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In recent years, some very dedicated board members have accomplished much. Because of this funding we have been able to stay ahead of this potentially devastating problem. Through the efforts of the Environmental Committee, the townships have participated with funding both through township funds and a small special assessment to lake residents. The treatment of the Silver Lake Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM) continues with testing showing that the treatments are bearing fruit with testing showing the milfoil is definitely down from previous years. Residents of Garfield Township can get a pass for free drop off, for more information call 23

It`s only $1 for a large bag! visit website at for more information and pricing for brush/stumps/larger items or quantities. Recycle hours are: Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 10 am - 4:30 pm - Saturday 9 am - 3:30 pm If you have a lawn service - please advise them as well! Rake your leaves, bag them, and take them to the Grand Traverse Recycle Center - please do not blow them into the lake. Remember - Leaves in the lake = Phosphorus = muck! and, no one wants to be a "mucker-upper"! Sooooo - now that you know just how it all works - " PLEASE DON`T FEED THE WATERFOWL"ĪNOTHER ARTICLE OF INTEREST REGARDING FEEDING WATERFOWL CAN BE FOUND UNDER CATEGORY "WILDLIFE", Feeding wildlife can also produce phosphorus through their excretions, and "PHOSPHORUS = MUCK". Scientists have known that the chief culprit is the Merganser duck, but more recently have identified Mallards and Canadian Geese as hosts as well. These organism are sticky and attach themselves to the skin as you leave the water and burrow in as the body dries - toweling off briskly as soon as you leave the water does help. That is why some beaches are worse than others! Small children who play in the shallow areas are therefore most vulnerable. Swimmer`s Itch is most pervasive in shallow waters near shore, particularly on the eastern and southern beaches as a result of wind patterns. When this organism invades the human skin by mistake, it dies, causing cercarial dermatitis, which we call "Swimmer`s Itch".

The eggs hatch in the water as a live swimming organism called miracidia, seeking snails as their next host, where they germinate, producing cercariae, which then seek waterfowl again to complete their life cycle. The Larvae of this organism (or parasite) live in the blood vessels of waterfowl, producing eggs which are released through their feces. SWIMMER`S ITCH is caused by a small organism with an unpronounceable name! The following article should be of help in keeping it at bay!įirst of all - "PLEASE DON`T FEED THE DUCKS" - here`s why. On their beach - especially with small children in shallow water. Many people are concerned about Swimmer`s Itch Please note that we are ahead of other lakes in Michigan and in the area with our invasive species control due to forward thinking SLIA committee members over the years, we are thankful for good people who dedicate their time to our lake and care! If you have questions regarding invasives, or regarding the lake environment, you may contact Scot Ogden, our environmental chair at at 23 or email to Scot is working full time so you may receive a call back from a message left. The treatment was successfully accomplished on Wednesday, June 15th, ahead of the July 4th Holiday, so people were not inconvenienced in using their beachfronts. See the maps below, the white dots on the maps are not milfoil treatment spots, they are gps locations that they scan from as indicated on the maps - the areas to be treated are indicated in red. The properties were also posted for the treatment areas. Maps were sent to residents showing locations of milfoil to be treated via the SLIA g-mail, as well as an advisement not to have family or pets be in the water for 24 hours in treated areas and if they irrigated their lawns or gardens, to not use lake water for 48 hours. The survey to locate the Eurasian Milfoil was completed on June 6th, and the good news is that it continues to be in control with the treatments for which we are very fortunate! 2022 - Annual SLIA Invasive Eurasian Milfoil treatment update.