STOP the POISON!
"Experts" at Crystal Lake and Watershed Association dumped herbicide in Crystal Lake twice last year. Did you know? They want to AGAIN in 2022...
Find your voice
- Take the survey online now or print the PDF version and mail via USPS.
- Send the survey link to your friends and neighbors. Email water@crystallake.community or call (two three one eight eight two zero four six zero) for guidance on distributing surveys door to door and generally getting the word out.
Attend a public meeting June 28 at 10:00 am
Democracy dies in the dark. Bring on the light!
Join us for a public meeting on June 28 at 10:00 am. For more information call Dan 231 882-0460 or email "water AT crystallake DOT community"
Demand that stewardship and environment intervention aligns with human health
- Other lake associations in Michigan and around the country with a much longer history of EWM have discontinued herbicide use in favor of low impact solutions. The Crystal Lake Watershed Association has done great work in the past under different leadership, but the current board's insistence on aquatic herbicides are a failed strategy that jeopardizes human health.
Legal Action - The Crystal Lake Defense Fund
- In May of 2021 the Crystal Lake Defense Fund, managed by Jeff Jocks of Sondee, Racine and Doren, PLC. was established with a $20k+ balance. The goal was to raise $100k to stop future ineffective and dangerous poison applications by CLWA, though court injunction if necessary. Those funds were returned to donors in 2022, due to lack of effective outreach to and contributions from the larger community. Deep pockets may not be the answer to stopping unilateral action by non-democratic and counter factual entities such as CLWA. Let's get creative.
- Future legal action is not out of the question, if/when the funds become available. If you'd like to show support, make checks payable to Sondee, Racine and Doren, PLC and write Crystal Lake Defense Fund in the memo. Mail to Crystal Lake Community, 3730 Highland Drive, Beulah MI 49617. The desire to keep poison out of Crystal Lake is organized by private citizens and contributions are not tax deductible.
- If CLWA's herbicide plan is abandoned, your contribution can either be returned to you or you can opt to support zero impact remediation that does not involve the use of herbicides in Crystal Lake.