Our Mission

The sole MISSION of the BLPS is to protect and preserve the ecology of Black Lake, its tributaries and watershed through advocacy and program development; and to operate in a transparent, professional and neighborly manner.  

In addition, we will partner with like-minded environmentally concerned institutions and work to cultivate relationships with local, State and Federal entities in order to further our goals. Our mission and goals are critical to maintaining Black Lake’s natural features, ensuring its sustainability, and the investment in and enjoyment of our lake and its watershed.

Guiding Principles

We have three GUIDING PRINCIPLES that guide our planning and decision-making:

1. Once a lake is impacted by harmful activity, the options for restoration are impractical if not impossible.  The ultimate goal of the BLPS is prevention.  We have a healthy lake and want to keep it that way.
2. Preservation depends on all users and property owners and cannot be delegated to a third party.  We all need to learn about behaviors that impact the lake and to take steps over time to reduce our impact.
3. There are over 1,000 lakes of 100 acres or more in Michigan and similar numbers in Wisconsin and Minnesota.  There are solutions out there for most if not all of our needs.  We need to leverage the learnings and solutions of other organizations that share our mission.

A Learning
​Community

We are a community with a common goal to protect and preserve the ecology of Black Lake, its tributaries and watershed.  Our members learn through dialog with each other on facebook, by gathering at our annual meeting to discuss our plans and achievements and get to know each other, and by periodically visiting our website that we are constantly enriching with information, tools, and advice.

Involvement of volunteers and levels of funding will determine the pace of execution of these programs.

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