Welcome to BLLB.org
The New Home of the Bear Lake Lake Board!

Your BLLB has partnered with the Muskegon Conservation District (MCD) to utilize grant funds for the treatment of highly invasive Phragmites in our area.  Reports of Phragmites in our area continue to rise.  Your BLLB has been treating Phragmites when found in the waters of Bear Lake, but we don’t have authority to treat above the waterline.

The Muskegon Conservation District is using grant funds to treat Phragmites on our shoreline and in shallow water they can reach from the shore.  This treatment is absolutely FREE, but it does require an Agreement Form with signature be returned to them prior to July 1, 2023 to give them permission to treat your property.

Please be on the lookout for the attached letter in the mail from the MCD, and fill out and return the agreement form.

Your BLLB have listened to comments from residents wanting partnerships with local organizations, as well as trying to find grant funds to save us money.  This partnership with the MCD is just the start!  If you ever want to find out more information on the BLLB, please check out our website at www.bllb.org.

Thank you,

Your BLLB

Several of our neighbors on the lake have contacted the BLLB with concerns over leaves being blown into Bear Lake with all the fall cleanup going on.  Please note, disposing of leaves or grass clippings in our lake is bad for the water which we are all working so hard to improve.  It is also illegal and is the same as going out into state land and dumping your garbage.

The BLLB is not an enforcement agency, but we do want to educate people on good lake management practices.  Attached is a flyer from the DEQ (now EGLE) on this subject, as well as a document from our Lake Management provider (PLM) on things we all can do to protect and improve the quality of our lake.

Please do not blow your leaves into the lake.  We know it is a lot of extra work, especially for those of us who have a steep incline, but it will improve the quality of the lake to properly compost.  Also, be sure to make sure any lawn contractors you have are aware that they should not be blowing leaves into the lake.

Thank you, and every little bit will help improve our water quality!

Here is a map for where algae and invasive Milfoil were treated. Please note water use restrictions on the sign on your lakefront if you are in an area treated for Milfoil. Fenner’s Ditch also received it’s 2nd treatment of Phoslock. No water use restrictions for algae or Phoslock treatments.

Here is the treatment map for where the lake was treated for invasive Starry Stonewort.

On Thursday, August 11, PLM will be on Bear Lake for another survey with a particular focus on Starry Stonewort.  They will also be treating for Starry Stonewort on the same day and will return for treatment of other invasive species if found during the survey.  If your lakefront is treated, you will find a sign after treatment with any use restrictions.