Subject: Spring Lake Carp

Hello all,

 

The Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District is in the planning stages for beginning an in-depth research program on carp dynamics on a few of the District lakes, with a priority on Spring Lake. Carp are a damaging invasive fish that contribute to higher turbidity and increased levels of phosphorus in our lakes, which Spring Lake is already impaired for. Pending the weather over the next week we are hoping to have Dr. Peter Sorensen from the University of Minnesota, a renown carp researcher (http://fwcb.cfans.umn.edu/sorensen/) out for a site visit. Dr. Sorensen has asked us to touch base with the residents, frequent fishermen and others who are familiar with Spring Lake to see if you can give insight into the carp population. We are aware of frequent carp activity on both the inlet to Spring Lake from County Ditch 13 and the outlet to Upper Prior Lake, but are you aware of any other areas of high carp activity? Have you noticed any particular patterns of their activity? Any information you have would be helpful in aiding Dr. Sorensen focus his efforts. Please pass the word along to anyone else you know who is familiar with the lake and may be of help and have them either email or call me at the District office by Friday. Thank you for your help.

 

 

Stacy Sass, Water Resources Technician

Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District

15815 Franklin Trail, Suite 100

Prior Lake, MN 55372

Phone: 952-447-4166

Email: ssass@plslwd.org

Great River Greening 

Mark Turbak, from Great River Greening, is requesting the mobilization of community volunteers throughout the state to restore endangered green spaces and native landscapes. They are working with Scott County Parks on Saturday, October 24th and are looking for volunteers to help remove buckthorn at Spring Lake Park. 

If Interested, contact:

Mark Turbak
Volunteer Programs Manager
Great River Greening
35 W Water St #201
Saint Paul MN 55107
 
Tel 651 665.9500 x11
Fax 651 651.9409