by David Ernes – Lake Sediment/Nutrient Control Subcommittee

Recently, a number of interesting political announcements have appeared in the news about blooms and grants awarded to fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative totaling over 8.4 million dollars to three states, including Ohio. These grants are to be used to study ways to reduce the nutrients going into the lakes, increase monitoring of blooms, and create a database for research and information to find corrective actions to eliminate the Read more

  by Tim Langer – Lake Sediment/Nutrient Control Subcommittee Chairman

You may have noticed the new “Love the Lake” logo that marks the articles and programs being developed by residents volunteering for the Sediment and Nutrient Control Subcommittee of the Lake Management Committee. You can see it included in this article. Our mission is to connect our community by 1) raising awareness about important issues, 2) offering good science based information, and 3) offering some easy ways to improve Read more

  By Tim Langer – Lake Sediment/Nutrient Control Subcommittee Chairman

It is that time of year when we are all trying to get our boats cleaned and ready for winter. It seems like a rite of passage for winter to arrive, but a time to get our boats ready for storage. Did you know, soaps and detergents might add nutrients that promote algae blooms? They also destroy the external mucus layers that protect the fish from bacteria and parasites; Read more

With our crew becoming more acclimated to the new dredging equipment in Plum Creek, plans are moving forward to begin digging in Fisherman’s cove. This cove was determined to have the most sedimentation, according to a study by Enviroscience. In order to remove spoils from this problem area efficiently, our crew put in a 350ft access road, the process only took a couple of days.

by R.D. Gainar, CEBS – Lake Management Committee Chairman

The Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority (LEEP) International Joint Commission recently published their summary report of key findings and recommendations. This US and Canadian commission’s function is to understand the sources of excess nutrients and the measures required in order to reduce them. The report can be found on our website (www.roamingshores.org) and is yet another important work provided in follow-up to the 2011 algal bloom, the largest in Read more

The day has finally come. This week, after many anxious months, the Army Corp of Engineers has given the RRA the green light to begin the dredging of Lake Roaming Rock!

While awaiting final approval, our crew worked hard to get the barges, equipment, and spoils site ready for the project. We were ready to begin around July 14th, but had to wait on several government agencies to issue permits and to give final approval to begin the project.

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Members present include Tim Langer, Walt Samson and Chairman Rick Gainar. Also present was Ed Baitt.

Meeting called to order at 2PM at the Association Office.

Items discussed:

1. Due to the unplanned and extraordinary expense of the failed RRA Office building, it is anticipated that no funding will be possible for significant projects, including a siphon spillway, until 2017 at the earliest. Accordingly, it was decided that study and development of a siphon spillway be suspended for a period Read more

I hope you are enjoying your summer goose free. If so, your Lake Management Committee has done a great job limiting the harmful effects of goose droppings this year. If not, now is the time when adult geese are spreading their new wings and the goslings are taking their first flights and it is a perfect time to return back to heavy harassment with the geese. Geese are currently going through a “shift” looking for the spot where they Read more

by R.D. Gainar, CEBS – Lake Management Committee Chairman

Roaming Shores is a member of the Ohio Lake Communities Association (OLCA). This organization consists of 22 Ohio lake associations similar to ours and is one of our primary sources of current information and helpful experience on many common lake community problems and issues. Your Lake Management Committee Chairman and other Roaming Shores representatives attended the Spring 2014 OLCA meeting on April 23-24 at Willowdale Lake in North Canton, Ohio. Read more

by R.D. Gainar CEBS – Lake Management Committee Chairman

Your Lake Management Committee is committed to evidence-based management practices but is also careful to consider comments made by residents.  Questions continue to be raised comparing the dredging activities at Grand Lake St. Mary’s (GLSM) to our lake water quality activities by a very few residents who continue to favor and promote the former $2+ million plan to hydraulically dredge the shallows to “improve water quality”.  However, evidence Read more