Keeping Lone Lake Clear

Aquatic invasive species

In 2018 the Lone Lake board and a survey of members, decided to partner with Aitkin County DNR. Aitkin County will be providing AIS inspectors every weekend during the summer. Watercraft are inspected entering and exiting the lake. We all want to keep the lake clean! What risks face Aitkin County lakes? Download the full report here. Aitkin County Lake Risk Assessment (file is about 7mb and will take some time to download)

Looking for a chart of other lakes in Minnesota? Download here

As of July 2019, the lakes near Lone Lake (highlighted on this map) contained aquatic invasive species, Minnesota DNR designates the following additional lakes within our region as infested with aquatic invasive species

Aitkin County: Big Sandy, Cedar, Farm Island and Round

Mille Lacs County: Ogechie, Onamia, Rum River and Shakopee

Crow Wing County: Arrowhead, Bay, Bertha, Big Pine, Big Trout, Black Bear, Boom, Clamshell, Clark, Clearwater, Crooked, Cross, Daggett, Edward, Emily, Gilbert Gull, Half Moon, Hubert, Island, Kimball, Little Pine, Little Rabbit, Long, Loon, Louise Mine, Love, Lower Cullen, Lower Hay, Lower Mission, Mary, Miller, Mille Lacs, Nisswa, Ossawinnamakee, Pickerel, Pig, Pine, Pine River, Rice, Roosevelt, Round, Roy, Rush Hen, Ruth, Serpent, Tame Fish, Third Crow Wing, Upper Hay, Upper Mission, Upper South Long, White Sand and Whitefish lakes.

Source: www.dnr.state.mn.us

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website contains a wealth of information on all things concerning our natural habitat. Below are some links to some known invasive species in Minnesota. All links will open information from the DNR site