Clearwater Lake AssociationDeerwood MN

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      • Clearwater Lake Loons >
        • Overview
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        • Why Clearwater Loons Are Important
        • Loon Cam 2017
      • Willow Wattle DIY >
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        • Willow Wattle Install
      • Crayfish >
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  • Home
    • What's New on the Web Page
  • Lake Association
    • Overview >
      • Clearwater Lake Association
      • Mission Statement
      • The Legal Paperwork
    • Meetings >
      • Current Year
      • Prior Years
    • Membership Dues
    • Meet the Board
    • Recent and Upcoming Events
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Lake Health
    • Lake Health Overview
    • Lake Mgmt Plan >
      • Overview >
        • Calendar and Plan
        • Annual Recap
      • Lake Water Levels >
        • Goal and Plan
        • 2022 Drone Videos
        • Ordinary High Water Level
        • Why do we get High
        • Ice Heaves
        • High Water Damage
      • Water Quality >
        • Goal and Plan
        • TSI
        • Secchi / Transparency
        • What is TSI
        • Prior Year Reports
        • Mercury
      • Aquatic Vegetation >
        • Goal and Plan
        • Survey Results and Comparison
        • Why and How to Survey
      • Invasive Species LMP >
        • Treatment >
          • GOAL AND PLAN >
            • DEF 2024 GOAL AND PLAN
          • Treatment History
          • Invasive Maps
          • Treatment Notifice
          • DNR Milfoil Treatment Approval Process
        • Invasive Species >
          • Eurasian MilFoil
          • Rusty Crayfish
          • Curly-Leaf Pondweed
          • Buckthorn
          • Reed Canary Grass
    • Reports and Maps >
      • Lake Reports
      • Lake Maps
      • Aquatic Management Area
    • Odds and Ends >
      • Historical Data
      • Lake Shore Run Off MIni Grant >
        • Overview
        • Grant Email
        • News Release
        • Seminar Flier
        • Grant Gallery
      • Clearwater Lake Loons >
        • Overview
        • Nesting Project
        • Loon History
        • Why Clearwater Loons Are Important
        • Loon Cam 2017
      • Willow Wattle DIY >
        • Overview
        • Willow Wattle Supplies
        • Willow Wattle Prep
        • Willow Wattle Install
      • Crayfish >
        • Trapping
        • Storing
        • Cooking
        • Eating
    • What Can I Do
    • DNR and Other Resources
  • Community
    • Photo Gallery
    • Lake History - From our Members
    • Contact Us
    • Clearwater Forsest Camp >
      • Dining Hall Images

DNR AND OTHER RESOURCES

  • Overview
  • Lake Mgmt Plan
  • What Can I Do?
  • Reports and Maps
  • Lake shore Grant
  • Historical Data
  • DNR / Other Resources 

Buckthorn Links

  • MN DNR: Buckthorn what you should know
  • Janet Van Sloun Larson:  Buckthron: A threat to our Native Woodland Ecosystem (2009)
  • City of Burnsville: Take back your woods

Articles of Interest (may require a subscription)

  • Star and Tribune:  Milfoil and Genetic Testing of Invasives
  • Star and Tribune:  As Lake waters warm, fish habitat disappears 
  • Minnesota Conservation: Refuge for Tullibees- Why tulibees are important and the threats to the population
  • Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation: Impact of Invasive Aquatic Plants on Fish
  • Watershed Health Assessment - Clearwater Lake

Crow Wing County

  • Aquatic Invasive Species
  • Aquatic Infest Lakes List
  • 2023 Crow Wing County AIS presentation
  • 2024 Crow Wing County AIS Preventative Plan (details)
  • 2024 Crow Wing County AIS Report
  • 2025 Crow Wing County AIS Preventative Plan (details)

MN Invasive Learning Tool

  • MISIN Midwest Invasive Species Information Network

MINNESOTA AQUATIC INVASIVE



SPECIES RESEARCH CENTER

  • University of MN MN Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC) Invasive VS Native Guide V3 GREAT GUIDE!
  • University of MN MN Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC) interview with James Johnson.
  • 2021 DNR AIS Annual Report
  • 2022 DNR AIS Annual Report
  • 2023 MN DNR Watercraft Inspection

Rusty Crayfish

  • Gretchen Hansen
  • Have invasive crayfish met their match?
  • Tasty Invaders
  • Rusty crayfish kept at bay in Wisconsin
  • MN DNR Crayfish Fishing Regulations

RUSTY REPORTS

  • Olsen 1990
  • Lodge 1994
  • Byron & Wilson 2001
  • Wilson 2004
  • Hein 2006
  • Hein 2007
  • Roth 2007
  • Hansen CIFAS 2013

Loon Research - involves tracking done on Clearwater Lake

  • Mercury and Selenium Exposure in MN Loon
  • Mercury and Selenium Exposure in MN Loon - Supplemental Data
  • The Loon Project - NEW 5/2024
  • 2023 MN DNR Loon report - NEW 5/2024

Crow Wing County Rental Regulations

  • Short Term Rental Licensing Ordinance 2021
  • Link to Crow Wing County Short-Term Rental Information

Mercury and our fish

  • Fish Consumption Guidance - MN Department of Health web page
  • Fish Consumption Protocol









Turn In Poachers

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Clearwater Forest Camp

Since 1954, Clearwater Forest has served as a retreat center and summer camp.  They are owned and managed by Presbyterian Clearwater Forest, Inc.  Clearwater Forest is an important resident on our lake.  With 4+ miles of lake shore and over 1000 acres around  Clearwater, everyone benefits from their mission statement "... be a faithful steward of God’s creation."

To lean more, go to clearwaterforest.org.
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