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September News From Friends of Lake Monroe
Kayak trip photos, Lake Monroe Day Updates, Meet Kelly Conaway, Seeking Salt Springs
Q7 Update - septic system education
We have allocated our cost-share funds and are focusing this summer on septic system education.
August News from Friends of Lake Monroe
Lake Monroe Day events, 60th Anniversary, Septic Summit 2.0, Cost-Share Updates
July News From Friends of Lake Monroe
July 2024 Newsletter - Kayak Trip for New Paddlers, Boys & Girls Club Partnership, Boat Needed, Update on Septic Program
Q6 Update - Field Day and New Cost-Share Projects
Hear about our latest cost-share project and our Soil Health Field Day held in partnership with Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District.
Community Forum on Forest Management
Watch the video from our Community Forum on Forest Management held on April 22.
May 2024 Newsletter
May 2024 Newsletter - Soil Healh Field Day, Nebo Ridge Hike, Shoreline Cleanup, Successful Forestry Forum, No PFAs In Bloomington Drinking Water, Cost-Share Program Update
February Newsletter - 2023 In Review
A look back at our successes in 2023 - Public Meetings, Dock Cleanups, “Our Wondrous Watershed” Photo Gallery, Lake Monroe Week, and more
Q5 Update - First Cost-Share Project Complete
This quarter we wrapped up our first project through our Lake Monroe Conservation Cost-Share Program.
Q4 Update – Wrapping Up Year One of our Conservation Cost-Share Program
One year into our voluntary Conservation Cost-Share Program we have approved five projects, allocating $45,000 of the available $90,000 in grant funds.
Our Wondrous Watershed photo gallery
Friends of Lake Monroe is pleased to present Our Wondrous Watershed, a new photo exhibit featuring work by fourteen members of the Bloomington Photography Club. The exhibit opens Friday, November 3rd at the Brick Room Gallery, 107 N College Avenue, and will be open from 5 to 8 PM each Friday during the month of November.
October 2023 Newsletter
October Newsletter - Lake Monroe Day Becomes Lake Monroe Week, Conservation Field Day October 20th, Our Wondrous Watershed Photo Exhibit November 3rd, and more.
Promoting Conservation Practices (Q3 Update)
In the third quarter of our conservation cost-share program, we approved another 4 conservation projects. We have now allocated over half the $90,000 of available funding.
Lake Monroe Day - Sunday, September 17, 2023
Celebrate Lake Monroe Day all week September 14-22! Hike, Bike, Paddle and Preserve.
August 2023 Newsletter
August Newsletter - Lake Monroe Day, Conservation Cost-Share Program Update, Shoreline Cleanups, and more
June 2023 Newsletter
June Newsletter - Thank You Bloomingfoods, Mark it with an "X," Friends of Lake Monroe Public Meeting Report , New "Clean Boater Pledge" Signs at Boat Ramps, Cover Crops and other Conservation Practices, and more.
