The Lake Minnetonka Conservation District, with assistance from Hennepin Parks, currently manages nuisance growth of Eurasian Watermilfoil in Lake Minnetonka in cooperation with Department of Natural Resources and lake homeowner associations. They primarily use mechanical harvesting to manage nuisance Eurasian Watermilfoil, but also use chemical treatments in small areas around boat launches and fishing piers where harvesters can't operate. Feedlots Feedlot runoff contains extremely large loads of nutrients and oxygen demanding substances, and if not properly collected and prevented from entering surface waters, this runoff can severely degrade surface water quality. Urban Geese Increasing urban and suburban development in the U.S. has resulted in the creation of ideal goose habitat conditions- park like open areas with short grass adjacent to small bodies of water. These habitat conditions have in turn enticed rapidly growing numbers of locally breeding geese to live year round on golf courses, parks, airports and other public and private property.
Volunteers provide vital information about the status of their waterbody.
Collecting water quality information assists state and local agency staff in expanding the amount of information currently available about your lake.