

Plant Surveys - Summer 2025
To generally assess the health of Long Lake, and specifically to see the impact of the Spring treatment of Curlyleaf Pondweed (CLP), two...


Curly Leaf Pond Treatment - Wednesday, April 23
Update with Date of Treatment to Previous Post re: CLP Blue Water Science completed the annual pre-treatment aquatic plant survey on Long...


Curly Leaf Pond Treatment - Date TBD
Blue Water Science completed the annual pre-treatment aquatic plant survey on Long Lake to determine curly-leaf pondweed (CLP) treatment...


2/3/25 LLWA Meeting Minutes
Agenda ï‚§ Welcome and Introductions ï‚§ Lake Drawdown Results ï‚§ Fisheries Survey Results ï‚§ Water Quality Update ï‚§ Iron Enhanced Sand Filter...


Circle the Date - 2025 LLWA Meeting
Please attend the next LLWA meeting. The City of Apple Valley has some exciting data/results to share, and we can meet the newly hired...


River Otters on Long Lake!!!
Long Lake has been blessed with 4-6 River Otters frolicking on our lake (and on occasion, someone's dock!). Samantha Berger, our Natural...


Updates - Fall Meeting & Upcoming Surveys
"The LLWA Fall meeting will be moved to early December (exact date TBD). The reasons for the late date include: 1. We will have data...


Looking for Volunteers - Zebra Mussel Sampler
A letter dated Tuesday, July 23, 2024 from Emily B. Gable, Water Resources Specialist for Dakota County. Subject Line: Help with early...


Monitoring in Progress - Please DO NOT disturb equipment
The City of Apple Valley is working with the UMN St. Anthony Falls Lab to monitor the effectiveness of the Long Lake Iron Enhanced Sand...


LLWA Spring Meeting 2024 Minutes
The drawdown appears to be a success!!! There has been little to no curly leaf pondweed growth, and in fact, we DO NOT even need to do a...




















