The rain is finally headed this way

It has been a very dry year, perhaps a record. We lost a lot of aquatic creatures to dry creeks. There is a week of rain coming, that rain will move salmon up the river and creeks. So get out your raingear and your fishing poles. From Al Schmauder, noted Clover Creek walking steward: My…

Vanishing water – bits from other stewards

To whom it may concern: My name is Diane Dumond.  I lived on carp lake for 15 years.  I was a stream team volunteer taking water samples from the lake for 17 years.  I have worked in the field of water testing for over 40 years. There seems to be a question as to whether…

Letter: Waughop Lake’s Demise Assured

By Don Russell, Lakewood A Significant and Questionable EventOn May 4, 2023 the City of Lakewood requested proposals for professional services from qualified contractors for the purpose of an alum treatment for algae control in Waughop Lake. The alum treatment prescribed in this RFP is for the application of aluminum sulfate (alum) and sodium aluminate. …