Spring News!
April 2025
Just imagine… the Black fly larvae are getting ready to make Sokokis Lake cleaner as they, like a filter, take in water and remove micro-organisms, letting the water pass through so they can move to the next stage of development. The adult females lay their eggs in Autumn and the eggs are on alert to hatch when the fast-moving water reaches 70 degrees. The water provides a temporary banquet for the 150-200 developing pests per female. Early June until mid-July, they look for a source of blood and we humans are full of the tasty nourishment. They also like carbon dioxide, perspiration, and the moisture we exhale. Fortunately, black flies have a short life cycle of two weeks to two months.
Please remember you are invited to the feast beginning Memorial week-end. Don’t miss the fun of welcoming our friends as they prepare our beautiful Sokokis for summer festivities.
Happy spring! Ice is on its way out and the warmer weather is headed our way. I hope that the unpredictable weather just made your winter more exciting!
The board has hired a contractor to remove the concrete in the middle spill way of the dam and this summer we should have more control of the water levels.
We expect to have the lake back to summer level by May 23, the Friday of Memorial Day weekend.
The invasive plant found three years ago continues to hide but DEP has a plan to put into action before the end of July, more information to follow.
As the calendar shifts it affects when our annual meeting needs to be, this year it will be June 28.
July 14, the hunt for invasives continues with a survey of the lake, time for hide and go seek. Everyone is welcome to join in the game.
It is so exciting to know that less than two months from now many of us will have our first swim in cleaner water than we left last Labor Day, thanks to our new friends, the black flies.
I am reminded that the village that helps all of us grow from our childhood dreams to adults allows us to make our journey of living great. We all have a part to contribute in the responsibility of this village and if each one of us does their part life’s journey will be enriched. Whether you are a swimmer, fisherman, canoeist, kayaker, boater, skier or just an observer we all want to enjoy to the fullest every moment of our minutes at Sokokis Lake.
Please join me in dreaming ahead to the warm days and cools night of yet another chapter in life’s journey on Sokokis Lake.
See you between the waves, water and friendly hands.
Roy Bagley
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