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Current Lake Levels: For current lake levels on Prior Lake and Spring Lake, please visit the Waterbodies section and click on Prior Lake or Spring Lake.
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Carp Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to help with several carp projects including: tracking the carp, baited box traps, carp training and carp espionage.
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Planting Native Prairie Webinar: July 23
See your lawn transformed native flowers and support pollinators and MN wildlife! Join the Scott Soil & Water Conservation District and PLSLWD for a free Native Prairie workshop via webinar. Learn about site preparation, how to get your planting started, receive maintenance tips and find out more about possible funding!
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District Offices Closed to Public Due to Covid-19
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of our customers and staff, District offices will be closed to the public. Staff will be available via phone or email, visit www.plslwd.org/contact/staff-contact/ for staff info.
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Restore Your Shoreline Webinar: Watch Now
Is your shoreline eroding? Check out this webinar workshop to learn how to manage & improve your shoreline. The workshop will cover different planting techniques and give you all the resources you need to begin your restoration process!
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Alum Treatment on Upper Prior Completed June 3
Treatment on Upper Prior Lake finished ahead of schedule on June 3. Alum binds to phosphorus in the lake which reduces the amount of phosphorus available for algae growth in the lake. The alum treatment on Spring Lake began May 4 and was completed May 14.
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We've been busy the last 50 years working to protect and improve your local water resources!
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Four Local Farmers Receive Lake-Friendly Awards
Four local farmers - Paul Krueger, Jim Dubbe, Joe Hentges and Tim O'Loughlin - received Lake-Friendly Farm Awards Jan 29, recognizing their good farming practices that help protect our lakes!
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Carp Management
Learn how the District manages common carp in our lakes! The District's comprehensive program includes carp tracking, carp removals and barriers to prevent carp from reaching preferred spawning areas. Click the button below for more info.
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Learn more about our 2020 Management Plan Update!
The District is in the process of putting together our 2020 Management Plan, which is the roadmap for all of the District's projects and programs for the next 10 years. The current plan expired at the end of 2019 and identified over 60 projects and programs that were designed to address the five fundamental goals of the District.
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Cost-share funds available for residents!
Funds are available to help District residents install lake irrigation pumps and rain barrels as well as rain gardens and shoreline buffers along lakes or wetlands! These practices help improve local water quality and support pollinators and wildlife. Cost-share funds up to $250 may be available.
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Fish Point Park
Come check out the beautiful wetland and the rest of the Water Quality Improvements Project at Fish Point Park in Prior Lake! To learn more, click the arrow or visit the park and check out the cool interpretative signs explaining the project!
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The District has many volunteer opportunities: monitor District lakes, measure precipitation, join us for clean-up events or help with carp!
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Segment 3 of the Prior Lake Outlet Channel, near Kici Yapi Camp.
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Prior Lake Outlet Structure
A peek at the fixed crest weir inside the Prior Lake Outlet Structure. Click the button to check out our interactive StoryMap and learn more about the Outlet Structure!
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The weir at the Ferric Chloride Facility, south of Cty Road 13 and downstream of Cty Ditch 13.
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Segment 1 of the Prior Lake Outlet Channel, near Jeffers Pond Elementary.
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Shoreline restoration at Waltz's Beach.
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Local residents can learn about shoreline restorations and planting for clean water at our free workshops which are co-hosted with the Scott Soil & Water Conservation District. PLSLWD residents are also eligible for Cost-Share funds to help implement projects on their property.
