Our approved 2026 Lake Management Plan is available on our website here.
Highlights include:
Monitoring
- Monitor the lake through CSLAP
- Expand the monitoring by implementing the Lake Management Plan Tracker methodology from APIPP with Soil and Water (SWCD)
- Develop a HABs monitoring program
Prevention
- Continuing support, through C-OFOKLA, of the boat steward program, CCStoptheInvasion.org and including support of the boat decontamination station.
- Provide content for public outreach, both directly and through C-OFOKLA.
Treatments
- Treat the identified VLM field with ProcellaCOR
- Perform ~2 weeks of harvesting focused on key time frames
- Run a shoreside harvesting program based on last year’s pilot.
Management
- Continue support of septic education program
- Refine working relationship between LYLPS and LYLPRD
Organizational
- Continue to build community
- Maintain the lake management plan
- Provide consistent communication to the community using email of lake property owners, the Little York Lake association web site, our Facebook page, and USPS when appropriate.
Managing the milfoil remains a top priority in our lake management efforts. We anticipate treating the identified milfoil bed in May to maximize the impact.
We plan to manage other plants on the lake through mechanical harvesting. Lakeside harvesting focuses on maintaining navigability and ensuring the lake is useful for recreation. Shoreside harvesting will be provided so that owners can keep their shorefronts in good order. Our only potential issue is that SWCD may require a permit to perform harvesting and we are actively working with them to ensure that permits are in place for this season. The primary permitting risk is for shoreshide harvesting.