Highlands County Lakes Association

04/20/2013

Great Job to The Friends of Erin Park Canals & Little Lake Jackson on their recent canals & lake clean up. Garbage bags full of litter & debris including a Styrofoam cooler, lumber, beverage cans, just to name a few, were collected from the waterways along with a few large tree limbs that were considered a navigational hazard. The Highlands County Lakes Association lent their support by grilling lunch of hamburgers & hot dogs for the volunteers. The food was paid for by the Lakes portion of the Tourist Tax.

04/20/2013

02/27/2013

The Highlands County Lakes Association held its annual Election of Officers on Thursday, February 21. Re-elected were John Ruggiero, President, Dave McCadam, Vice President, Richard Reaney, Secretary and Kirk Babcock, Treasurer. Also Phil Grayber was appointed to the Board of Directors. Also attending the meeting was Mary Carter. Mary is one of our founding members whose dedication to preserving our lakes and keeping them the “Jewels of Highlands County” for us to enjoy today and for future generations to enjoy.

02/24/2013

http://www2.highlandstoday.com/news/highlands-news/2013/feb/16/lake-clay-storm-water-project-a-cooperative-endeav-ar-635765/

Land in its natural state has a way of keeping everything in check. Rainfall, for example, in the natural environment would soak into the forest floor, flow underground, be filtered by natural processes and then eventually feed nearby water bodies.

11/14/2012

10/31/2012

Lake Clay Stormwater Project

10/27/2012

SEBRING -- There have been a bunch of the nation's top anglers in Highlands County this week. Teams competing in a new television series entitled "Major League Fishing" descended on Lake Istokpoga this past weekend in search of points and airtime.

10/27/2012

LAKE PLACID, Fla. –Jack Link’s Major League Fishing is closing out its third production on Lake Istokpoga, a South Florida venue known regionally as one of Florida’s top big-bass factories. All week, competitors have been dealing with rain and high winds accompanying nearby Hurricane Sandy.

10/25/2012

Check it out: http://www2.highlandstoday.com/news/highlands-news/2012/oct/25/lainsido1-lake-istokpoga-stars-in-new-bass-fishing-ar-543487/

10/25/2012

Check it out: http://www2.highlandstoday.com/news/highlands-news/2012/oct/25/lainsido1-lake-istokpoga-stars-in-new-bass-fishing-ar-543487/

Champion pro-angler Boyd Duckett backed into bass-rich Lake Istokpoga for the first time recently.

10/19/2012

The Guide To Area Lakes brochure makes its appearance at the Jacksonville Welcome Center.

09/26/2012

On Monday, September 17th at the Jack Stroup Civic Center, Lake Jackson & Little Lake Jackson property owners met with Engineers & Scientists from Florida Dept of Transportation and Florida Environmental Protection along with Southwest Florida Water Management District, Clell Ford, county lakes manager, State Representative Denise Grimsley & County Commissioner Don Elwell & others to discuss & show their concerns regarding the low water levels of those 2 adjoining lakes.