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Join WALPA (Washington Lakes Protection Association) for a FREE interactive workshop on May 28, 2026 ,from 6-8pm, focused on helping shoreline landowners better understand

A Super El Niño weather pattern is predicted for Summer 2026 and is expected to bring warmer, drier conditions to

Your Steering Committee voted to increase emphasis on Public Education in 2026 and chose two main focus-areas: Algae and Water

In Thurston County, the Aquatic Plant and Algae Management (APAM) general permit is utilized by Lake Management Districts to manage

We are continuing to use Aquatechnex for our lake surveys and weed management needs. Aquatechnex completed a BioBase study of

As was mentioned earlier in this newsletter, a Super El Niño weather pattern in Summer 2026 is predicted. This is

Don’t fertilize or use chemicals near the shoreline Shoreline residents are asked to NOT use any fertilizers, pesticides, weed killers,

Many factors contribute to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in our lakes. Some of these we cannot control – like weather

Your Steering Committee meets via Zoom at 6:30pm on the first Wednesday of each month. Meetings are open to the

Every fall we all notice sheens of algae coming and going around our docks, on the shoreline and around the

Sorting Out the Results Yesterday, Nov. 3, we received a notice from Thurston County that the Microsystin levels previously reported

Staff have received lab results for the algae bloom samples taken on 10/29/2025 at OFFUT LAKE:Microcystin: Below the method detection limit, which is

Toxic algae health advisory in effect for Offut Lake On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 9:02 AM we received an

Barry Halverson, our guest speaker at the Annual Meeting, brought examples of environmentally friendly products he uses to combat weeds,

Our follow-up treatment for lily pads is tentatively scheduled for the week of October 6-10. As always, weather (rain/wind) may

Our 2nd annual potluck and OLMD meeting on Saturday, September 20th, 2025, was a big success thanks to our Steering

Aquatechnex’s airboat is getting ready to work at Offut Lake’s public boat launch at 7:40am on Tuesday morning, August 26,

What:          2nd Annual OLMD Potluck & Meeting When:        Noon-3pm, Saturday, September 20, 2025 (Potluck Noon-1PM, OLMD Meeting 1PM-3PM) Where:

Treatment of lily pads in Control Areas A-1 and A-2 is scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

Treating lily pads can be tricky. The initial plan from our Integrated Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan (IAVMP) was to treat