Choose one or more features that you would like to see plotted on the map below by clicking on items in the feature list. Zoom to the feature icons using the "+" and "-" or by using your touchscreen. Hide the feature list with the "<<" symbol in the lower left corner of the map and bring it back with the icon that appears in the same place. Click any feature symbol on the lake to retrieve data supplied by the member that logged the feature observation. Add your own observations with the survey form that appears at the bottom of this page and elsewhere on our site.
Member Roles and Actions to Preserve and Protect Black Lake
The map above presents the actions and information gathering done by the members of the BLPS. Our members participate in the protection and preservation of our lake by filling the roles and performing the actions that are posted on the map.
For more information about these member actions, use the menu item to go to the MEMBER ACTION page or click the button below.
- Black Lake Stewards: register for and complete the Michigan Shoreland Stewards Self-Assessment Survey
- Swimmer's Itch Spotters: help to identify and report sightings of broods of common mergansers, so they can be relocated to break the link between them and snails that result in the swimmer's itch parasite
- Invasive Species Preventers: Provide early detection of invasive species and coordinate eradication among property owners and our partner, Huron Pines Conservancy.
- Healthy Septic System Owners: Follow the BLPS Septic System Maintenance Program for optimal performance of their systems.
- Water Quality Investigators: Record observations and readings for analysis and diagnosis by experts in our partner organizations.
- Lake Level Ambassadors: Record Lake and Holding Pond Level Readings from gauges
- Lake Ecology Masters: takie the MSU Extension's Introduction to Lakes Online course.
- Land Use Conservation Advocates: Identify priority parcels and conservation gifts
- Beach Captains : recruit new members and renewals
- BLPS Leaders: Keep the BLPS relevant and value-creating for all lake users and property owners
For more information about these member actions, use the menu item to go to the MEMBER ACTION page or click the button below.
If You See Something, Say Something!
When you see something that deserves attention or requires some sort of follow-up action by engaging experts from our partner organization or to just alert your neighbors, you can report your observations below. Be on the lookout for:
- Potentially harmful Algae Blooms
- Cases of Swimmer's Itch
- A particularly beautiful Living Shoreline
- Visible Shoreline Erosion or exposed soils near the shoreline
- Expanded Weed Bed areas
- Other Observations that you think others should know about