Even though COVID 19 had us somewhat locked in, it was another great summer on Garfield Lake and seemed like there was a lot of activity on the Lake. The July 4th fireworks were outstanding and the fishing was good for those that know how to catch them.

For the summer of 2020, we had 22 Zebra Mussel Tubes (ZMT) distributed around the lake with 21 respondents that reported there was no evidence of any mussels on the tubes, their docks or boats.

ZMT are a simple section of PVC pipe that we hand from our docks about a foot above the bottom, they are smooth hard surfaces that make it easy to detect zebra mussels as they start to develop and attach to hard surfaces around the lake.  This is an early warning system to identify a coming problem.

This is very positive news, but we must continue to practice and educate everyone on the following:

• Clean all visible aquatic plants, zebra mussels, and other prohibited invasive from watercraft, trailers, and water-related equipment

• Clean all visible aquatic plants, zebra mussels, and other prohibited invasive from watercraft, trailers, and water-related equipment

• Clean all visible aquatic plants, zebra mussels, and other prohibited invasive from watercraft, trailers, and water-related equipment

The Board would like to thank all those that have assisted in the monitoring the ZMT’s for 2020 and look forward to 2021 monitoring and remember, if anyone else wants to get involved for next year just sent me an email at ceclark49@icloud.com and someone will get you a ZMT.

Have a Great and Safe winter.

Charlie Clark

ZMT Coordinator