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Seasonal Jet-ski Rental Business Request
2008 Annual Meeting
Message to Congress: Protect Michigan's summer fun!
Volunteers Needed!
Stop Invasive Species, Michigan Groups Urge Congress as Seaway Opens
Great Lakes are Priority for Washington
ESLA Briefs
Volunteers Wanted and Needed
Loon Rangers Needed
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Seasonal Jet-ski Rental Business Request
Mr. Brett Campbell, Sunset Water Sports, has requested a special use permit, Application #07-053, to conduct a seasonal jet-ski rental business on property located at 106 Ames Street in the Village of Elk Rapids, parcel #05-43-021-035-10, better known as the Riverwalk Grill.
Click here to read ESLA President Dean Ginther's response to this proposal.
2008 Annual Meeting
The ELSA annual meeting will be on Saturday July 26 from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon at the Elk Rapids High School. The meeting is open to the public and admission is free. The featured speaker will be Dave Barrons, the 9 and 10 TV meteorologist. Also presenting will be Todd Kalish, DNR Fisheries Management Biologist, who will provide an update on the DNR fish survey that will be conducted on Elk and Skegemog Lakes this summer. Drain Commissioner Mark Stone will also be making a presentation on the preparation for the FERQ re-licensing of the ER dam. Please tell everyone you know about our meeting and encourage them to attend.
Message to Congress: Protect Michigan's summer fun!
Memorial Day weekend marks the start of Northern Michigan's tourist season as many travelers make their way "up north" to experience and enjoy our many magnificent waters. But, the waters we know and enjoy are being impacted by invaders that have already changed the ecosystem and more threaten to enter our waters if something isn't done soon.
Click here to read the full message.
Volunteers Needed!
Explore and protect the streams of northern Michigan!
Click here for more information.
Stop Invasive Species, Michigan Groups Urge Congress as Seaway Opens
As the St. Lawrence Seaway prepares to open tomorrow, Michigan conservationists are urging the federal government to pass comprehensive legislation to stop the introduction of invasive species into the Great Lakes.
Click here to read the full story.
Great Lakes are Priority for Washington
The Great Lakes emerged as a top priority in Washington this week, as Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council joined more than 200 citizens, members of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, Great Lakes Commission, and other organizations for the annual Great Lakes Day. In addition to advocates from all the Great Lakes states urging Congress to restore and protect the Great Lakes, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill that provides manageable solutions to accomplish that goal.
Click here to read the full release.
ESLA Briefs
Riparian Handbook Reminder
The 2005 edition contains current information on just about every subject pertaining to your land, shoreline and water activities. It even includes (on page 55) all the important township, county and state governmental agencies. Keep this valuable book available. If you have misplaced or worn out your copy, we will gladly provide another at our Annual Meeting. Free of charge, of course.
Landscaping Books Available
We still have copies of the two best landscaping books that we could find. Both are written by the DNR of Minnesota and contain many full color illustrations of landscaping and shoreline wildlife. Landscaping for Wildlife, 145 pages, and Landscaping for Water Quality, 175 pages, can be purchased from ESLA for $3 each. Just call your ESLA representative and we will deliver it to you.
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 Volunteers Wanted and Needed
ESLA has operated for its 58-year history as a completely volunteer association. Our bylaws direct that approximately one half of our officers' and directors' two year terms of office expire each year, thus insuring continuity for the organization. All terms expire following the Annual Meeting, usually held in August. This system provides for fresh ideas and new individual involvement each year. It's an opportunity for everyone to become active in lake and shoreline management and to carry out their ideas and plans in water and shoreline stewardship.
So, now is the time to volunteer for the 2008-09 team. We need you. In answer to past questions, yes, it is important for part time residents to volunteer. While we function year round, many of our directors are summer residents. The "year-rounders" keep you up to date with mail, e mail and phone calls. We need you, regardless of how many months you are here, to participate. Of course, those who do stay all year are very important.
To volunteer or just to discuss the idea, please call any one of our officers or directors. You are needed!
Loon Rangers Needed
The loons on Elk Lake and Skegemog Lake need your help!
Do you love to watch loons?
Do you want to see them thrive on these lakes and rivers?
Then please volunteer to be a LOON RANGER.
A LOON RANGER observes loons throughout the year and records these observations until the loons migrate in the fall. Then the LOON RANGER completes a short report and sends it to the MICHIGAN LOON PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION.
Contact Peg Comfort at 377-7512, or send an email to: whitepine@torchlake.com
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