PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
By Tom Wimpy
Sometimes I really am amazed
by Diamond Lake. The other day while
fishing off my dock, two bald eagles came flying by danced in the sky. One
settled in a tree about 150 feet from me, while the other continued soaring 50
feet above my head. That’s why I come to the lake. Of course all of the days are not so
enchanting. I see a lot of developments
around the lake that cause me some concern. But people are people. One thing I have is learned is to be careful
with my actions and words. It has come back to haunt me.
The Clean-Up Day (June 16
from 8 to 11 AM) is being planned. The Social BBQ is following from 12 to 3 PM
and there is a hike set-up for 4 PM.
That will be a very busy day. I
wonder what the eagles would think of all of this. I’m sure the pair will be watching, since the
hike is near the eagle’s nest that was active last year (and other years).
The Pend Oreille County
Development Plan is open for public comment until June 10. I would encourage everyone to review it and
see what direction you want the lake to go.
I am disappointed at some of the recommendations and will be commenting
as a property owner. Hopefully, I’m not
the only one that sees Diamond Lake going to an urbanized growth area and
losing the natural ecological processes that are attractive to me.
The people that live and/or
own property on the lake need to make some choices on how to best protect and
preserve the natural resources that we have here. I hope that we can bring this up at the
Annual Meeting in August and find enough common ground to move forward with the
efforts needed.
One final thought is on
milfoil. We are in need of some help in
mapping and surveying the entire lake this year. So, if you find some milfoil, please let the
board know about it. We also need help
on the milfoil extraction barge. There is definitely some to pull. If you are interested in volunteering, please
let someone on the board know or send us an email. These ongoing efforts have kept the milfoil
somewhat manageable so far, but it will not last if we don’t keep up the
effort.
Well, I need to get back to
the everyday stuff, so I’ll see you around the lake or at the Social.