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  • Minnesota Lakes and Rivers  The Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates is the organization in Minnesota that is really helping Lake Associations, County COLAs like our Wright County COLA, and the MN COLA that also represents our Lake Association . The Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates is a small company of three people.  The Executive Jeff Forester is a well known lake advocate in MN for the last couple decades.  He is assisted by a Executive Administrator Judy Corrigan, and  Lobbyists.  He is the only Lakes lobbyist in the State.  Please sign up of the Citizens Action Network to see what can happen if we all speak up about issues that are helpful for the protection of our lakes.  When you do this, just enter the zip code of your home address and it will take you to the site.  You can remove your name any time you want and you will only get a few e-mails a year when action is needed.  The email you get will explain the issue and give you a prepared note to YOUR representatives. They encourage you to personalize your note, but if you don’t have time you can just click the yes button and a message will be sent.  This system is working great but we need all the help we can get.  When a representative gets a message from a constituent they think about it.  When they get hundreds they get serious about the issue.  This is a great way to help at the State and Local level and takes just minutes to make a difference.  This does not cost you anything, and if you like what the Lakes & River Advocates do, you can join the organization by sending them what ever amount of money you want.   Start with a few dollars and see what they can do with that.  This is a great example of “a few people advocating  to make a big difference”.
  • Sugar Lake Vegetation Management Plan
    This pdf document was produced in 2006. It provides an overview of lake conditions at that time, explains the influence of native aquatic plants on the health of the lake and outlines goals for management of invasives.
  • Sugar Lake Management Plan
    This pdf document was produced in 2005 as part of the Initiative Foundation's Healthy Lakes and Rivers Partnership Program.
  • Minnesota Waters
    Minnesota Waters is a program of Conservation Minnesota, a state-wide organization of citizens, local and state policymakers and other partners with a goal of protecting and restoring Minnesota’s lakes and rivers. This organization sponsors numerous short workshops on topics important to the well being of Minnesota's lakes and rivers.
  • University of Minnesota Extension Service
    The U's Extension Service is a good place for finding answers to environmental questions.
  • Blue Thumb
    The Blue Thumb program was started by the Rice Creek Watershed District as an outreach program to meet water quality goals identified in their strategic plan and to help their cities meet their federal Clean Water Act mandates. Now Blue Thumb reaches into greater Minnesota. This is where you can find out all there is to know about rain gardens.
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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