““Our mission is to ensure safety, informed stewardship & promote good water quality for our most valuable resource””
Pine Lake is a private, all-sports, 395-acre lake in West Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, South-Eastern Michigan, in the United States. The Pine Lake shoreline is lined with high-end exclusive homes. In addition to the Pine Lake Marina, the Pine Lake Country Club is also located on the lake. There are no public boat launches. The Pine Lake Property Owners Association (PLPOA) manages the sheriff marine patrol and the Pine Lake Management Plan. Members pay annual dues to help support, protect and preserve this top 5% rated lake in Michigan.
PLPOA is focused on education, research driven data, other resources and specialists who recommend and guide us, as we protect and preserve our most valuable resource. We cannot achieve our goals alone. Together, with your help, we will continue to enjoy Pine Lake with our families and friends for a lifetime of enjoyment.
HELP US PROMOTE CLEAN LAKE WATER PRACTICES BY SPREADING THE WORD…
The most important things we can all do to help keep our lake ecosystem healthy:
The number one threat to Pine Lake (and any waterway): Fertilizer. Eliminate or reduce the use of lawn fertilizer that has a dramatic impact on the growth of aquatic weeds and algae in the lake. Abide by the West Bloomfield Township ordinance that prohibits the application of fertilizer between October 1 and May 1 and never fertilize within 50 feet of the lake, river or canal. Be sure to inform your lawn maintenance services of the no fertilizer dates and the 50 feet no fertilizer zone along the shorelines. See article “What Goes on Our Lawns End Up in Our Streams” here.
Plant a rain garden / green belt along your lake, river or canal shoreline. A rain garden /greenbelt is a depression area with plants that will filter and clean the water before it enters the lake after a rainfall or snow melt. Purpose: rain & snow melt water, will filter through the rain garden soil and remove fertilizer, oils, salt, pet and bird feces, etc., from the water before it enters the lake. Learn more about rain gardens / green belts here.
Wash your boat, pull ALL plugs before leaving the launch site to prevent the spread of invasive species. New DNR changes in the law (effective March 2019) require all of the following prior to transporting any watercraft over land:
Remove all drain plugs from bilges, ballast tanks, and live wells.
Drain all water from any live wells and bilges.
Ensure that the watercraft, trailer, and any conveyance used to transport the watercraft or trailer are free of aquatic organisms, including plants.
This means that after trailering boats, and before getting on the road, boaters must pull plugs, drain water and remove plants and debris. Doing this will avoid the introduction of invasive species that could have costly and devastating effects on the lake. We’ve seen the negative effects from the introduction of zebra mussels, aquatic eurasian milfoil and starry stonewort weeds. Read More
Photo by Shellie Jaksen
Find out about the history of the lake in a “Welcome to Pine Lake” booklet written by John Hartwig.
Ready to take the next step? You can become a contributor to our cause, or participate yourself.
Photo by Gwen Schultz