The Pickerel Lake Conservancy Board held it’s 2nd annual winter meeting January 26th via teleconference. With an ambitious agenda, the most significant accomplishment was officially dissolving GPLA and launching your new 501(c)(3) nonprofit Pickerel lake...
According to the GPLA Bylaws, we are required to give 10 days notice to our members for the annual meeting on Saturday, August 11th, at 10 am. As you recall, the Board unanimously voted to develop a nonprofit organization at the 2011 Labor Day meeting and formed a...
Thanks to a combined effort, Ryan Skadsen’s team completed a new foot bridge over the outlet in the West State Park for his Eagle Scout project. The State Park and the Boys Scouts of America approved the project, which was supported by GPLA. Although it serves...
After searching high and low, the 2012 ice-out date of March 19 stands as the earliest on record. Our late friend, Willie Kungel kept records starting in 1980. He pasted the torch to Kurt Klausen, who kindly shared the data. Other March meltdown dates include the 24th...
Why should our ice so quickly fade? Could we as humans play any role? As we ponder exactly how it’s made, an invisible cloud takes it’s toll. From the artistic fragile flake, to the massive polar cap, for the whole planet that shares a stake, may...
Your GPLA Board members have been busy preparing for the coming summer. Over the past year, we have seen grassland tilled into production, plans to enhance the regional energy grid and new incentives for wind farms. To minimize the environmental impact within our...
