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Lake Stewardship
Water quality is primarily dependent on what happens on the land around the lake and within its watershed, the area of land that drains into a particular water body. What you and your neighbors do – or don’t do- on … Continue reading
Restore Your Shore
Lakeshore Restoration is the establishment of a shore land buffer of native grasses, forbs (wildflowers), shrubs, trees and aquatics. Plants in shore land buffers are effective at: soil stabilization via extensive root systems, absorption of nutrients, filtration of pollutants, oxygen … Continue reading
GARDENING FOR WATER QUALITY
What’s a Rain Garden? A “Rain Garden” is simply a shallow depression in your yard that’s planted with native wetland or wet prairie wildflowers and grasses. Why plant a Rain Garden? The Rain Garden is one of the most popular … Continue reading
New Lake Latoka Directories are now available.
If you did not receive yours please contact Linda @ 762-8707.
County Ordinance
*NO WAKE ZONE ORDINANCE* The County passed a resolution on August 9th, 2011 requiring a 300 ft. “NO WAKE ZONE” on Lake Latoka. Effective immediately NO WAKE signs will be placed at the public accesses. Other area lakes included in this … Continue reading
The Big Lake- The West Side
By John Herdan The Big Lake- The West Side The west side of Lake Latoka was hard to get to when I was growing up. When you went up the hill past the beach and went around the corner the … Continue reading
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2003 Boat Parade
2003 4th of July Boat Parade The weatherman was right for a change, clear skies by 9:00 am and sunny the rest of the day. Things looked pretty wet at 6:00 am but the weather channel told a different story. … Continue reading
Township Questions
To Better Understand Our Township Board On January the 6th we met with the LeGrande Township Board to establish a communication link with our lake board. The following questions were presented and graciously answered by LeGrande board members. 1. What … Continue reading
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Silt Fences
After the heavy rains this area had in August and September, we received several phone calls about muddy water coming through culverts and emptying in to lake. This time, the dirt was coming from construction on the second tier. Of … Continue reading