatherVirant, Bill & JeanneWagner, Dave & BlairWarner, SusanWeatherwax, FayeWebb, Ed & KathyWeinzetl, JimWeitzel, Ralph & JosephineWelle, Stephen & JaneWelter, CarolynWelter, Jeff ry & SharonWendroth, Loren & RobynWendroth, Lyle & CindyWentzel, JeanWerlinger, BarbWhite Properties LLCWhite, MaryWilson, Craig & LindaWinstrom, Andy & BevWinter, Joseph & MaryWurm, DouglasZiegler, Dan

2016 Businesses/OrganizationsMembersA & C Farm ServiceCentral Minnesota Credit UnionCentral Minnesota Ins AgencyHaines ElectricJames W. Anderson Ins AgencyKoronis MinistriesM & M Lumber CoPaynesville Motor & Transfer CoPaynesville PressPaynesville Sportsmans ClubPerennial BankSandy Point ParkSteil Insurance ServicesTeal’s Market - PaynesvilleWest Central Sanitation

May 2017 KLA Newsletter Letter from the President By Karen Langmo

Greetings to the friends and residents of Lake Koronis! As I write this message the

temperature is rising, the snow is gone and the ice is finally out (for the second time in a month?). Many are starting to make their way back to Lake Koronis. Wel-come back for another fun filled lake season. What a wonderful time of the year! Once again the KLA Board has been busy work-ing on various projects/activities for 2017. Below are some of the highlights:

1. Annual Meeting – the Koronis Lake Association annual meeting is set for Saturday, July 15th, at the Lake Koronis Regional Park Main Shelter, on the south side of the lake. The business meeting will be held from 8:30-11:00 am. Results of the Starry Stonewort treatments will be a primary topic. We will also have reports from your board committee’s. More details will be discussed in the next newsletter.

2. Membership/Dues – The 2017 membership letter has been sent. We are again looking for a 50% participation rate. For those that are new to the lake the member-ship form can either downloaded off our website or filled out on-line. The on-line membership form is under “About Us” tab. You can scroll down to “Join Us.” You may also pay your dues through PayPal if you wish. The PayPal feature is under the “Donate” tab. With the Starry Stonewort infestation and the threat of other invasive species we are hopeful in increasing mem-

bership. Please keep in mind that your involvement would be wel-comed.

3. Water Quality Improvement – In keeping with our Mission State-ment the Koronis Lake Association has partnered with North Fork Crow River Watershed District (NFCRWD) to again hire a summer intern to study/help with Water Quality within the Watershed Dis-trict. As a result of ideas developed from our Water Quality sub-com-mittee, KLA committed a 2-3 year $15,000 grant to the Watershed for the intern program. This seasonal intern will assist in water quality monitoring, public outreach and planning and working on projects implemented in the agricultural, shore land and urban landscapes.

4. Starry Stonewort/AIS - The KLA Board is again partnering with the North Fork Crow River Water-shed District, LAMB Labor Servic-es of Paynesville and neighboring lakes for our 2017 AIS Education and Inspection Program. The pro-gram will hopefully be delivering around 4000 hours of inspections alone on Lake Koronis. This is due in part to the infestation of Starry Stonewort. We will also continue with Year 2 of the Starry Stonewort Pilot Project as submitted through the Initiative Foundation in 2016. Concentration will continue to be on a 6 acre plot in the east bay, uti-lizing the mechanical pulling, hand pulling and chemical treatment. KLA will again be working with the Stearns County Water Patrol to create the .8 mile long marked boat

channel. This channel will start just past the Highway 55 landing and go out into the southeast bay. The channel will again be marked by red and green buoys. Over-all it’s felt that the channel was successful in directing boat traf-fic through the Starry Stonewort. Lake Koronis and our Starry Stone-wort infestation/treatment pro-gram was featured in an AIS video at a statewide AIS conference fall. If you want to watch this video it is called “Aquatic Invasive Species – Above and Below the Waterline.” Please refer to the Starry Stone-wort articles by Kevin Farnum in this issue for more detail.

5. Fireworks /Boat Parade – KLA will again be the main sponsor of the the annual fireworks this year on Saturday, July 1st. Our mem-bership has been very generous with their donations so the show will be improved and lengthened. The boat parade will also be held on the 1st. Watch the next news-letter for more information.

Please read the articles in this issue to stay informed and up-to-date on our activities. Enjoy the summer and remember “there is still no place like Lake Koronis!”


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On Saturday, July 1st the annual 4th of July boat parade will take place. It will begin at Koronis Ministries at 2:00 PM. Please be in line for the parade at 1:30 PM. To register your boat, please call Koronis Ministries, 320-243-4544. There will be prizes given to the top three entries!

No Wake Zone By Karen Langmo

Back in May 2013, the KLA Board proposed/request-ed a No Wake Zone to the

Meeker County Board of Commis-sioners. The No Wake Zone be-gan at the Highway 55 bridge and continued west 1100 feet into the east bay. This access area is very unique in that part of it (the ac-cess itself on the south side of the Highway 55 bridge) is in Meeker County along with a portion of the south part of the east bay. The northeast side of the bridge (Mud Lake) is in Stearns County, along with a majority of the east bay. We also made a presentation to the Stearns County Board of Commis-sioners. The KLA Board felt very strongly in implementing this No Wake Zone because at that time the level of phosphorus flowing and settling into the lake was be-coming more of a concern that ever before. This area was very shallow and boats leaving the landing, that accelerated quickly, were stirring up the lake bottom resulting in additional phospho-

rus and sediment on the bottom being disturbed and ending up flowing into Lake Koronis.

The Meeker County Board of Commissioners approved the re-quest and it was sent to the Meeker County Attorney to draft for final approval by the commissioners before being sent on to the DNR for their approval. Unfortunately it was put on the back burner for more than one reason. In July of 2016, the ordinance was finally approved by the Meeker County Board of Commissioners. The next step was approval from the DNR. It is currently in the approval process with the DNR, however they have asked for some wording changes and additional documents. Hope-fully we will have approval soon. In the meantime we are working with the Meeker County Sheriff’s office to put in a” temporary” No Wake Zone order. This will be very helpful in our management of Star-ry Stonewort. Our next move will be to get Stearns County involved.

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Lake Quality Improvement By Ken Hess

Our committee has been exploring options avail-able to filter water flowing

from judicial ditches entering the North Fork of the Crow River. An unknown number of field tiles enter each ditch so the option of installing individual bioreactors for numerous field tiles does not appear to be feasible. Bioreac-tors are subsurface trenches filled with a carbon source, mainly woodchips, through which water is allowed to flow just before leav-ing a drain or ditch and entering a surface water such as a river. The woodchips break down the ni-trates in runoff water and convert them into gases which enter the atmosphere instead of a river or stream. Additional research will be conducted to determine the maximum size and effectiveness of larger bioreactors which could handle large volumes of water in major ditches which feed into the Crow.

Another option under review is the effectiveness of Saturated Buf-fer Strips which are used to reduce nitrates and phosphorus from field runoff water. Unlike a bioreactor, which utilizes woodchips, a Satu-

rated Buffer uses the carbon al-ready present in the soil (instead of woodchips) as a food source. These buffers allow ditch water to flow though an underground per-forated tile which allows water to filter into the ground under a buf-fer instead of flowing into a river or stream. Saturated Buffers have proven to be effective to reduce levels of nitrates but are not as ef-fective in reducing levels of phos-phorus.

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KLA is very appreciative of the memorial funding that is received. When donating, we want to make sure the monies go to suitable places. Please specify if you have a particular area you would like to contribute to. If not, we will do our best to apply appropriately. In ad-dition to the donation, we are ar-ranging for a bench that will list all of our donor names via plaque.

Looking For Volunteers!

Looking for a volunteer(s) to help with recording water condi-tions for Lake Koronis.

This would involve ice condi-tions, summer water levels and/or unusual circumstance information.

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and enhance water

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flow, to reduce erosion

and sedimentation, to

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private and natural use o

water while maintaining,

enhancing and preserving

public and private

drainage for present and

future residents of the

Watershed District.”

NFCRWD AIS Boat Inspection Summary

The North Fork Crow River Watershed District (NFCRWD) hired Lamb Labor Services to staff Level 1 watercraft inspectors, May - November, during 2016. The inspectors were trained by the MN DNR to inspect boats entering and exiting public boat accesses on the District’s recreational lakes. Contributors to the project included the MN DNR, Meeker County, Paynesville TWP, Koronis Lake Association, Rice Lake Association, City of Paynesville, Grove Lake Association, Union Grove TWP, Stearns, County, Pope County and the NFCRWD. The MN DNR also staffed watercraft inspectors at Lake Koronis and Rice Lake during 2016.

Why are We Inspecting Boats?

During each watercraft inspection, the inspectors completed a DNR survey (results of questions are represented in tables and graphs), discussed MN AIS laws with boaters and completed a visual and physical inspection of boats entering or exiting waterways. Completing these processes with boaters increases the knowledge of AIS and self-inspection techniques, reduces the risk for AIS infestation in District waters, and can stop AIS contaminated boats from launching.

Starry Stonewort Update Starry stonewort is a grass-like form of algae that are not native to North America. The plant was first confirmed in Lake Koronis in 2015 and Rice Lake in 2016. Starry stonewort can interfere with recreational and other uses of lakes where it can produce dense mats at the water's surface. (cont. page 2)

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Starry stonewort is an invasive green alga that has spread rapidly within some northern-tier lakes. It can grow tall and dense, forming mats on the surface that interfere with recreation and potentially displacing native plant species. MAISRC researchers are currently performing ecological niche modeling to assess risk of spread in Minnesota as well as laboratory experiments to assess how long it can survive out of water and to evaluate the efficacy of herbicides and algaecides while minimizing non-target impacts.

What it is The scientific name for starry stonewort is Nitellopsis obtusa. It is a type of freshwater green algae known as a charophyte, a group that also includes muskgrasses and stoneworts (Chara and Nitella species) that are native to Minnesota. Starry stonewort is native to parts of Europe and Asia. What it affects Where starry stonewort grows densely and forms surface mats, it can interfere with boating and other recreational activities. Dense growth may also displace native plants and could potentially have impacts on fish and other animals. Starry stonewort’s ecological impacts are not well understood, and there has been little published research to date. How it spreads Starry stonewort appears to be spreading vegetatively in the U.S. (by bulbils and fragments). Accidental movement by people is the most likely means of dispersal. Many of the known infestations occur in high-use waterbodies and near boat accesses. (University of Minnesota) http://www.maisrc.umn.edu/starry-stonewort

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Why is this Important? Zebra Mussels are transferred when attached to boats, trailers, docks, boat lifts or other equipment that are placed in water. The juvenile mussels can be transferred from lake to lake in a very small amount of water. Having a drain plug in a boat can greatly increase the spread of zebra mussels. Zebra Mussels can also survive out of water on boats or other water equipment for 31 days, depending on weather conditions. A boat or other water equipment coming from a contaminated lake that is not completely dry or decontaminated (high pressure wash with 140oF water) can spread zebra mussels.

What was Learned from Inspections?

Watercraft Decontamination: Decontamination units are self contained, high pressure, high heat wash units that allow us decontaminate watercraft at the public water access without allowing any of the wash water to run off.

Why Decontaminate? To ensure that zebra and quagga mussels and other AIS are killed and removed. (MNDNR)

Find Decon Stations Here: https://webapps15.dnr.state.mn.us/ais_decon_sites

http://images.dnr.state.mn.us/natural_resources/invasives/courtesydecon.jpg

Grant Funds and Contributions 2016 AIS Program

Stearns County $ 35,000

RLA $ 5,000

GLA $ 300

City of Paynesville $ 4,300

Meeker Co (thru KLA) $ 10,000

Paynesville TWP $ 7,500

Union GroveTWP (thru KLA)

$1,500

KLA $ 10,769.61

Pope County $ 5460

2016 Total $ 68,329.61

NFCRWD In-Kind Hours

~88 hrs


AIS Year End Report 2016By Kevin Farnum

Starry Stonewort Pilot and Management for MN Lakes

Summary: Pilot project work, verification,

and results were completed in fall of 2016 as planned. Initial start of project was not as planned due to growth characteristics of Starry Stonewort. We needed to delay the start of the pilot until the algae was high enough off the bottom to me-chanically remove. Initial results were promising with over 250,000 lbs. of Starry Stonewort biomass being removed by mechanical and hand removal. Chemical treatments were very effective in continuing to reduce the biomass of the Starry Stonewort with the most dramatic results in the area both pulled and chemically treated. Only one chem-ical treatment was written into the pilot, with the consultant’s recom-mendation, the pilot was modified to utilize two different forms of the chemical, liquid and granular, to achieve better results. Follow-ing each chemical treatment we observed increased production of the bulbils (stars) in those areas chemically treated. (No data indi-cated that chemical treatment was the cause of this increase.) This was

a new observed phenomenon ac-cording to the consultant.

The third party evaluation and testing was performed after each step in the process and has been re-viewed by our evaluators.

The University of Minnesota sam-pled bulbils following all of the pi-lot activities that were completed. Initial laboratory testing demon-strated that bulbils remained viable even after two chemical treatments. Next year’s verification surveys will be critical to determining what hap-pens in actual lake situations.

The mechanical puller equipment was evaluated as part of the pilot. It was found to be very effective in shallow areas, but not as effec-tive in deeper areas as claimed by the manufacturer. It also may have limitations due to its width to effec-tively manage large areas.

It was determined that either me-chanical pulling, or mechanically pulling with chemical treatment, or just chemical treatment can effec-tively manage for short terms (un-til more information is known next year) small areas of Starry Stone-wort infestation below a nuisance level.

2017 Lake Koronis Starry Stonewort Strategy

In keeping within the Pilot Project Strategy as submitted to the Initia-tive Foundation in 2016, we will be adapting the pilot project for 2017. These adaptations are based on the year-end third party audit observa-tions and the MAISRC laboratory findings.• As originally planned, in early spring we will perform a third party verification to observe the status of the Starry Stonewort growth over the winter. Bulbil density (count) is now a new met-ric.

• We modified our plan to re-apply Cutrine plus-granular to the full 6 acre plot once Starry Stonewort bulbil growth has been observed.

• We modified the frequency for assessing the impact of this treat-ment and may treat again if bulbil growth is verified. We anticipate a 5 week cycle.

• We modified the original plan to demonstrate short-term repeat-ability in 2017. As early as pos-sible in 2017, we will repeat our

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AIS...from Page 102016 processes in a different, but similarly sized area using me-chanical pulling followed by two chemical treatments and as in 2016 an adjacent similar sized area with two chemical treat-ments without mechanical pull-ing.

• As originally planned, verifica-tions will continue throughout the boating season.

• As originally planned, the Pilot Project will move into Phase II in 2018 (or late 2017).To ensure we are managing the

bulbil re-growth, we could consid-er using peroxide-based material on half of the 2016 mechanically pulled area. More discussion needs to occur with advisors before that would be decided.

East Bay Channel Update

Again year KLA will work with the Stearns County Water Patrol to cre-ate a boat channel from the 55 ac-cess out into the lake. Last year we found it very successful in directing the boats through the heavily infest-ed Starry Stonewort area. Thanks to a grant from the Stearns County AIS funds we will also be mechani-cally pulling the Starry Stonewort in this area to reduce the amount that

gets chopped up and spread around the lake. We ask that boaters stay within the channel as they enter into the lake and maintain a low speed level to avoid stirring the bottom in this area as it releases mud and phosphorous into the lake. (See included picture.)

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AIS Conference in St. Cloud

Attached is a link to the You-Tube video that was shown at a state-wide AIS conference held at the end of 2016 in St. Cloud Minnesota. It is very unfortunate that we were

one of the “stars” in the opening to the conference. We clearly aren’t the LUCKY ONES with the Starry Stonewort problem we now have in the lake. Maybe this video will help to demonstrate just how serious a problem we have in the lake. We predict that eventually this invasive species may impact tourism in the community, property values around the lake, and taxes for everyone in the Paynesville area. It will be im-portant that we all work together to manage the spread from Koronis (and now Rice) Lakes to other lakes in the state, manage the issue AIS...See Page 12

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Last year Dr. John Rodgers from Clemson University came to Paynesville to educate us on Starry Stonewort. We anticipate he will be back for another session only this time in St. Cloud. Save the date of April 22. More information will be in the Paynesville Press.

2017 Koronis and Watershed Inspections

This year we will be continuing the boat inspection program for Lake Koronis and the remainder of the watershed with the help of our partners. We will continue our fo-cus on PREVENTION of incoming Aquatic Invasive Species, however, we will put an equal effort on the CONTAINMENT of Starry Stone-wort by giving priority to outgoing transient boats. Again this year the inspection program will be man-aged by The North Fork Crow River Watershed. They have contracted with the LAMB organization here

in Paynesville to manage the in-spection program at the launches throughout the watershed, in-cluding Lake Koronis. We are still waiting to see what MN DNR will commit in their efforts to fight the spread of Starry Stonewort in the state as well as other aquatic in-vasive species. We must continue to be diligent in containing Starry Stonewort and NOT be the source of infestation to the other lakes in the state. This past year we found that we were just as busy with transient boaters and fishing tournaments as other years. It is unfortunate that all of these people think that they WON’T be the one that transfers the aquatic invasive species to another lake. Everyone needs to think that they COULD be the one and need to

change their behavior accordingly. They need to be more cautious than they ever have been in the past.

On Lake Koronis we are hoping to have over 4000 hours of inspec-tion. On Rice Lake we are hoping to have 2500 hours at the launches. We would like to have then in place dawn to dusk, but budget prevents us from doing that. When you see an inspector, please thank them for helping to protect Lake Koronis and all the lakes in the state.

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Thanks also to LAMB and their staff and crew for doing a great job last year.

Lake Service Providers (LSP)

The last two years we have had articles on Lake Service Providers. Rather than repeat what we have stated the last two years, we want to remind you:• LSP’s that go lake to lake are high-er risk than locals LSP’s that only stay on one lake.

• A LSP must do all the cleaning, decontamination that a transient boat must do – to the max, be-cause of the type of equipment they use and how they use it.

• They must have a DNR permit to be an LSP.

• They have to have special train-ing to be an LSP but that doesn’t guarantee that they will be care-ful to avoid the spread of aquatic invasive species.

• Ask them questions about their precautions for spreading AIS be-fore you hire them, don’t waste their time and wait until they come out and then you reject their business. If you don’t get the right answers, find someone else.


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2013 May 7**2014 April 272015 April 92016 March 17*2017 March 31Based on Press records and dates from L.K. Pederson journal (1921-42).

For the tenth time in history (with records back to 1921), the ice went out of Lake Koronis in March. The ice officially went out on Friday, March 31. Most of last week, the west end was still iced in. The Press uses the dual standard for the official ice out: (1) over 90 percent of the ice is gone; and (2) the lake is fully navigatable. Over 90 percent of the lake had been ice free before the west end thawed.

For Tenth Time in History, Ice Out of Koronis in MarchFor Tenth Time in History, Ice Out of Koronis in March

Ice Finally Disappears at End of March Ice Finally Disappears at End of March


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