eVermilion Magazine

TOWER and COOK—Lake Vermilion will be better protected from aquatic invasive species (AIS) starting this weekend thanks to a partnership among two local businesses and two organizations providing AIS inspection services at the lake. The Country Store in Cook and the Y Store near Tower. . .

St Louis County Commissioners have authorized the distribution of $23,441 to the Sportsmen’s Club of Lake Vermilion to expand during 2016 a zebra mussel habitat assessment project in Lake Vermilion’s eastern headwaters. Moderately elevated calcium in some Eagles Nest Township lakes and in East Two. . .

St. Louis County Commissioners have authorized the distribution of just over $420,000 of state funds to prevent the introduction and limit the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) in lakes and rivers in St. Louis County. Five projects were selected following review by the County’s. . .

The North St Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (NSLSWCD) and the Sportsmen’s Club of Lake Vermilion are jointly seeking watercraft inspectors for the 2016 boating season. The SWCD will be hiring 12 to 25 part-time and full-time temporary employees for aquatic invasive species (AIS). . .

The Minnesota DNR announced today it will be updating the Lake Vermilion Fisheries Management Plan over the next year. The updated plan will recommend specific goals, objectives, and management actions aimed at preserving a high-quality fishery on Lake Vermilion. “We are pleased the DNR has. . .

Citizens interested in discussing Lake Vermilion fish and habitat can nominate themselves as volunteers on a newly forming Lake Vermilion Fisheries Input Group. Applications must be completed by Sunday, Jan. 24, and are available on the Lake Vermilion page. “We will use the input from. . .

St Louis County Commissioners have authorized the distribution of $285,885 to the Sportsmen’s Club of Lake Vermilion to support aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention projects at Lake Vermilion during 2015 and 2016. The majority of these funds will be used for a 10-fold increase in. . .

St. Louis County Commissioners have authorized the distribution of nearly $750,000 of state funds to prevent the introduction and limit the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species in lakes and rivers  in St. Louis County. Eight projects were selected from 12 that were submitted by local organizations and. . .

To better understand Lake Vermilion’s risk for zebra mussels, the Sportsmen’s Club of Lake Vermilion (SCLV) and its partners have begun a systematic search for the source of the moderately high calcium concentration in East Two River, one of five rivers flowing into Lake Vermilion’s. . .

The Sportsmen’s Club of Lake Vermilion (SCLV) will be expanding its launch-site boat inspection and education procedures after the Minnesota DNR recently confirmed the presence of spiny waterfleas in Lake Vermilion’s east basin. “We are clearly disappointed to find spiny waterfleas in Lake Vermilion. To. . .