Lake improvement District
Directors
· TLID Board of Directors 2020
- Chair: Scott Ruiter
- Vice Chair: Walt Munsterman
- Treasurer: Diane Stangler
- Secretary: Nancy Hahne
- John Schnell
- Mike Flanery
- Harry Ernzer
- Advisor: Kenzie Phelps
Annual Meeting Files
Meeting took place Saturday 8/15 2020 at 10AM
Monthly Meetings
Come to a meeting
Monthly Board meetings, first Monday of the month
Meetings Take Place Palmer Town Hall Starting at 6pm
Note: April 2020 was canceled
Meeting Minutes
Click on a file to download.
Current AIS Notes
EWM
2021 survey planned for early July.
Note: 2020 EWM survey not published - No EWM was found.
Elk survey to be done this year as well.
Shreburne Soil and water working on a plan to survey EWM in elk river
and may need volunteers. (see events section to sign up)
CLP
2021 spray plan complete 5/5/2021
See 2021 DNR approved spray plan maps below for details of areas treated.
Find the current Lake Management or Vegetation Management surveys in the General LID Information section below for other years also...
Curly-leaf pondweed (CLP)
Maps of the surveys used for spraying of Curley Leaf Pondweed.
We will be starting a new plan this year and there will be lots of maps to review so we can get it right...
Click on download for survey map.
(2020 updated is to meet DNR max allowed requirements)
Briggs 17 Survey (pdf)
DownloadJulia 17 Survey (pdf)
DownloadRush 17 Survey (pdf)
DownloadBriggs Rush Julia CLP 2018 (pdf)
DownloadNew Briggs Rush Julia CLP 2019 Overview (jpg)
DownloadAmended_2019_Briggs Chain_Sherburne_Treatment_Map (jpg)
DownloadAmended-2019_Rush_Sherburne_Treatment_Map (jpg)
DownloadFreshwater Scientific 2014 Baseline survey (pdf)
DownloadBriggsChainCLP4May2020 (pdf)
DownloadBriggsChainCLP4May2020_updated (pdf)
DownloadCurrent 2020 CLP Baseline survey (pdf)
DownloadApproved 2021 Spring spray plan (pdf)
DownloadEurasian Watermilfoil (EWM)
Hand pulling and treatment of EWM in question:
see 2019 survey below.
2020 no hand pulling for first time in 7 years due to no EWM found to remove - Rush
However ELK shows EWM for first time (see 2020 report and Hand pulling report in News section of BLCA website).
Click on download to view files.
Water Stabilization
Study planning started in 2017
Click on a file to download.
Ongoing water monitor study:
Currently planning electronic monitoring for early warning of high water as well as improvement of WENCK water model.
LID purchasing water logger equipment for related experiments.
Also borrowed MPCA equipment.
More information to follow as we learn how to set up and measure for reporting.
Special Meeting 2019
Update on Watershed-Based Planning in Sherburne County, as a guide to potential future water stabilization projects.
Presentation without minutes included discussion of rush grate removal order.
General LID Information
(Click on title below)
General Project Information for Briggs Chain Projects
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
efforts to control by treatment and hand pulling. approved 2016
Curly-leaf pondweed (Potamogeton crispus)
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
efforts to control by treatment
Water Stabalization Study
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
Water Stabalization Study
Project to study lake water levels and what options are available.
Approved 2017 general meeting