Pelican River Watershed District Mission Statement "To protect and enhance the quality of water in the lakes within its jurisdiction and to ensure that wise decisions are made concerning the management of streams, wetlands, lakes, groundwater and related land resources which impact these lakes."

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2007 Monitoring Summary	Harvest Projects-A Change in Direction
2007 Education Summary	Job Openings

2008 ICE OUT As of May 1st the ice was substantially out of Big and Little Detroit Lake. Some wind-blown ice debris remained piled up along the South and West shores, but there was no solid ice left on the morning of May 2nd.  The last time there was a May ice-out was after the record-cold winter of 1996. The ice has left the lakes in May only three times in the last thirty years, and 14 in 116 years of record. The latest ice-out date was May 17, in 1950.   The average ice-out date is April 20. It is interesting that the duration of the 2007-2008 ice season is only slightly longer than average, because last year’s freeze-up date (November 27) was a bit late.

Upcoming Events WE'VE MOVED! Our new office is located in the Wells Fargo Bank Building  211 Holmes Street West, Suite 201 Map and Directions to PRWD District Office                                Phone and fax numbers are staying the same: (ph) 218-846-0436 & (fax) 218-846-0778 New Email addresses:  tera.guetter@arvig.net for Tera Guetter richard.prwd@arvig.net for Richard Hecock denise.baer@arvig.net for Denise Baer Managers' Meeting ~ Thurs, May 15 at 7:00 PM Managers' Meeting ~ Wed, June 18 at 7:00 PM

LOCAL EVENTS May 15, 2008 - Raingarden Workshop - 1:00 to 5:00 pm Gain knowledge and hands on experience with Gregg Thompson. Register on-line at www.visitdetroitlakes.com - $20 registration fee Workshop is part of the DL Festival of Birds