What Is The Trophic State Index (TSI)?
Trophic (pronounced TROH-fik) means “of or relating to nutrition.” The Trophic State Index (TSI) is a classification system designed to “rate” individual lakes,...
Water Quality Analysis Reports
There is a good Case For Water Quality Monitoring. Many Coalitions of Lake Associations (COLAs) sponsor lake water quality monitoring programs. ...
The Case For Water Quality Monitoring
Water quality monitoring and the resulting data may appear complex to lake property owners. The science is solid but includes many components...
Shoreline Management And Development
You may hear the terms general development lake, recreational development lake and natural environment lake used in terms of shoreline development, but...
Steps To Write A Lake Management Plan
Forward by Ben Underhill, Minnesota South West Conservation District (SWCD)
When writing a management plan you are focusing on...
Our Lakeshore/Groundwater Connection Videos
These animated videos about lakeshore restoration and stewardship werecreated in collaboration with the Anoka County Water Resource OutreachCollaborative and several local Lake...
Water Quality Distorted by Zebra Mussels
Water
Quality Distorted by Zebra Mussels
Recent studies have confirmed
that if your lake has zebra mussels you cannot compare your...