Page 7 - Vermilion Lake Association Spring 2021 Newsletter

IStrengthening the AIS Team at Lake Vermilion
n our last newsletter, we de- any situation we might encounter. We’re partition- scribed our 2021 AIS preven- ing our AIS activities into about 10 categories with tion plan as looking a lot like volunteer leaders, co-leaders and workers empow-
our 2020 plan. That’s a good thing. ered to handle each. The categories range from early
It means our threat environment is stable, our strategy is on track, and we can focus on making our current processes more robust and efficient.
Equally important, it gives us a chance to focus on building leadership depth and “bench strength” to assure our AIS program has the capacity to handle
detection to resort partnerships to public education to financial administration. We’ll tell you more about these categories and introduce the volunteers in- volved in future newsletters.
Want to pitch in? Please contact VLA Volunteer Program Leader Pat Michaelson at 612-306-7702 or plmichaelson@gmail.com.
Jeff Lovgren is the AIS Program Co-Leader
Jeff Lovgren
VLA Board Member
An AIS Identification Guide to Help You Help Our Lake
Lake Vermilion welcomes all the help she can get to protect against invasive species. If you’re a cabin owner or frequent lake visitor and you’d like to become better at identifying aquatic species at Lake Vermilion, we suggest you obtain a copy of the same iden- tification guide used by our trained AIS Detectors and volunteer access sentries.
The spiral-bound reference is water-resistant and called ... what else ... AIS Identification Guide. It’s produced by the Minnesota AIS Research Center and is available in-person or online at UM Bookstores for about $40. ISBN 978-0-692-90536-4. It’s an out- standing reference which belongs on every cabin coffee table.
Questions? Please contact AIS Program Coordinator Jeff Lovgren at lovgren.jeff@gmail.com, or 218-290-7793.
If you’d like to consider becoming a volunteer access sentry, please contact Volunteer Program Leader Pat Michaelson at plmichaelson@gmail.com, or 612-306-7702.
VLA Caps make a great present!
They’re here! Wear your new caps proudly to show your support for your lake association. The price is right: $15, plus $3 shipping for any number of caps to one address. Free local pickup. Check out the three style choices at our website VermilionLakeAssociation.org/caps.
For more info, contact Sheri Sawatzky at 218-780-8178 or email sherisawatzky@gmail.com.
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