Dedicated to conserving and protecting the quality, sustainability and tranquility of the environment of Claytor Lake for all.
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Lake Clean Up • Water Quality Monitoring • Boating Safety • Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration • Promoting Community
Lake Clean Up
The original impetus for the inception of The Friends of Claytor Lake,
our Lake Clean-up operation removes thousand of tons of debris from Claytor Lake every year.
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Water Quality Monitoring
Through a volunteer force and Ferrum College, FOCL has been continuously monitoring the water quality of Claytor Lake since 1996.
Click below for pdf files containing the Power Point Presentation of
•2008's Water Quality Monitoring
•2007's Water Quality Monitoring.
Boating Safety
Boat Virginia is the official boating safety course of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Taking this safe boating course will allow you to get your Virginia boating license online.
Read here about the November 8th, 2008 Boating Safety Class put on by our very own US Coast Guard Auxiliary.
FOCL's Boating Safety Card
Through Boardmember Laura Walters, FOCL has produced a handy Boating Safety Card that succinctly
summarizes safe and smart recreational boating practices for Claytor Lake--and all bodies of water!
Click on the image above for a pdf file of the card that you can print out on your own or contact us
and we'll tell you how to obtain some of these already-printed, handy, double-sided and durable cards.
FOCL also sponsors local boating safety courses throughout the year.
Check this website for information regarding our next class.
Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
The Friends of Claytor Lake is a partner in the Army Corps of Engineers Project on Claytor Lake.
Termed the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project, follow this link to read more about it.
Promoting Community
The Friends of Claytor Lake sponsors an annual Boat Parade in honor of our Independence day.
The prize-winning "boat floats" can be found by following these links for 2005, 2006 and 2007.
A registration form for the Boat Parade can be found here.