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DNR Southern Region Hearing Set on High Island Lake Designation (2005-01-20)

Tom Conroy Information Officer DNR Southern Region 261 Hwy 15 South New Ulm MN 56073 507/359-6014 tom.conroy@dnr.state.mn.us

NEWS RELEASE

January 12, 2005

For additional information, contact: Nicole Hansel-Welch, DNR Wildlife Lakes Specialist; 218-833-8626 (Nicole.hansel-welch@dnr.state.mn.us)

Hearing Set on High Island Lake Designation

A proposed plan designed to improve the water quality and fish and wildlife habitat of High Island Lake in Sibley County will be the subject of a public input meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the New Auburn City Hall. The public is invited to attend and voice their opinions regarding future management of this lake.

Nicole Hansel-Welch, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Lakes Specialist, explained that the water quality of High Island Lake has deteriorated significantly over the years and has lost much of its appeal for game fish and waterfowl.

"Local citizens are very interested in restoring the water quality and fish and wildlife habitat of High Island Lake and we are convinced that the best way to do that is to designate the lake as a Wildlife Lake," Hansel-Welch said. "That designation will allow for occasional partial drawdowns of the water level, a management technique that has proven highly successful in other similar lakes."

Currently, High Island Lake has an over-population of undesirable fish species such as carp and black bullhead. These fish root up bottom sediments which in turn further cloud the water and stymie needed aquatic plant growth. A partial drawdown, Hansel-Welch explained, will increase the likelihood of a winterkill of those fish. Once such a winterkill occurs, the DNR would stock the lake with walleye fry.

Scott Sparlin of the Friends of the Minnesota Valley initially took on the task of organizing local citizens to come up with a plan for addressing the problems afflicting High Island Lake. A group was organized and met monthly during 2004 to develop the plan that calls for the lake designation.

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