Bass Lake Association of Wright County Annual Business Meeting
June 8, 2013 Camp Friendship Annandale, MN Slide 2 Agenda Board
Members Membership and Treasurer's Report Social Activities Events
& Schedule Wildlife Update Loon Nesting Platform Muskrat
Trapping Update Fish Die-Off Committee Chair Assignments & Goal
Review Slide 3 Agenda cont. Invasive Species Update Weeds Web Site
Information Update Boat Landing Monitor Program Safe Boating
Reminders & Guidelines Concerned Citizen Agenda Topics Slide 4
Your Bass Lake Board Members Jim Dvorak President Bob Strom Vice
President Penny Nesbitt Treasurer Dana Schramm Secretary Craig
Laing Lorene Force Tom Huffman Jon Herrmann Slide 5 Slide 6
Treasurers Report as of June 1, 2013 Balance in checking: 8/1/12 $
21,223.55 Balance in checking: 6/1/13 $ 22,373.47 Slide 7 Income:
8/1/12 5/31/13 Dues $ 750.00 Conserv. Fund $ 365.00 Picnic/Raffle $
1,432.00 Total Income: $ 2,547.00 Slide 8 Expenses:8/1/12 5/31/13
Picnic/Raffle $ 950.34 Printing/Postage $ 120.99 Camp Frdshp Dep. $
72.00 WC COLA dues $ 25.00 Deposit Slips $ 13.75 Website $ 35.00
Trapping $ 180.00 Total Expenses: $ 1,397.08 Slide 9 Conservation
Fund balance 8/1/12 $ 7,392.69 Dedicated Fund Contributions $
365.00 Dues - Wright Cty. COLA $ (25.00) Muskrat Trapping $
(180.00) Conservation Fund balance 6/1/13 $ 7,552.69 General Fund
Balance 6/1/13 $14,820.78 Balance in checking: 6/1/13 $ 22,373.47
Slide 10 Membership Report Year Paid Members 2010 - 65 2011 70 2012
53 2013 - ? 100 properties / 95 owners Slide 11 Slide 12 Bass Lake
Social Activities Slide 13 Saturday, June 22 at 5:30 PM Social at
Hitching Post Choice of 8 oz. Sirloin Rack BBQ Ribs Grilled Chicken
Breast Deep-Fried Fantail Shrimp House Caesar Salad Baked Potato
Dinner Roll All for $13.99! Beverages additional Slide 14 4 th of
July Lake Parade May the 4 th Be With You! Just good, clean fun!
Slide 15 Bass Lake Picnic Saturday, August 3 from 3-6 pm Camp
Friendship FREE for the Family with Paid Bass Lake Association
Dues! Raffle Tickets Available to Win Gift Cards and Donated Prizes
Menu Includes: Chicken Corn on the Cob Potato Salad A-L Last Names
Bring Appetizers M-Z Last Names Bring Desserts Bring Your Own
Beverage Slide 16 Final Social of the Summer Send-Off to New and
Old Friends Before Labor Day! Date: Saturday, August 17
LocationHitching Post? Slide 17 Slide 18 Loon Update Our nesting
pair of loons returned just prior to ice out on May 6 th. Bob Strom
& Craig Laing placed the nesting platform just south of the
point right after ice went out. Witnessed a couple of territorial
squabbles with some rogue loon visitors. Momma loon has been
diligently tending to her eggs, and we expect new chicks to appear
any day. Slide 19 Muskrat Trapping Project Board Voted to address
nuisance muskrats on Bass Lake this year. Influx occurred on many
area lakes last year due to very dry summer. Local sloughs and
cattail habitat dried up & caused muskrats to look elsewhere
for food at water Engaged services of Denny Rasset, a local retired
person who has many years of trapping experience Obtained a 14 day
out-of-season trapping permit from Brian Mies, our local DNR
Conservation Officer Applicable for only those properties
experiencing damage Slide 20 Muskrat update continued Agreed to pay
Denny $10 for each muskrat trapped 18 Muskrats trapped & given
to the DNR during permit period Official in-season trapping period
begins the first full week of November Denny has agreed to return
and continue trapping this fall Has requested a list of addresses
where muskrats runs have been spotted near the lake shore Send
email to Jim Dvorak ([email protected]) Slide 21 Fish Die-off
Observed Fish die-off observed by local resident early last month
(Loran Georges) Limited research done on cause Two possible causes
at this point: Cormorants were migrating through at about that time
(most likely cause) will sometimes injure but not catch their prey
when fishing Columnaris (bacterial infection) highly unlikely, but
can affect Blue Gills & Crappies in Spring Slide 22 Slide 23
Volunteers for Committee Work Membership Craig Penny ? Healthy
Lakes Bob Tom ? Communications Penny ? Social Lorene Peggy Kathy ?
Duties: Assist chair in identifying committee responsibilities and
set 1-2 goals for the year. Slide 24 Slide 25 Website
http://worknotes.com/MN/Annandale/BassLake/ Slide 26 Slide 27
Proposed New Initiative Cedar & Sugar Lake Assns. initiated a
program to have volunteers monitor their boat landings Grass roots
action designed to help stop boaters from introducing invasive
species into their lakes A few, small larger lake associations have
hired summer interns to serve as monitors Our goal here today is to
gauge the general interest in such a program, and to see if there
would be enough volunteers to serve as landing monitors throughout
the summer. Slide 28 Slide 29 2013 Boating Safety Guidelines &
Recommendations Slide 30 Required Equipment Wearable life jackets
easily accessible for each person on board Throw cushions, noodles,
etc. are no longer approved as a primary device, but a USCG
approved throw cushion is required on boats 16 ft or larger
Children 10 & under must wear a life jacket while underway
(mandatory requirement) Slide 31 Required equipment (continued)
Navigation lights (white on back, red on the left front & green
on right front) Non-motorized boats (kayaks, canoes, row boats,
etc.) should have a flashlight Docking lights should only be used
when approaching a dock or landing Fire Extinguisher (USCG approved
BC Type I or II) Horns and/or whistles Ventilation fans must be in
working order Slide 32 Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers New Reg.s for 2013
Required by Law!! Clean all visible plants and animals from boats
& trailers & other boating equipment Drain All water from
motors, live wells, bait containers, & bilges before leaving
the water access landing Dispose Any unwanted bait or unwanted fish
in the trash (not in the lake) To report a violation, contact Brian
Mies, our Conservation Officer, at 320-398-8000 Slide 33 Stop
Aquatic Hitchhikers (Recommended) Spray, rinse, or dry boats and
recreational equipment to remove or kill species that were not
visible, before transporting to another water body, especially
after leaving zebra mussel or spiny water flea infested waters. Do
one or more: rinse with very hot tap water; spray with high
pressure; dry for at least 5 days. Slide 34 Stop Aquatic
Hitchhikers (cont.) For more AIS (aquatic invasive species)
information, contact the DNR Invasive Species Program, Ecological
and Water Resources, at (651) 259-5100 or (888) 646-6367 or visit
www.mndnr.gov/AIS Slide 35 General Prohibitions To operate a
watercraft in a careless or reckless manner. To operate a
watercraft so its wash or wake endangers, harasses, or interferes
with any person or property. To operate a watercraft so it
obstructs ordinary navigation. To operate a watercraft within an
area legally marked off as a swimming area, or within 150 feet of a
divers warning flag Slide 36 General Prohibitions (cont.) To ride
or sit on the gunwales, bow, transom, or decking over the bow,
sides or stern of any motorboat while underway. To chase wildlife
with a motorboat, or operate a boat where it is prohibited
including marked spawning beds. Avoid traversing any emergent or
floating vegetation, if possible. To intentionally obstruct a
seaplane. Slide 37 General Prohibitions (cont.) To attach a
watercraft to any buoy, except a mooring buoy, or to tamper,
remove, or destroy a navigational aid. To deposit or leave refuse
in or upon the waters of the state or at public access areas. Slide
38 Slide 39 Invasive Species Update Primary Weed Concerns Eurasion
Milfoil Curly Leaf Pondweed (present in Bass Lake) Purple Loose
Strife Treatment permits are difficult, but not impossible to get
from the DNR Must document distribution in previous years Must have
weed mats present & locations tracked with GPS coordinates
Slide 40 Sequence of Events Lake Vegetation Management Plan must be
in place along with goals for invasive specie management
(especially if you want to treat more than 15% of the lake) Point
Intercept Study during the year prior to treatment done by
independent contractor Delineation study during the year just prior
to treatment includes GPS way points to mark treatment locations,
also done by independent contractor Application submitted to DNR
for treatment application. Invasive Species Update, cont. Slide 41
Cedar & Sugar Lake Assns. initiated a program to have
volunteers monitor their boat landings Grass roots action designed
to help stop boaters from introducing invasive species into their
lakes A few, small larger lake associations have hired summer
interns to serve as monitors Our goal here today is to gauge the
general interest in such a program, and to see if there would be
enough volunteers to serve as landing monitors throughout the
summer. Proposed New Initiative
