
Online Feedback Opportunity
Thanks for a great IAVMP meeting and discussion! We had a great turn out last night (April 7th) to view

May 7, 2025 Steering Committee(revised time/location)
Normally, the monthly Steering Committee meetings are held through Zoom so interested residents may attend. However, the May 7th Meeting

STREAMLINED IAVMP for April 7th
Our IAVMP contractor, Herrera Environmental Consultants, has provided us with a more concise updated draft of our IAVMP for tomorrow’s

TIME FOR YOUR INPUT
April 7th: YOUR OPPORTUNITY FOR FEEDBACK AND INPUT All Offut Lake residents are invited to attend this in-person public meeting

ROOKERIES
Do you have Wood Duck or Great Blue Heron rookeries on your property? (A rookery is a breading/nesting area.) Herons

PROBLEM SOLVED
Your Steering Committee Working for You! Thanks to the swift intervention by your Steering Committee, the Thurston County Treasurer sent

You Are Invited!
OLMD Public Meeting from 6-8pm on April 7th at Lady of the Lake Restaurant INVITATION All Offut Lake residents are

Senior/Disabled Property Tax Relief
Senior/Disabled Discount All OLMD residents that qualify for the Senior/Disabled Discount (see below) should also receive that discount automatically for

Lake Temperatures and Levels
As of November 23, we are now recording lake water temperatures in addition to the lake levels. This information is

PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON THE OLMD IAVMP DRAFT WORK PLAN
The Offut Lake Management District Steering Committee and Herrera Environmental Consultants presented the first draft of the Integrated Aquatic Vegetation

We Need Your Input
We encourage you to come to our public meeting on Tuesday evening, November 12, 2024, from 6-7:30pm at Lady of

Algae Bloom- Algae Advisory Lifted
Thurston County Public Health and Social ServicesEnvironmental Health DivisionOffutt Lake-Algae Advisory Lifted10/30/2024 Staff have received lab results for the follow

OLA/WALPA CONFERENCE
OLA/WALPA Conference Highlights Steering Committee members Gary Witley, Diane Perlman and Dale Kinney attended the recent joint conference of the

Algae
We’ve all seen the recent algae on our lake. The good news is that our lake does not usually experience

Grow Smart Grow Safe
Website LINK A consumer guide to lawn and garden products(A project of Thurston County Environmental Health in Olympia, Washington) This

Sept. 28th: 1st Annual Meeting & Potluck
Offut Lake Management District’s (OLMD) first Annual Meeting and Potluck is on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, from Noon-3pm at the

IAVMP* Kickoff
On August 6, 2024, Herrera Environmental consultants gave a presentation at the IAVMP* Kickoff meeting with our Offut Lake Steering

Fragrant Waterlily
The following information is from the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board. Why Is It a Noxious Weed? Unmanaged fragrant

Yellow Flag Iris
The following information is from the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board. Why Is Yellow Flag Iris a Noxious Weed?

August Weed Survey
Special guest Commissioner Wayne Fournier joined our intrepid crew on August 1st for our monthly lake weed survey. Using GPS