Please join us on Saturday, November 3rd from 9 am to noon for our annual fall cleanup which is focused on Indian Lake and the public spaces that surround it.

We are currently planning for the following:

• Pick up trash all locations
• Shoreline cleanup
• Morgan Park: leaves, parking lot, trim along guardrails
• Little Indian: Trash and trim along guardrail
• Hapgood Brooks Memorial: leaves, low/dead branches
• Frostholm Memorial: leaves, flower beds and buckets

As always, list is dependent on the number of volunteers. 

Indian Lake has been using a drawdown to manage nonnative, invasive vegetation for over 20 years. Originally recommended as part of an extensive diagnostics/feasibility study of the lake, it has become a critical tool for managing invasive vegetation while limiting the need for chemical treatments. While there is currently no way to eradicate most of these nonnative species, the drawdown has been a critical tool for managing invasive Eurasian milfoil which at one time made the lake virtually unusable. 

 

The annual drawdown for vegetation control will begin after November 1 and the lake will be reduced approximately 5 feet vertical.  Typically refill begins in March. There are performance standards under Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife which stipulate that all lakes in Massachusetts that incorporate a drawdown into their management plan must be refilled by April 1. This is for fish spawning as well as recreational use. 

It's membership renewal time and we hope we can count on your continued support! As you know, mailing costs are constantly going up which makes it increasingly challenging as a small non-profit. If you could kindly consider printing the membership form below and sending it in with your dues, it would be a great help.

Membership renewal letters went out in early August. 

 

Not a member yet? We would be honored to have your support!