April 11, 2010 - Navigational buoy set on NW corner of the lake on "Stonehenge Island". Water depth at spot roughly 18".
February 28, 2010 - Q4 2009 News Brief available for viewing. Click on 'Rice Lake Media Page' button on the left margin for access.
February 9, 2010 - Next Board Meeting will be on Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00 pm at Maple Grove Government Center. See agenda details on the 'Next Meeting' button on the left.
January 23, 2010 - Board Meeting Meetings now posted for 1/12/10 Directors meeting. Go to 'RLAA Agendas and Meetings page' for details.
January 12, 2010 - Next Board Meeting will be on Tuesday, January 12 at 7:00 pm at Maple Grove Government Center. See agenda details on the 'Next Meeting' button on the left.
November 30, 2009 - Next Board Meeting on Monday, December 7. See agenda details on the 'Next Meeting' button on the left.
October 18, 2009 - Navigation buoy on Stonehenge Island removed for the season.
September 21, 2009 - Board Meeting Meetings now posted for 9/15/09 Directors meeting. Go to 'RLAA Agendas and Meetings page' for details.
September 16, 2009 - RLAA Newsletter (found on the 'Rice Lake Media Page') has gone completely "electronic" and will no longer be printed and mailed to members who hvaen't provided their e-mail addresses. This will save the association almost $1,000 per year in production/shipping costs!
August 20, 2009 - Trial with the 3 Sonic Solutions units to reduce algae levels has been determined to be unsuccessful. A survey conducted among RLAA members did not show enough support to warrant purchase. The RLAA Board of Directors has agreed to return the units to the local rep under the terms of the 3 month rental agreement and not exercise the option to purchase them. (Click here for survey details.)
August 1, 2009 - RLAA members were e-mailed survey link for opinions on Sonic Solutions algae treatment units. Survey ends by 8/9/09.
July 22, 2009 - Maple Grove Police had a local resident remove their Personal Watercrafts (PWC), which were anchored offshore in the NW corner of the lake across park trail property. Please remember that only those with lakeshore property are entitled to anchor their watercraft on the shoreline.
July 18, 2009 - 2 work crews of volunteers from RLAA conducted a weed cutting of excessive vegetation on the West Bay today. A main channel was cut from the bridge towards the creek entrance and a second set of paths were cut from homeowners property out to the main channel.
May 30, 2009 - Sonic Solutions algae reduction units installed at 3 locations on a 3-month rental basis to track if water clarity can be improved by reducing algae in the 3 locations. See if you can ID these locations in a couple of weeks (yes, this is a quiz!).
May 18, 2009 - Welcome to newest board members Bill Kidder, Joy & Scott Roeglin!
May 14, 2009 - Thanks to "creekers" Jim Kridel and Rick Stulac for removing a tree just north of the Arboretum footbridge which blocked navigation on the creek!
May 5, 2009 - RLAA Annual Meeting held at Sundance Golf & Bowl. Meeting minutes will be completed and posted within 2 weeks.
May 4, 2009 - Newsletter for Q1 2009 now available for viewing. Go to the 'Rice Lake Media Page' via the button on the left.
May 3, 2009 - Navigation Bouy placed on 'Stonehenge Island'. Water depth about 2 feet at this time.
May 30 (Saturday) will be our first annual Rice Lake Spring Cleanup event. Stay tuned for details as we organize our forces to clean up the lake!
March 30, 2009 - Ice goes out on Rice Lake. This is about 1 week earlier than last spring.
February 12, 2009 - The Spring Cleanup scheduled for Saturday, February 21st has been cancelled due to recent poor ice conditions. Stay tuned for a Spring Cleanup event once the ice is out and boats are on the water.
February 21, 2009 - An early "Spring Cleanup" will take place on and around Rice Lake on this date. Details will be coming shortly.
February 1, 2009 - Q4 Newsletter posted to this site. Go to the 'Rice Lake Media Page' button on the left to view this latest edition.
January 23, 2009 - Board meeting held to discuss past projects completed and planning for 2009 Annual Meeting (Annual Meeting will be held the 1st week of May. More details coming soon.)
Go to the 'RLAA Agendas and Meetings page' button on the left for meeting details.
December 22 - Rice Lake monitoring recognized by the DNR as 2 seperate bays (East Bay is the main portion of the lake; West Bay is the area west of I-94 bridge where Elm Creek enters).
December 14 - Added Lake Monitoring page (find on left under 'Site Links')
November 23 - Ice is in on the entire lake, but it is not yet determined to be safe enough to walk on.
November 13 - New page (RLAA Agendas and Meetings page) added to this site. To access, go to link on the left.
November 9, 2008 - New page (Rice Lake Media Page) added to this site. To access, go to link on the left.
October 25, 2008 - Navigational buoy removed off Stonehenge Island for the season.
October 9, 2008 - RLAA formerly welcomes Shadow Creek neighborhood to the association with a meeting at a resident's home. This group resides on the far west side of the lake west of I-94 where Elm Creek enters the lake. Concerns by these residents differs from issues impacting the lake (proper) and north Elm Creek.
September 19, 2008 - RLAA endorses request to LCCMR for State of Minnesota to provide funding for iron filings treatment as a means for treating Curlyleaf Pondweed. Benefits for phosphorous reduction may also be realized by this treatment. Go to 'What's New?' page for details.
September 3, 2008 - Local Osseo-Maple Grove Press runs story about Rice Lake and it's current condition and needs. Click here for the article.
August 30, 2008 - Weeds to the west of I-94 bridge have since diminished since reported navigation problems on Sept 15. Area should be safe to travel at this time, although there is still heavy weed growth in the area.
August 28, 2008 - Added new page (Rice Lake History) to this site.
August 18-21, 2008 - Fish Survey conducted on Rice Lake. Details with photos of the survey will be published as soon as they become available. Stay tuned for details.
August 15, 2008 - Navigation severely impeded to the west of both I-94 bridges on Rice Lake due to heavy weed growth. Please use caution when entering those areas.
July 31, 2008 - Barley Straw bags placed in each of the 2 stormwater ponds on the east side of Rice Lake. Objective is to reduce the amount of nutrients which empties into the lake, leading to algae blooms. (Click here for photos and related info.)
July 25, 2008 - RLAA Board of Directors decided against pursing an algae treatment since the cost for treatment will exceed the funds we have available. If you know of a neighbor who should be paying their dues and are not, please encourage them to contribute. We need to increase our dues-paying membership to battle challenges like algae.
July 20, 2008 - Floating blue-green algae is starting to show along shorelines and in bays/creek this past week. RLAA Board will look into possible treatment.
May 4, 2008 - Navigational Buoy placed over Stonehenge Island for the season. Current depth is about 2.5 feet minimum in the area.
May 6, 2008 - RLAA Annual Meeting took place at Angeno's restaurant in Maple Grove. Meeting minutes can be accessed through this link RLAA Meeting Minutes.
April 5, 2008 - Numerous dead fish have been located on the western side of the lake this past week, as the ice breaks apart. The DNR Fisheries department suspects they died due to the low levels of oxygen from the effects of a harsh winter (early ice with snow cover). Majority of those affected appear to be sunnies, crappies, and carp, although some northerns and bass were also sited. (To see a few pictures - click this link.)
March 2008 - Metal "dampers" were placed on the Rice Lake side of the culverts which connect to Fish Lake. These were recently installed by the City of Maple Grove with the intention of helping stabilize the Fish Lake water levels after significant rain events (since Rice Lake receives so much more input from the watershed, it's waters backwash into Fish Lake on occassion. These "dampers" will be used to help control those exceptional rain events for the Fish Lake residents. (Click here to see image1 and image 2)
November 4 - Reminder that there will be no drawdown conducted this winter. Drawdowns are done on Rice Lake only when non-native plants are an issue. This season the non-native plant population has been low.
October 31 - Navigation buoy removed from Stonehenge Island for the season.
October 6 - Floating weeds have moved out from the bridge and boats can now pass safely.
September 16 - Floating weeds blocking passage under I-94 bridge
when Elm Creek enters Rice Lake. Be cautious when approaching
the area.
September 15 - There will be no drawdown this year, as weed growth has been minimal. Algae blooms have been increasing this season - RLAA Board looking for ideas on how to reduce unwanted algae growth.
August 10 - Application #2 for algae treatment applied today.
July 27 - Application #1 for algae treatment scheduled for week of July 30.
RLAA Summer Picnic scheduled for Saturday, July 28th has been cancelled due to a low number of RSVPs.
July 25 - DNR approved permit for algae treatment. Application #1 should begin shortly.
July 23 - DNR is working on permit to authorize algae treatment. Plan is to have first of 2 half-lake applications done this week.
June 27 - RLAA is working with the DNR to get approval for a whole lake algae treatment as soon as possible. Stay tuned to this site for updates.
May 13 - Navigation buoy placed on "Stonehedge Island" on the NW corner of the lake to indicate low water. Please be careful around this area - the water level has been dropping recently.
May 2007 - Have you paid your RLAA dues yet? If not, please do so to allow us to continue to provide annual maintenance such as week control, algae treatment, etc.
RLAA Summer Picnic to be held on Saturday, July 28th. More details will be forthcoming.
RLAA Annual Membership Meeting is scheduled for May 1st. Member invitations should be arriving soon in the mail.
January 16, 2007 - Reminder that the ice is not safe yet! Snowmobiler crashed through the ice on Elm Creek just south of County Road 30 this afternoon. He escaped safely but his sled had to be winched out from the bridge later that evening.
January 2007 - When the ice is safe, let us know if you have any luck fishing. E-mail us at RiceLakeAssoc@comcast.net.
October 28 - Navigational buoy removed from the lake for the season.
October 18 - Rice Lake submits request for funding from City of Maple Grove via the Lake Quality Commission for 2 projects (1 additional project will be funded by the City and another determined not necessary at the time). Go to 'Current Projects' tab for more information.
RLAA Summer Party on September 16th! Click on this link (Take me to the Party) for details. You must RSVP prior to September 11th by regular mail or e-mail to attend.
No drawdown scheduled for the winter of 2006-2007.
For other recent events in 2006, click on the 'Whats New?' button on the left.
For events prior to 2006, click on the 'Past Events' button on the left.4, 2008
