After much planning and preparation, the 2024 Clary Lake Watershed Survey went off today without a hitch. Bolstered by strong coffee, homemade breakfast burritos, and donut holes, five survey teams headed out to inventory non point source pollution sites around Clary Lake’s 10 square mile watershed (picture at left).  The survey was completed by early afternoon. Next steps include the preparation of a survey report and based on that, a Watershed Management Plan. It’s going to be a busy summer!

I’d like to thank DEP’s Greg Beane (center, above) for conducting and helping plan this survey and the other Team Leaders for their help today. We’d like to thank all the Whitefield and Jefferson property owners who cooperated in this survey by letting us onto their property. We would also especially like to thank the 17 Clary Lake Association members who volunteered their time today in furtherance of this important project; in no particular order: Brian Vogel, Charlene Andersen, Cheryl Smith, Daniel Burns, Dave Knight, Dee Ann Grazioso, Eric Sroka, George Fergusson, Margaret Fergusson, Mary Gingrow-Shaw, Julie Cowles, Steve Cowles, Kathryn Ference, Malcolm Burson, Megan Breece, Carolyn Curtis, and Paul Devlin. Thank You!