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Pelican Group of Lakes Improvement District

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Aquatic Invasive Species

PGOLID does a lot of work to prevent the spread of invasive species into and out of the lakes.  We encourage our residents to follow the MN Invasive Species Laws, MN DNR.

Click here to Notify PGOLID: Have concerns? See something suspicious? Or call 218-846-1465

Top Three Threats to the Pelican Lakes:

Starry Stonewort A rooted algae that spreads by starry shaped white bulbils. Can fill the water column disrupting boating, preventing spawning, and eliminating native plants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water Chestnut    Floating plant with aspen type leaves and small white flowers. Can cover the water surface.

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow Floating Heart   Similar to Yellow Water Lily, this plant has heart shaped leaves up to 4 inches long and yellow flowers. Native Yellow Water Lily has much larger leaves. This plant can clog shoreline areas with growth.

 

 

 

 

Established Invaders:

Zebra musselszebra-mussel

Zebra mussels were found in Pelican Lake in 2009. PGOLID monitors the distribution and density of both Zebra mussel adults and their microscopic larvae called veligers.  See the links below for more information.

PGOLID Veliger Report 2012-2018

Zebra Mussel Fact Sheet, MN DNR

Curly-leaf pondweedcurly-leaf

PGOLID started a Curly-leaf pondweed (CLP) treatment program in 2005. This project has shown a great reduction in CLP and is an ongoing project.  A total of 28.5 acres were treated in Bass, Pelican and Little Pelican Lakes in 2017.  In 2019 and 2020 very little CLP was found in the Pelican Group of Lakes.  See the links below for more information.

PGOLID_Curly Leaf Treatment

Curly-leaf pondweed Fact Sheet, MN DNR

Flowering RushDLrushflower

Flowering Rush is a problem in Detroit, Sallie and Melissa Lakes, which are upstream from Pelican Lake.  Each summer, PGOLID hand-removes the Flowering rush in the Pelican River between Buck’s Mill and Little Pelican Lake to prevent it from spreading into the Pelican Lakes.  This prevention program has been successful in stopping the downstream spread.

Eurasian Flowering Rush Contingency Pla

QUESTIONS?

PGOLID Water Resource Coordinator
218-846-1465
pgolid@rmbel.info

MAILING ADDRESS

PGOLID
PO Box 336
Pelican Rapids, MN 56572-0336

WHERE WE ARE

The Pelican Group of Lakes is located in Otter Tail County, approximately 13 miles south of Detroit Lakes, and encompasses four lakes: Pelican, Little Pelican, Bass, and Fish.

WHO WE ARE

We are a lake improvement district, which means we are a taxing entity through the county. PGOLID was formed to identify, quantify, study, and manage water resources as to preserve quality.

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