Issue 20•June 2006 Keeping you informed about the land and water we care about.
You can reach us by phone: 540-674-0166; or mail: Friends of Claytor Lake, PO Box 815, Pulaski, VA 24301
We meet the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6pm in the Council Chamber of the Dublin Town Hall
This issue’s topics:
Fun:
1. Claytor Lake State Park Celebration of Summer Festival
2. Friends of Claytor Lake Independence Day Boat Parade
Business:
3. Claytor Lake Water Quality Testing
4. Friends of Claytor Lake No Wake Signs
5. Support The Friends of Claytor Lake!
1. Claytor Lake State Park Celebration of Summer Festival
Don’t miss the fun at Claytor Lake State Park tomorrow (Saturday, June 10th)
as we celebrate the beginning of another summer at the Lake. Lots to see & do
including Arts & Crafts Booths, a Car Show, Sailboat Regatta, Antique Fire Trucks,
Yearout Fishing Tournament, live music with The Billy Crawford Band and
Southern Nights, and capping it all off: fireworks!
Be sure and stop by to see us at the FOCL Booth.
2. Friends of Claytor Lake Independence Day Boat Parade
Come join in on the fun for the 3rd Annual Friends of Claytor Lake Independence
Day Boat Parade taking place Sunday July 2nd, 2006 at 2:00pm.
Decorate your boat! Win great prizes! Try and top last year’s winners below!
Judges’Choice-Roy&Linda Buzzelli • Most Patriotic-Mary Ann Estes • Best Decorated--Janet Danner
Most Creative-Johnny Garrett • Oldest Boat-Cecil Doyle • Tackiest-Dennis Jones
Prize Categories are the same as last year with the exception that we have
eliminated the oldest boat category but are including The Hokie-ist Boat (that is,
Virginia Tech). Pre-register by email at info@focl.org or by calling 674-0166 by
June 30th. Parade-day registration is from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the State Park
Marina. You only need to register for the parade if you want to compete for prizes.
Otherwise feel free to join in! There is no parade registration fee, but your financial
support to the Friends of Claytor Lake is always needed and appreciated and helps
us in our mission to care for Claytor Lake.
Aerial shot of Claytor Lake near the State Park with route for the 2006 Boat Parade.
3. Claytor Lake Water Quality Report
The 2005 Water Quality Report is complete. The program to monitor Claytor Lake’s
water quality began in 1996 and has been done annually since then. It is jointly
coordinated by FOCL and scientists from Ferrum College. Once again we reached
100% collection efficiency, meaning our volunteers have never missed a scheduled
collection since the program’s inception in 1996.
A big thanks to our volunteers for their dedication to this program.
Water sample collection sites along Claytor Lake.
Some highlights from the report:
•What’s monitored:
1. phosphorous—measure of potential for growth of algae in the lake
2. chlorophyll-a—a green pigment which measures the algal population
3. water clarity (through a secci disk)—measure of clearness of water
4. e coli—measurement of fecal contamination in the lake
•For the first 3 items above, water samples are collected from the 12 sites shown
above every other week from the end of May to the beginning of August.
•E coli is measured at 8 sites once a month in June, July, and August.
•Predicted source of e-coli: livestock 45.5%, human sources 38.6%.
results 2005 2004 comment
phosphorous 36.9ppb 36.9ppb same
chlorophyll-a 9.0ppb 4.5ppb doubled, not good
secci depth 1.6m 1.8m not as good as last year
e coli 9.1MPN/100mL 45.6MPN/100mL much better
The full report can be downloaded from our website by following this link:
http://www.focl.org/page5.html
4. FOCL No Wake Signs
Help promote safety in Claytor Lake by purchasing one of these signs from FOCL
and mounting it to your dock. The purchase of a sign supports The Friends of
Claytor Lake too! They can be purchased at MK’s Pizzeria and Conrad Brothers
Marine for $15. Or contact us at info@focl.org or to order one and we can ship it
to you for $17 (shipping included).
Follow this link for more information: http://www.focl.org/page14.html
5. Support The Friends of Claytor Lake!
clean up boating safety community environmental stewardship
Lake clean up, boating safety, water quality monitoring, promoting community and
environmental stewardship. We do it for Claytor Lake—the land, the water, the
community. As a part of the Claytor Lake Community, we need your support now!
Stop by the FOCL booth this weekend or follow this link
http://www.focl.org/page12.html
to print out a contribution form. Your contributions are tax deductible.
We thank you for your generous support!
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