Friends of Lake Street Connecticut Pond

09/07/2022

Looking from the corner of Lake St and Ocean Ave you see all the invasive plants have been cut down but not removed. Every year the Lake gets smaller with more silt and more invasive plans. We need the.neighborhood, Parks Dept, CT DEEP and other conservation groups to help deliver a solution that will enhance this beautiful and famous place. (9/7/22)

09/07/2022

Looking from the corner of lLake St
And colonial circle. All this material must be removed. The lake is getting smaller and shallow because of invasive plants.(9/8/22)

08/05/2022

You can send a letter or email syaing you support removing all the invasive plants and removing siltation too improve the quality of your lake --------------------
WEST HAVEN,is accepting suggestions and proposals for improvement and rehabilitation projects for LAKE STREET CONNECTICUT POND__and other city-owned neighborhood parks, playgrounds, open space, wildlife preserves, public tree plantings and trail parks, . ----------------------
Proposals ( BEFORE AUGUST 9, 2022) may come from any resident, community group, city department head or “park steward” committee.---------------------------
Here is the city website with deets ---

Rossi announces ARPA Parks Improvement Fund

06/28/2022

As of July 1, 2022-- Hope for Lake St. Ct. Pond ??? The Office of Aquatic Invasive Species will be created within the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and be responsible for coordinating research efforts for invasive species control and eradication, advising municipalities on the issue. The new budget includes $300,000 for three positions to support the new office.

An increasing number of damaging aquatic species are invading the waters of Connecticut. Zebra mussels and Eurasian water milfoil are most familiar to anglers but other exotic species may cause problems as well.

06/27/2022

If you ever wondered why it's so hard to get rid of mugwar you can see the White brutes which break off normally when the plant is cooled . These roots can stay in the ground and grow new plants without without the leaves and stalk

02/07/2022

12/25/2021

Christmas Spirit on Lake St Connecticut Pond

12/03/2021

It was good to see the Blue Heron at the lake today hopefully he will find some fish and stay around. This could be an Urban Oasis in migratory bird refuge if we could get enough energy together to make it so

09/07/2021

Looking left to right I threw 10 chunks of bread and attracted one.duck and about six. Small fish in 5 minutes.. in the past there would have been many fish attacking the bread which again shows how the health of the Lake St Ct Pond is declining fast. If you were to come and try this experiment look at the color of the water which is not clear due to the algae. The lack of depth, flow and invasive plants are slowly killing all that could live in the lake. This could be an Urban Oasis and migratory bird refuge not to mention a incredible educational resource. People could sit at the lake and just look at it

08/26/2021

Hopefully we will be able to team with Suncoast rentals to get this 40-foot platform to the lake for removal of plants and management of a 8 inch rigid pump system for silt removal

08/26/2021

August 2021 pictures show the aggressive growth of invasive plants which has likely contributed to the lack of swans egrets herons,cormorants, people fishing and turtles