| The Environment at Lake Joy |
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| Department of Natural Resources & Parks |
| Snoqualmie-Skykomish Watershed |
| Volunteer Lake Monitoring in King County |
| Watershed Map Index |
| Contact Info: |
| Wendy Sammarco, LJCC Environmental Chair |
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| sammarco@starband.net |
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| The Lake Joy Community Club is concerned about and works dilligently to help improve the environment in and around Lake Joy. We actively participant in volunteer lake monitoring through the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Long time residents, Bob and Sam Charles are our volunteer lake monitors and provide information to the DNR on a weekly basis. |
| Lake Stewardship Program |
| Washington Trout |
| Department of Fish & Wildlife |
| ADOPT A ROAD - LAKE JOY CLEANUP The Lake Joy Community Club also coordinates a "CleanUp Lake Joy Day" each year. This cleanup includes pickup and removal of all debris on both sides of Lake Joy Road and Lake Joy Drive which we agreed to do when we officially "adopted" these roads. Additionally, we still plan on cleaning out the outflow from Lake Joy again this year (2006). Those of us that live on the lake can help year around by removing old, dilapidated docks so that they don't float down to the outflow and block it up. Wendy Sammarco will coordinate the road cleanup and Dave Smith, LJCC Vice President, will coordinate the outflow cleanout. Please contact them if you are available to assist us. |
| For the current issue of the WLR Lake Stewardship Program Newsletter....... |
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| Did you know that you can order the 23 minute "Lakeside Living Video" for just $8.43. Send check to: Reception Desk, King County Water & Land Resources, 201 S Jackson ST #600, Seattle, WA 98104. This video introduces simple landscaping practices to protect and enhance lake water quality. Lakeside residents and experts from King County present clear information about how to care for your lawn and garden in a lake-friendly way, with an emphasis on adding plants at the shoreline to filter pollutants, stabilize banks, discourage nuisance waterfowl, and provide diverse wildlife habitat. |
| The LJCC Environmental Chair normally takes on a project or two during their term. Former Environmental Chair, Sharon Osgood, worked for a year with both King County and Washington Trout to attempt to get the culvert to Lake Joy removed so salmon will be able to return once again to the lake. The Club worked on this for over 5 years but thanks to Sharon we won the battle1 The culvert was finally removed and we expect to see salmon in the lake now.. Thanks to the landowner who allowed us to get this work done on their land and to Sharon for working so hard on this Additionally, Sharon succeeded in getting an asphalt apron installed at the entrance to the Tolt Highlands to help cut down on the gravel and dust that comes down onto the lake road. |
| Did you know that there are at least four types of fish in Lake Joy? Bass, Trout, Bullhead, and Sunfish and coming soon...........Coho Salmon! It has been reported that a Catfish was caught recently. |
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| Did you know that the South Fork of the Tolt River is Seattle's "other" watershed? Nestled in the foothills of the Cascades east of Carnation, it supplies about 30% of the drinking water for 1.3 million people in and around Seattle. On-line since 1964 and it will soon have a new water filtration plant. In 1997, the City of Seattle successfully exchanged lands within the watershed with Weyerhaeuser. This exchange gives Seattle 70% ownership of the land that supplies the water. |
| Did you know that the South Fork Tolt River Watershed: * is 12,500 acres in size. * can provide up to 100 million gallons of drinking water a day! * can store up to 18.3 billion gallons of water. * ranges from 760 feet in elevation at the regulating basin, to 5,535 feet at McLain Peak. * receives between 90 and 160 inches of precipitation a year! |
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| Washington Lake Protection Association |
| Got Geese? |
| See our new 2nd Environmental Page!! |
| Page 2 |
| Phone: |
| 788-2629 |
| During the summer of 2005, we had a real problem with geese because a resident allowed them to nest on their property. They had babies and caused a real mess on beaches and floats on the lake. To find out ways to deter geese from your property, go to this link: |
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