The Friends of Green Lake (FOGL) are meeting Tuesday (June 22, 2010). The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in The Hearthstone’s Board Room (6720 E. Green Lake Way N).
The meeting will be a follow-up to the April milfoil teach-in. Dr. Mariana Tamayo will present about a small insect that eats invasive water milfoil.
FOGL observers think milfoil, an aquatic weed, has been spreading in Green Lake. Dr. Mariana Tamayo has done research on how to predict which lakes will have an outbreak of milfoil, and on the life-cycle of a native weevil that eats the milfoil plants. She is especially interested in whether weevils can control the spread of invasive milfoil.
The meeting agenda:
Room Open for Socializing at 6:45
7:00 Introductions
7:10 Announcements about Green Lake & Woodland Parks: Kevin Stoops, Director of Planning and Development, Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation
7:20 The Milfoil Weevil: A biological control for invasive water milfoil?: Mariana Tamayo, Ph.D; University of Washington School of Aquatic & Fisheries Sciences
7:40 Questions for Dr. Tamayo
7:50 Monitoring Update: Richard Fleming, Ph.D., FOGL Monitoring Chairman
8:00 Upcoming activities; volunteers still needed for each date.
1.) Cross-Lake swim, June 27 (Sun): Deb Bonjouklian
2.) Milk-carton boat races, July 10 (Sat): Patricia Harris
3.) FOGL Family potluck picnic, July 27 (4th Tuesday)
8:15 Report on Recent Correspondence and Actions: Gayle Garman, President
8:30 Adjourn
The Friends of Green Lake will not be meeting in July. Instead, the group will host their annual Family Potluck Picnic. The picnic is scheduled for 5:00 -7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, near the Seattle Public Theater at the Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N). Attendees are asked to bring a dish to share. Children and games are welcome, but please leave your pets at home.
