Monthly Archives: July 2015
Lake Vermilion AIS Prevention Funding Approved
St Louis County Commissioners have authorized the distribution of $285,885 to the Sportsmen’s Club of Lake Vermilion to support aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention projects at Lake Vermilion during 2015 and 2016. The majority of these funds will be used for a 10-fold increase in. . .
Read more »County Board approves distribution of funds to battle Aquatic Invasive Species
St. Louis County Commissioners have authorized the distribution of nearly $750,000 of state funds to prevent the introduction and limit the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species in lakes and rivers in St. Louis County. Eight projects were selected from 12 that were submitted by local organizations and. . .
Read more »Sportsmen’s Club Investigates Source of Lake Vermilion Calcium
To better understand Lake Vermilion’s risk for zebra mussels, the Sportsmen’s Club of Lake Vermilion (SCLV) and its partners have begun a systematic search for the source of the moderately high calcium concentration in East Two River, one of five rivers flowing into Lake Vermilion’s. . .
Read more »Sportsmen’s Club Adjusts AIS Prevention Plans After Spiny Waterfleas Found
The Sportsmen’s Club of Lake Vermilion (SCLV) will be expanding its launch-site boat inspection and education procedures after the Minnesota DNR recently confirmed the presence of spiny waterfleas in Lake Vermilion’s east basin. “We are clearly disappointed to find spiny waterfleas in Lake Vermilion. To. . .
Read more »Spiny waterflea confirmed in Lake Vermilion
Spiny waterflea has been confirmed in Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota. Anglers reported suspected spiny waterfleas to Department of Natural Resources staff and supplied a specimen to the DNR fisheries office in Tower, where it was positively identified. DNR aquatic biologists surveyed portions of the. . .
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