Protecting and Preserving Long Lake
The Long Lake Area Association (LLAA) is a community-led organization dedicated to water quality, environmental stewardship, and responsible enjoyment of Long Lake near Park Rapids, Minnesota (Hubbard County).
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Join the LLAA Board: Help Shape the Future of Long Lake
Board members help guide water quality efforts, AIS prevention, events, and decisions that impact Long Lake. It’s a manageable way to get involved and represent your neighborhood.
Service typically requires about 25–30 hours per year, with meetings every other month. No specific expertise is required, just an interest in supporting the lake and the community.
Interested in serving? Submit a short bio and photo by May 15 to office@longlakeliving.org.
What’s in the April Newsletter?
From updates on ‘Fund the Fish’ walleye stocking to a Lake Steward spotlight and upcoming events, there’s a lot happening this month.
Read the full April Newsletter to see how you can get involved.
Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship is a term that encompasses many issues and possible actions that influence the water quality and future enjoyment of Long Lake. The LLAA, in its 50 years of existence, has focused purposefully on understanding approaches and engaging in actions that can help maintain Long Lake’s health while enhancing recreational use by property owners and visitors. Over the years, aquatic invasive species (AIS) have become a growing concern nationally, state-wide, and here in Hubbard County. Since its inception, the LLAA Foundation, at the direction of the LLAA, has funded many educational programs as well as preventative and treatment activities to fight AIS. Many members of the LLAA have also contributed time to support these efforts in collaboration with other organizations and governmental entities.
The LLAA Board of Directors received confirmation about the importance of Environmental Stewardship from the results of a survey conducted in summer 2024. When property owners were asked about their top five concerns regarding the lake quality (health) of Long Lake, over 90% noted AIS as their primary concern. (Report from property owners’ survey) Watch for updates from the Environmental Stewardship Committee, posted on our website under the environmental stewardship pages. You can contribute to the LLAA’s efforts to protect Long Lake’s quality and health into the future.
Take Action
You can help protect Long Lake in two simple ways:
Join the LLAA
Long Lake is a community of hundreds of summer and permanent residents, who not only enjoy “lake life” but also share a commitment to preserve the lake environment for the future. Membership in our Long Lake Area Association (LLAA) is paramount to the organization’s conservation efforts, especially educating lake residents about Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) and ways to minimize their effect on Long Lake.
Join neighbors who care about protecting Long Lake for the future.
Want to get more involved?
Help protect Long Lake by volunteering your time.
Donate to the LLAA Foundation
The mission of the LLAA Foundation is vital to protecting our lake. Your donations have contributed to the professional inspections and treatments to fight the spread of Starry Stonewort at the South access, supported testing for zebra mussels, provided hundreds of additional hours to supplement the Hubbard County watercraft inspections at our very busy North and South accesses, and funded the stocking of the lake additional walleyes and perch.
We cannot do this without your generous support! Thank you!