Little
Platte Lake Association Meets
HONOR - The Little Platte Lake Association held its annual meeting on June 20 at the Homestead Township Hall in Honor. Brett Fessell, Fish and Wildlife Biologist for the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, provided an update on improvements to the Platte River Watershed under an EPA grant. In partnership with the Conservation Resource Alliance and numerous other groups, the Tribe has removed a temporary dam and made other improvements along the Platte River in Honor. Next on the agenda is replacing culverts in Otter Creek within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore with a wooden bridge. Mr. Fessell also answered numerous questions about the fishery at Little Platte Lake based on the survey he took at the lake in 2007.
GTB Biologist Brett Fessell provides a PowerPoint update to LPLA members on improvements to the Platte River Watershed
Members learned what the Association has accomplished
since last year’s meeting. LPLA
monitors the water level of the lake in relation to that ordered by the Benzie
County Court, and plant mapping efforts are continuing. LPLA is
observing the water testing done by the Platte Lake Improvement Association at
three locations in Little Platte Lake. The bald eagles are still on the
lake but apparently have built a new nest in an unknown location. The
loons came back but eschewed the floating nesting platform installed for their
convenience.
The Board announced that members around the lake had
agreed to serve as monitors for boat safety. While anyone spotting a
boater in distress should still call 911, the monitors should be able to
assist in pinpointing the trouble when law enforcement officers arrive on the
scene.
The members elected directors to serve on the Board until next year’s meeting: President Ronnie Brown, Secretary Gretchen Staub, Treasurer John Ester, and Trustees Lynn Walker and Dave Van Hammen.
Left to Right - John Ester, Lynn Walker, Gretchen Staub, Ronnie Brown, Dave Van Hammen
Minutes
of the meeting and further information about LPLA can be found at www.littleplattelake.org.
