GREEN LAKE ASSOCIATION INC
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
THE GREEN LAKE ASSOCIATION (GLA) UTILIZES VARIOUS INFORMATION AND EDUCATION METHODS TO INFORM DONORS AND MEMBERS. PRIMARY COMMUNICATION TOOLS INCLUDE: EVENTS, SUCH AS OUR ANNUAL MEETING, ANNUAL GALA, AND OTHERS; PRINTED PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL REPORT AND TIMES & TIDES NEWSLETTER; AND REGULAR EMAILS, PRESS RELEASES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA RELEASES. HIGHLIGHTS OF THESE 2020 INFORMATION AND EDUCATION COMMUNICATION TOOLS ARE BELOW. -THE ANNUAL MEETING, OPEN TO GLA MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC, IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE THE LAKE'S CHALLENGES AND THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO PROTECT IT. THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING WAS A VIRTUAL EVENT, CAPTURING 328 VIEWS. -THE ANNUAL GALA IS BOTH A COMMUNICATION AND STEWARDSHIP EVENT TO FUND LAKE-PROTECTING PRACTICES. THE 2020 ANNUAL GALA WAS COMPLETED VIRTUALLY DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS. OUR FIRST-EVER "SHINE A LIGHT" VIRTUAL GALA SECURED 44 SPONSORS AND 358 HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. -THE 2019 ANNUAL REPORT, PUBLISHED IN Q1 OF 2020, SUMMARIZED THE GLA'S MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE YEAR. IT WAS SENT TO OVER 1,100 HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. -THE 2020 TIMES & TIDES NEWSLETTER WAS SENT TO OVER 1,350 HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. -IN 2020, THE GLA HAD 20 VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMMATIC WORK. -THE GLA SENT 54 EMAIL BLASTS TO 1,700 RECIPIENTS. -FORTY-FIVE PRESS RELEASES, WRITTEN EITHER BY THE GLA OR BY LOCAL JOURNALISTS, WERE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. -IN 2020, THE GLA PRODUCED A 7-WEEK LAKE HEALTH LUNCH AND LEARN SERIES, VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM EMPHASIZING IMPORTANT LAKE TOPICS SUCH AS INVASIVE SPECIES, STREAM RESTORATION, LAWN CARE, AND NUTRIENT LOADING.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$157.6KProgram 2 [2020]
RESEARCH: THE GLA FACILITATES COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF GREEN LAKE AND TO INFORM PRACTICES TO PROTECT ITS WATER QUALITY. VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES AND FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH STUDIES THAT INTEGRATE APPLIED SCIENCE WITH THE GLA'S MISSION. THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL RESEARCH EFFORT IS A LAKE STUDY, FACILITATED BY THE GLA, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. GREEN LAKE IS LISTED AS AN IMPAIRED WATER BODY BECAUSE OF A METALIMENTIC OXYGEN MINIMA, A LAYER OF LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN IN THE LAKE'S MIDDLE-DEPTHS. THE CAUSES OF THIS WATER QUALITY CONCERN ARE TIED TO EXCESSIVE PHOSPHORUS LOADING. IN 2016, THE GLA WAS AWARDED A 200,000 WDNR GRANT TO HELP UNDERWRITE THE COST OF A MULTI-YEAR STUDY (TOTALING OVER 520,000 WHEN IN-KIND DONATIONS ARE INCLUDED). THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSES OF THIS "DISSOLVED OXYGEN DEAD ZONE- AND TO DETERMINE PHOSPHORUS LOADING REDUCTIONS NEEDED TO IMPROVE ITS WATER QUALITY-TO THE POINT OF "DE-LISTING" GREEN LAKE AND TO THE POINT OF ACHIEVING OLIGOTROPHIC CONDITIONS. EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MULTI-YEAR STUDY CONCLUDED IN DECEMBER 2020. IN ADDITION TO THE LAKE STUDY, THE GLA IS ENGAGED IN ONGOING RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND SHORELINE MOTIVATIONS TO INFORM PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS & PLANNING. THIS ONGOING RESEARCH IS IN COLLABORATION WITH PURDUE UNIVERSITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$192.9KProgram 3 [2020]
PILLAR PROJECTS: THE GLA HAS THREE PILLAR PROJECTS THAT HELP FULFILL OUR MISSION BY HELPING TO PROTECT GREEN LAKE'S WATER QUALITY: PROJECT CLEAN STREAMS, PROJECT GREEN ACRES, AND PROJECT INVADER DEFENSE. IN 2020, FUNDS FOR THESE PILLAR PROJECTS WERE PRIMARILY COLLECTED THROUGH THE ANNUAL GALA. PILLAR PROJECTS REQUIRE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MANY SOURCES: GRANTS, DONORS, AND MEMBERS. THE GLA IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT 100% OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS DONATE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT THESE PROJECTS. 1. PROJECT CLEAN STREAMS A)STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT CLEAN STREAM FOCUSES ON STREAM AND WETLAND RESTORATION IN THE GREEN LAKE WATERSHED. A VAST NETWORK OF OVER 140 MILES OF STREAM FLOWS INTO BIG GREEN LAKE; THE GLA HAS CO-CONDUCTED FIELD STUDIES TO ESTIMATE THAT OVER 11 MILES OF ITS BANKS ARE ERODED AND ARE ACTIVELY POLLUTING THE LAKE WITH SEDIMENT AND PHOSPHORUS. THE GLA AND OUR PARTNERS ARE MAKING URGENT REPAIRS TO STREAMBANKS TO LIMIT PHOSPHORUS POLLUTION IN GREEN LAKE. OUR AIM THROUGH PROJECT CLEAN STREAMS IS TO REPAIR A MINIMUM OF ONE MILE OF ERODING STREAM BANKS EACH YEAR. THE GLA HAS HELPED FUND THE RESTORATION OF OVER 6,385 FEET OF STREAM (3,660 FEET ON DAKIN CREEK AND 2,725 ON ROY CREEK) TO DATE. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2020, TWO CULVERTS WERE REPLACED AT DAKIN CREEK TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PHOSPHORUS BEING SENT DOWNSTREAM TO GREEN LAKE. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, THE WDNR STOCKED 970 BROOK TROUT IN DAKIN CREEK. BROOK TROUT HAVE NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED BY THE WDNR IN DAKIN CREEK SINCE THE 1950S. BROOK TROUT ARE A NATIVE SPECIES THAT INDICATE CLEAN WATER; THEIR ABILITY TO SURVIVE IN DAKIN CREEK WILL SHOW ENCOURAGING PROGRESS TOWARD CLEANER WATER MAKING ITS WAY TO GREEN LAKE. B)COUNTY HIGHWAY K MARSH APPROXIMATELY 30% OF GREEN LAKE'S PHOSPHORUS LOADING COMES FROM THE COUNTY HIGHWAY K MARSH SUB-WATERSHED. THE GLA FORMED AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE STRATEGIES TO UNDERSTAND AND HELP RESTORE THIS MAJOR INLET TO GREEN LAKE. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE INSTALLATION OF A TURBIDITY CURTAIN PILOT PROJECT TO HELP INFORM ITS RESTORATION. THIS TURBIDITY CURTAIN WAS INSTALLED BY THE GREEN LAKE SANITARY DISTRICT IN 2020. ADDITIONALLY, THE GLA PAID FOR OVER 8,000 WORTH OF AQUATIC PLANT PROPAGULES THAT WERE INSTALLED IN THE COUNTY HIGHWAY K MARSH FOR WETLAND RESTORATION. C)LEGACY PHOSPHORUS RESEARCH THE GLA PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON'S NELSON INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ON A COMPARATIVE WETLAND STUDY. THE INSTITUTE IS COMPLETING OTHER RESEARCH STUDIES, INCLUDING A LEGACY PHOSPHORUS BUDGET FOR THE GREEN LAKE WATERSHED. THIS EFFORT INCLUDED SEDIMENT SAMPLING IN THE SILVER CREEK ESTUARY AND COUNTY HIGHWAY K MARSH, WHICH WAS ANALYZED FOR NUTRIENT CONTENTS AND SEDIMENT AGE VIA CARBON DATING. 2.PROJECT GREEN ACRES PROJECT GREEN ACRES FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE ADOPTION OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PRACTICES IN THE WATERSHED, WHICH ENCOMPASS 65% OF THE WATERSHED'S AREA. THE GLA AIMS TO PARTNER WITH AGRICULTURAL NEIGHBORS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, FUNDING, AND RESOURCES TO INSTALL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE GREEN LAKE WATERSHED. A)DEMONSTRATION FARM IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, THE GLA LAUNCHED AND FUNDS A DEMONSTRATION FARM IN THE WATERSHED AS PART OF THE UPPER FOX-WOLF FARM DEMONSTRATION NETWORK. THE LANDOWNERS WORKED WITH AGRONOMISTS AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS TO TEST NOVEL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. THE FARM WILL SERVE AS A PLACE-BASED DEMONSTRATION OF CONSERVATION PRACTICES TO INCREASE THEIR ADOPTION AMONG OTHER FARMERS IN THE WATERSHED. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS AVAILABLE HERE: WWW.CO.WAUPACA.WI.US/UFWDFARMSNETWORK/POLLACK_VU.PHP B)CONSERVATION FIELD DAY IN 2020, THE GLA CREATED A THREE-PART VIRTUAL "FRIDAYS ON THE FARM" AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION SERIES HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL FARMS IN THE WATERSHED IN LIEU OF AN IN-PERSON LAND AND LAKE FAMILY FIELD DAY. THIS VIRTUAL SERIES CAPTURED OVER 19,000 VIEWS. C)FUTURE FARMER SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2020, THE GLA AWARDED ONE FUTURE FARMER SCHOLARSHIP TO A LOCAL FARMER WHO ATTENDED THE MOSES ORGANIC FARMING CONFERENCE. THE GLA ALSO SPONSORED A WINTER GRAZING WORKSHOP FOR 18 ATTENDEES. 3.PROJECT INVADER DEFENSE(9,170.08) PROJECT INVADER DEFENSE FOCUSES ON AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION, AS INVASIVE SPECIES PERMANENTLY IMBALANCE THE LAKE AND DEGRADE ITS WATER QUALITY. A)CARP REMOVAL IN 2020, THE GLA COST-SHARED THE REMOVAL OF 2,500 POUNDS OF INVASIVE CARP FROM THE COUNTY HIGHWAY K MARSH. CARP ARE A NON-NATIVE SPECIES THAT MIGRATE TO COUNTY HIGHWAY K MARSH TO SPAWN DURING SPRINGTIME. ONCE IN THE MARSH, THEIR ABRUPT SPAWNING AND DESTRUCTIVE FEEDING MOVEMENTS DISRUPT THE SHALLOW BOTTOM AND DUMP PHOSPHORUS-LOADED SEDIMENT INTO GREEN LAKE. B)PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH SIGNAGE PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES SERVE AS A PRIMARY PATHWAY TO INTRODUCE AN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS) INTO GREEN LAKE. IN 2020, THE GLA, GOLDEN SANDS RC&D, AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES WORKED TOGETHER TO INSTALL AIS SIGNAGE AT ALL EIGHT OF ITS PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES. THE GLA HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN AND STOCK THE TOOL BOARDS WITH INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL TOOLS. C)CLEAN BOATS CLEAN WATERS IN 2020, THE GLA, ALONG WITH SUPPORT FROM GOLDEN SANDS RC&D AND THE WDNR, HOSTED ONE WATERCRAFT INSPECTOR AT TWO PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES IN GREEN LAKE. THE INSPECTOR INSPECTED 1,793 BOATS. D)COMMUNITY PROJECT SUPPORT THE GLA PROVIDES MONETARY SUPPORT FOR WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE WEED HARVESTING, TROUT STOCKING, TRAINING FOR SCUBA RESCUE ON GREEN LAKE, HAMMER'S TRAIL MAINTENANCE, AND AN ONLINE GREEN LAKE CONSERVANCY CAMP.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$153.2K
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