Jodi Summit
TOWER- The East Two River, Tower’s historic entryway into Lake Vermilion, was the focus of this year’s Vermilion Lake Association’s Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Field Day. The annual field day is a chance for St. Louis County staffers who have oversight of the county’s AIS prevention efforts and grant awards to see the projects they are funding and get a better understanding of the over 1,500 volunteer hours put in by VLA members on AIS prevention efforts in the past year.
The AIS prevention efforts by the lake association are mostly funded by grants from the county. The year, said local AIS Program Co-Leader Jeff Lovgren, the VLA received approximately $42,000 for AIS projects. Funding received varies year to year, he said, depending on the costs of projects the VLA has planned.