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Runoff, from poorly protected construction site, carries sediment down lower Hayden Lake Drive

Don’t Forget Your Site Disturbance Permit

It’s hard, as individual property owners, to embrace the impact that a single decision – like proceeding with a project before permit approval – has on our surroundings.  The effect isn’t immediate, and it isn’t a direct reaction to our choices.  It takes time for the chain reaction to play out.  Ask the 5, 10, 15, and 20-year residents whether Hayden Lake’s water is as clear, or the bottom as sandy, or the shoreline as raw and unfettered as it used to be.

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January 16, 2020

The Eutrophication of Hayden Lake

In 1977, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Eutrophication Survey’s Report on Hayden Lake indicated

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March 13, 2019
Watch the rain fall from Honeysuckle Beach.

Dramatic Storms Give Rain to Soothe The Earth

This is Day 2 of the 10-part series, 10 Days in the Watershed.  While most

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December 7, 2018

Will Runoff From the Clearcut Affect the Lake?

One lake resident recently asked, “Was anyone concerned about the Clearcut of a large part of Canfield Butte which will fill the creeks and lake with mud for a few years?” The rain that we’re experiencing now makes me think about runoff and brings me back to this resident’s question. After all, this summer saw two significant clearcuts in the watershed. The first is the one mentioned here, on the north-east face of Canfield Mountain.  The second is on the north end of the lake, to the west of Hayden Creek. And I too wonder what will happen in these parts of the ‘shed.

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November 1, 2018

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