Preserving the Lakes of La Porte, Indiana
Preserving the Lakes of La Porte, Indiana
The La Porte Lake Association is a non-profit organization comprised of both businesses and residents from La Porte, Indiana, and the surrounding neighborhoods who are concerned about the quality and health of our local lakes.
Preserving the Lakes of La Porte, Indiana
Preserving the Lakes of La Porte, Indiana
The La Porte Lake Association is a non-profit organization comprised of both businesses and residents from La Porte, Indiana, and the surrounding neighborhoods who are concerned about the quality and health of our local lakes.
Who We Are
The initiation of The La Porte Lake Improvement Association began in 1965 by area businesses and residents, both on the lake and in surrounding neighborhoods, who were concerned about the quality and health of our lakes. To ensure continued enjoyment of these lakes, the La Porte Area Lake Association monitors issues and problems that could affect everything and everyone that uses these lakes from recreational activity to native wildlife. We work hard at keeping our lakes clean, we work with Biologists, weed control professionals, and the DNR to determine action plans for the forever yearly changing weeds, and protection of the vegetation, fish, and wildlife on our lakes along with the DNRs recommendations of what of those need to be controlled.
Our Treatments
Pine Lake Flooding
The Association worked closely with the Mayor’s office from 1993 to 1998 to help resolve the flooding of Pine, Stone, and Lily Lakes. Members raised over $100,000 towards the effort and attended countless meetings, locally as well as downstate, to ensure the work on the permanent pump continued in a timely manner. The “Permanent Solution” project was completed in the fall of 1998.
Weed Control
Our current mission is weed control. Exotic, invasive weeds have taken over our lakes causing problems for fishing, boating and swimming. Seaweed continually washes ashore, clogs engines of personal watercraft and becomes tangled in boat props and almost hinders swimming in certain areas of the lakes. We have been working with local weed control agencies and park representatives on a long-term program to reduce and control these weeds and return the lakes to a more natural state.
Walleye Stocking
While the vast majority of Indiana lakes and streams have self-sustaining fish populations, stocking remains an important management tool for some waters. The LaPorte Lake Association works with the DNR to stock young walleye each year to better the health of Pine and Stone lakes to make fishing more attractive throughout LaPorte, Indiana. We are able to improve the walleye population only through local and member donations.
Become A Member
The LaPorte Lake Association (LLA) is a non-profit organization comprised of both businesses and residents from LaPorte and the surrounding neighborhoods who are concerned about the quality and health of our local lakes. Please join the LaPorte Lake Association and be part of a great organization working for the enhancement of our local lakes. If our lakes falter, the whole LaPorte community suffers.
Family Memberships: $30
Business Memberships: $100
Make A Donation
The most important program currently facing our organization are the treatments for the invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil. Our lakes need to be monitored and treated annually to keep this weed under control. If left untreated, this weed would quickly spread and destroy the health of our beautiful lakes. It is only through the generous support from our members and the community at large, that LLA is able to continue these expensive annual treatments to control the invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil.
Please consider donating to this vital program to keep our lakes viable for now and future generations.