Monthly Archives: March 2017
New 2017 Walleye Regulation on Lake Vermilion
The Minnesota DNR has announced that anglers on Lake Vermilion will be able to keep walleye up to 20 inches long, with one allowed over 26 inches, starting with the May 2017 fishing opener. The new regulation will require release of all fish from 20. . .
Read more »AIS Watercraft Inspectors Needed at Lake Vermilion and Burntside Lake
The North St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District are currently hiring persons 18 years and older to become aquatic invasive species (AIS) watercraft inspectors at Lake Vermilion and Burntside Lake public boat accesses for the 2017 boating season. Applicants selected will be scheduled for. . .
Read more »2017 Lake Vermilion AIS Sentry Project
With starry stonewort and hybrid watermilfoil making headlines in 2016, Vermilion Lake Association (VLA) volunteers will begin to monitor the vegetation at high-traffic public and private boat accesses in 2017. These volunteer “sentries” will each become very familiar with the native vegetation at one access. . .
Read more »“Lake Vermilion Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention” Page Incorporated into “Vermilion Lake Association” Page
Future news about aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention at Lake Vermilion will be posted at the Vermilion Lake Association primary Facebook page. We encourage you to go there and join its followers to stay on top of the lake association’s many activities to protect this. . .
Read more »Boat Access Traffic Analyst Needed at Lake Vermilion
Want to join the dedicated team protecting Lake Vermilion from aquatic invasive species (AIS)? Pretty good at manipulating data in Excel? The Vermilion Lake Association is looking for a volunteer to help analyze traffic counts at Vermilion’s 17 public accesses this summer. Understanding trailered-boat arrival. . .
Read more »2017 Lake Vermilion Vegetation Survey
If a new invasive vegetation were to evade the Lake Vermilion boat inspection and boat cleaning firewall, we rely on early detection to give us the best chance of eradication or control. The Vermilion Lake Association plans to survey all littoral waters to catalog native. . .
Read more »Lake Vermilion Business Owners Expand Their Role in AIS Prevention
The Vermilion Lake Association (VLA) and North St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) recently hosted area resort owners, marina owners and campground community leaders to discuss the immediate actions that can be taken on the fight against aquatic invasive species (AIS) threats to. . .
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