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Summer2016MessagefromthePresidentGreetingsLakeNeighbors!Ihopethisfindsyouwellandreadytoenjoyafullsummeroffunonthelake!HopetoseeyouallatthepicnicinJuly!
TomSchmidt–President-LOFA
SAVETHEDATE:AnnualMembershipPicnicJuly31,201612:00PMBeaver’sResort.
Themembershipmeetingwilltakeplaceat11:00AMwiththepicnicimmediatelyfollowing.LOFAwillprovidemeat,beveragesandcondiments.Pleasebringadishordeserttoshare,alawnchairifyouhaveoneanddon’tforgetyourmoneyforthe50/50Raffle!!TentsetupwilltakeplaceonFridaythe30that10AM.Ifyouareabletohelpmanyhandsreallydomakelightwork!Yourhelpwouldbemuchappreciated.
Elections4positionsareupforre-electionthisyear.Theyare:President,Secretary/Treasurer,andtwoboardmemberpositions.ElectionswilltakeplaceattheannualmembershipmeetinginJuly.Considerbecominginvolved!
RemindersandUpdatesSlowNoWake!PleaserememberthatPWC’smustoperate200ft.fromshoreandmaybeoperatedbetweenthehoursof11:00AMand4:00PMaccordingtoMercerTownordinance.Allboatersmustoperateatslownowakespeedswithin100feetoftheshoreline.Theseruleskeeptheshorelinesafefornestingfish,amphibiansandinsectsthatneedtheshorelineforprotection,foodandshelter.Ifyouhavefriendsusingyourlakehomepleasemakethemawareofthisordinance.
Loonsonthelake!WeallloveourLoons.Pleaseconsidernon-leadfishinggear.LeadingestedsinkerswillcauseLoonstodieadebilitatingdeathwithin2-3weeks.
Planesonthelake!LakeoftheFallshasreturnedtoitsliquidstateandnowtherearethreeseaplanesbasedoroperatingoutofthelake.Afewfactsaboutseaplanesandrightofwayareoutlinedbelow.
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Thetermseaplaneincludesanyaircraftdesignedtomaneuveronthewater.
FederalAviationRegulation(FAR)91.115placescollisionavoidanceresponsiblyontheseaplanepilotwiththelanguage,‘Seaplanepilotsshall,insofaraspossible,keepclearofallvesselsandavoidimpedingtheirnavigation’
Forafullreportonsafetyandrightofwayrulespleasevisitlakeofthefalls.org
LakeSurvey!In2015theDepartmentofNaturalResourcesconductedanumberofsurveysonLakeoftheFalls.Toviewtheresultsvisitlakeofthefalls.org
LovingourLakeTheImportanceofAlders!AsourwinterwearyeyesviewthelandscapeinearlyAprilitistheflowersoftheAldersthatgiveusashotofcolorandourfirstknowingthatspringisontheway!Theseshrubs,whichinhabitshorelinesandwetlands,areanimportantpieceofthehealthylakesystem.
SpeckledAldersorTagAlders(Alnusincana)means“growthalongstreams”inLatin.Theyarequickgrowingplantsthatsurviveinthemoreacidicsoilsfoundinwetlandsandalongshorelines.Thisattributehasmadethemextremelyusefulintherehabilitationof
disturbedsites,includingoldmines,tominimizeerosion.
AldershavetheamazingabilitytoconvertatmosphericNitrogenintoauseableforminthesoils,therebybenefittingallotherplantsintheirvicinity,becauseofasymbioticrelationshipwithNitrogenfixingfungusintheirroots.
Theyprovidefood,coverandshelterformanywildlifespeciesincludingAmericanGoldfinch,SongSparrow,Redpoll,Woodcock,Grouse,Moose,White-tailedDeer,Rabbit,MuskratandBeavertonamejustafew.
NativeAmericansusedthebarkandrootsoftheAldertotreatanemia,internalbleeding,sprains,bruises,backachesoritches.Ateawasmadethathelpedtocurediarrheaandtoothaches.
TheSpeckledAlderisahumbleplant,beautifulandfunctionalandcriticallyimportantforthehealthofourlake.Learntorecognizeitandsaythanksthenexttimeyoupassoneby.It’sahardworkingassetinourlakeneighborhood.
Wanttolearnmoreaboutthiswonderfulareawerecreatein?Checkoutthefollowingwebsitesforsummerprogramming.www.ironcountyldc.orgwww.thepinesmercer.comwww.mercer.wislib.org