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Residents press state staff for updated Lake Earl management plan and monitoring data
Summary
Lake Earl stakeholders asked the department for updated management plans, water-level and vegetation monitoring, and clearer coordination across state and federal land managers; department staff said grants and restoration projects are being explored.
Jeff Reed, representing the Lake Earl Grange Environmental Policy and Procedures Committee, told the commission there has been insufficient local follow‑through on waterfowl and wetland monitoring and that the Lake Earl Wildlife Area management plan has not been updated in decades. “When the department created the Elk Management Plan a few years back, the primary goals were maintaining elk herds, protecting habitat, reducing damage, addressing public health and safety concerns, and providing recreational opportunities,” Reed said. He added that the local Lake Earl plan “expired 22 years ago” and that stakeholders…
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