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Among the major concerns of the Association is maintenance of the water quality of Lake Julia. A comprehensive professional lake study was done by Onterra LLC during the period 2010-13, resulting in a final report with extensive documentation. In sum, Lake Julia is in very good condition. But it is very much in the interests of all residents that it be protected from the several kinds of "invasive species" found in some of the area lakes.
"Eurasian Water Milfoil"
Chief among these is Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM, which can grow to form a dense mat on the surface, killing off competing plant life. Eurasian Water Milfoil is distinct from a native, non-invasive water milfoil that looks quite similar. Distinguishing the invasive EWM from the native pant is a significant task.
For several years, small patches of EWM have appeared in a few locations on the Three Lakes-Eagle River chain of lakes. More recently, EWM has taken root in Virgin Lake, just down Julia Creek from Lake Julia. The Virgin Lake infestation is not large, but it has proven difficult -- if not impossible-- to eradicate or contain.
There is a developing body of published reports concerning the Virgin Lake infestation:
TLWA Newsletter, Fall 2021, (16 pg) including ...
Three Lake Waterfront Assn webpage, including pictures of the Virgin Lake "harvesting" effort.
TLWA Newsletter, Fall 2020, including detailed reporting from Virgin Lake.
For several years, the Association has applied for, and received, financial grants from the State of Wisconsin to defray the cost of monitoring boats entering the lake at the "public" landing. Your support for this program is vital.
Boat inspection - to check for stay plants carried in from another lake -- is one of the few ways that we have to keep EWM out of Lake Julia. The "Clean boats - Clean Waters" program is administered through the UW Extension- Lakes at UW-Stevens Point, with the state providing funding of up to $4,000 annually toward the cost of boat monitoring personnel.
E-mail sent 1/16/2021 regarding EWM economics ...
210116_ Invasive Species and Lake Property Values_JRF e-mail.pdfPage updated
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