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SHARBOT LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
SPRING 2014
President’s Message One of the discussion points in his
presentation is that as phosphorus and
As I write this, we continue to have nutrients enter a lake they settle to the
unsettled weather in our late spring bottom and are kept there by the oxygen
where the April showers have moved in the lake, this allows him to take IN THIS ISSUE
into May. Thankfully this has not sediment samples and gauge the impact
impacted the return of the loons, on the lake over long periods of time.
geese, ducks and other birds which I The interesting aspect to this is that as a President’s Message 1-3
hope are bringing summer with them. lake starts to lose its oxygen levels the Important Dates 3
After the coldest winter in the last 20 nutrients from the bottom start to
years, I am sure you will join me in escape back into the lake causing the Swans on Elbow Lake 5
anticipating our enjoyment of the eutrophication (high in nutrients and Septic Re-inspection 5
summer months at the cottage. I look support a large biomass) of a lake to Committee Update
forward to enjoying the cottage even occur quicker.
though I have a few work projects that This shows the importance of protecting Hats off to our Volunteers 6
will reduce the time I would prefer to our lake. We always seem to look for Photo Contest 6
be out on the water in the boat. large projects to obtain the solution to
Now that this cold winter is behind us provide a healthy lake but we really SLPOA Website 7
I find that I am interested to see how it need to deal with it in the same manner Rise and Fall… 7-9
may have affected the health of the that is has occurred. No one item has Invading Species Watch 9-10
lake. In a recent seminar at MVCA it affected our lake; it has been a number
was mentioned that climate changes of smaller items that together have Memories 10-12
have enabled the expansion of algae taken us to where we are so the best Lake Links Workshop 13
blooms by providing a longer growing direction is for all of us to do small
season with the reduced winter periods corrective items to at first slow down Septic Voluntary 14-16
over the past years. Now that we have the direction and then change it so that Inspection
had a winter that we can only the lake improves. Water Level Concerns 16-17
remember from when we were A simple method is ensuring that we
younger I am curious to see if the reduce our nutrient impact on the lake Love Your Lake 19
algae are impacted. Of course algae which can start with the Voluntary Municipal Elections 20-23
are also impacted by nutrient loading Septic Inspection program which
and invasive species, Jesse Vermaine, Central Frontenac is supporting for this Minutes of 2013 AGM 24-28
Assistant Professor at Carleton year as well. We have included parts of Membership News 28
University has received a grant to the 2013 report showing the importance
investigate these impacts on lakes in of the program as an article in this
our region. newsletter.
