photo credit: stevevoght An informal group of birders is meeting for two walks around Green Lake. The walks will be at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 and Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. They will last about 2-3 hours and may include a coffee stop. Walkers will meet at West Green Lake Beach (7312 West Green Lake Dr N) and will walk counterclockwise around Green Lake. Anyone who wants to learn about the birds at Green Lake is welcome. Participants should dress for the weather and bring binoculars and a field guide if they have them. More information from Gayle…
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Friends of Green Lake update
News from the Friends of Green Lake (FOGL): At its Nov 22 meeting, the Friends of Green Lake decided to cancel the Dec. 3 work party because there is not a significant accumulation of milfoil. Members also decided to gather more data about the discharge of groundwater and surface water from the Green Lake Village development (former Vitamilk Site). FOGL is concerned that the planned discharges to the stormwater system will further decrease the input of clean water to the Lake. A few more volunteers are needed to collect algae samples and/or do microcystin analysis (contact Gayle Garman at friendsofgl [at] gmail.com). The Mayor’s office…
Friends of Green Lake meets this Tuesday
Friends of Green Lake (FOGL) meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 at The Hearthstone (6720 E Green Lake Way N). All are welcome to join the meeting. The meeting will include: a summary of monitoring data collected over the summer planning for a Dec. 3 shoreline milfoil clean-up discussion regarding impacts of the Green Lake Village development on Green Lake’s water quality and a FOGL response reports on Saturday workparties reports on recent algae scums demonstration of a new microcystin analysis kit discussion regarding nutrient sampling over the winter discussion about whether to start a birders group Friends of Green Lake is an…
Volunteers needed to remove weeds at Green Lake Park
The Friends of Green Lake are holding a Green Lake work party on Saturday, November 5, 2011, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., rain or shine. Participants will weed a restoration site on the Green Lake shoreline, just north of the the Green Lake Pitch & Putt golf course (5701 East Green Lake Way N). Blackberry roots and other weeds need to be removed. Volunteers should dress for the weather. Hiking boots and thick gloves are recommended. If you have weeding tools, you are asked to bring them. For more information about the work party, contact Denise Pardi at friendsofgl [at] gmail.org.
