Mission Statement

The purpose of the Clearwater Lake Association is:
  1. To preserve, protect and promote the general welfare of Clearwater Lake located in Crow Wing County, MN.
  2. To educate Clearwater Lake homeowners and others who use the lake to be fit stewards of the lake and surrounding areas and to teach proper lakeshore management practices and the impact of invasive species on the waters and wildlife.

What this means

Preserve, understand the current ecosystem of the lake and the surrounding watershed.  Look to the MN DNR, County and State authorities to define proper lake and lakeshore management practices.  Work to control, as best as possible invasive species that may enter under the guidance of experts and accept the inevitable.  Work to insure invasive treatment do not harm the lake in whole. Conduct lake and water studies to establish a base line of water quality, biomass diversity and use it as our guide in future management decisions.
Protect, understand lake and watershed stewardship and teach it to all homeowners. Monitor the lakeshore and water quality against the water quality base line to identify potential risks to the lake.  Work with government agencies to promote compliance to current ordinances regarding fish and game, lakeshore management and Planning and zoning. 
Promote a community environment and encourage property owner to become engaged in the various social activities and volunteer opportunities.
Educate, engage all homeowners to participate in lake stewardship awareness. Create a communication pipe line to teach basic principles and update the participants on issues and topics as they arise.