Welcome to Pokegama Lake Association
Where quality lake living begins
Clean Water. Environmental Education. Strong Community.
Upcoming Projects:
Pokegama Lake has experienced significant algal blooms over the past two years. In response, the Pokegama Lake Association (PLA) is partnering with Lake Restoration, Inc. to offer individual property owners the opportunity for chemical week and muck control for the 2023 season. This is designed to be an annual treatment program and will only be available if 15 or more total lakeshore owners participate in any given year.
The DNR will allow chemical treatment of a portion (approximately half) of the individual lake frontage. The cost of the treatment will be $600 which includes two successive chemical treatments and a $40 DNR permit fee.
If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please complete the attached sign-up form. The form must be received by the Pokegama Lake Association no later than February 28th, 2023. Send to: Pokegama Lake Assocation, 12965 Lake Line Road, Pine City, MN 55063.
A representative from Lake Restoration, Inc. will be present at the next PLA meeting to answer any questions you may have about the program. The meeting will be held on February 18th, at 9:00 a.m. at the PLA building (address above). If you are unable to attend this meeting, but have questions regarding this program, please contact Lake Restoration Service Coordinator, Sue Belille at 763-428-9777 x116 or sue@lakerestoration.com.
If you are not currently a member of the Pokegama Lake Association, you can sign up by completing the membership form and returning it to our address with the $40 fee or pay below via paypal.
Please note that, separately, the PLA will be performing chemical treatment of Curly leaf pondweed and Eurasian milfoil in 2023 in specified areas of the lake. Your participation in the individual treatment program will be coordinated with the PLA's treatment program to ensure that lake management is in compliance with DNR regulations regarding the total area of the lake which can be treated in a single year.
Membership Information
Lake owners and lake friends are invited to join the PLA. Membership dues are for January through December of each year and cost $40 per household.
The membership application is below. You may pay by check to the following address:
Mary Holmgren
12243 Flanders St NE
Blaine, MN 55449
You may also pay via paypal. Go to Plans and Pricing to purchase a yearly membership.
Meet Our Board of Directors
Scott Waste, President
swaste@nesbuildingsolutions.com
Kathy Nielsen, Vice President
Bobbi Eich, Treasurer
Luranne McLean, Secretary
John Hoyny
Jim Grisim
DeeAnn Houck
Susan Kubitschek
Dwight Evers
Todd Greicar
Stacey Bolton
staceybolton@hotmail.com
Nick Hugo
Committees
Charitable Giving
Donation Applications
We offer donations for many local charitable activities, schools, and students each year. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. We vote on whether to accept or deny funding for each application at open general board meetings, and the decision is solely based on the strength of the application. Funding is limited to local activities in Pine, Kanabec, and Isanti counties in Minnesota.
Giving Priorities
Clean Water : Providing for improving the quality of Lake Pokegama water, includes management of invasive plant species, chemical runoff from adjacent lands and streams, and Snake River overflow
Environmental Education : Providing support in care for, education in, and stewardship of the environment in Pine, Kanabec, and Isanti counties in Minnesota
Strong Community : Providing support to the charities, community services, emergency services, and educational services in Pine, Kanabec, and Isanti counties in Minnesota