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Lake Redstone Protection District
50TH ANNIVERSARY Annual Meeting Recap
ACTIONS & RESULTS of the
Lake Redstone Protection District the last 50 Years
The 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting of the LRPD was held on August 1st. To view the full presentation: Annual Meeting Page
The four most interesting slides:
1. Example of a current, not atypical, LRPD project: Cardinal Bay Project. The LRPD is working with a property owner to address a big problem. The $77,000 cost is being paid by LRPD taxpayers, with some Sauk Co & DNR grants. Photo from the Cardinal Bay Project.
Photo courtesy of Brad Horner
2. Noteworthy RESULTS the last 50 years
The statement in RED is incorrect, thus the "no" sign.
With continued attention, the lake may well change in the long term, from a "Eutrophic" to "Mesotrophic" classification by the DNR. This would indicate far less phosphorus in the lake, resulting in greater clarity and less green color. This level of improvement has been achieved by other lakes in Wisconsin.
3. The Lake Redstone results have been achieved despite major challenges through the years.
4. A high impact project currently underway is the use of drone pictures of the shorelines & bays around the lake, before & after large rainstorms.
Photo courtesy of Paul Leske
This new project, just underway, will help greatly in the identification and prioritization of the largest sources of sediment flowing into the lake. Sources will likely be from certain farmer field(s), a single or group of property owners & problematic low spots such as certain ditches and culvert.
Are you interested in contributing to the health of our lake?
Become a volunteer at this exciting time!
No experience is necessary.
Meetings mostly via Zoom.
Lake Monitoring
“This summer, the LRPD will be monitoring Lake Redstone for algal blooms and testing them to see what types of algae they contain.
If you see an algae bloom on Lake Redstone, please notify: lrpd.notify@gmail.com. The algae monitoring team survey the lake and collect a bloom sample for species identification. The LRPD will be in touch with WI DNR and Sauk County Public Health about results of testing.
As a reminder, because some types of blue-green algae may be toxic, WI DNR and WI DHS recommend "When in doubt, stay out". Keep children and pets away from algal blooms.”
Review Previous Articles
You can review previous articles at the Article Archive
Zebra Mussels
With the large number of outside visitors coming to the lake this summer, we would encourage residents to be diligent in looking for invasive species as you remove your boats and docks this year. A number of nearby lakes have zebra mussels. So far, we have avoided getting these in our lake.
If you suspect that you have found these or other invasives, please contact the board at lrpd.board@gmail.com.
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