Loving fresh food at Glen Lake and Leelanau School
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor It’s just past noon at Glen Lake Schools, and elementary students are lined up for the day’s lunch: homemade barbequed chicken wings, lettuce salad dressed with homemade...
View ArticleLeelanau County Government Center plans Natural Shoreline workshop
From staff reports Natural shoreline landscaping and bioengineered erosion control techniques can restore those benefits by reducing runoff, deterring geese, stabilizing soils, reducing erosions, and...
View ArticleDredging Hatlem Pond to save Glen Lake bottomland
From staff reports At last year’s annual meeting of the Glen Lake Association (GLA), watershed biologist Rob Karner gave a sneak preview of how the dredging of Hatlem Pond was being targeted as one of...
View ArticleWhere has all the water gone?
Photo by Rob KarnerLake Michigan levels reach lowest point in nearly half a century By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor When the US Army Corps of Engineers measured Lake Michigan and Lake Huron water levels at...
View ArticleGlen Lake Association protects our inland water
From staff reports When you consider the Glen Lakes as a national treasure, all you need to do is travel to other parts of the country and compare. The pristine water quality of Big and Little Glen...
View ArticleLeelanau County Government Center hosts Water Issues for All of Us
From staff reports The biological control of the widespread zebra and quagga mussel infestation in inland lakes will be the focus of a four-part seminar, “Water Issues For All of Us” to be held on...
View ArticleGlen Lake Association anoints watershed guardians
Photo by Chris Pina By Linda Alice Dewey Sun contributor “How beautiful is Glen Lake and Sleeping Bear Bay and the Sleeping Bear Dunes?” asks Rob Karner, water biologist for the Glen Lake Association...
View ArticleUnregulated septic systems, a public health threat lurking underground
By Joe VanderMeulen Sun contributor Are you hearing a gurgling sound from the toilet? Is the tub or sink surprisingly slow to drain? Or, even worse, is there a patch of constantly wet and stinky grass...
View ArticleRapid temperature hike causes unusual fish die off in Little Glen Lake
From staff reports In early June, Glen Lake Association (GLA) watershed biologist Rob Karner reported a significant fish die off, the likes of which he had never before seen in his more than 40 years...
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