by Loch Lomond | Mar 17, 2022 | Bass Birds & Blooms, Garden Club
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have become increasingly common in our lake and others over the past few years. These events affect water quality, cause beach closures, and pose risks to swimming safety for people and animals. As the weather gets warmer, HABs are on our...
by Sheryl Devore | Sep 18, 2021 | Bass Birds & Blooms, Garden Club
Photo by Sheryl DeVore The oft-maligned goldenrod won’t make you sneeze, but it will make you smile. This is the season of goldenrods—billowy yellow flowers that cover entire fields and little spaces here and there, including the Loch Lomond neighborhood. I have two...
by Sheryl Devore | Jul 14, 2021 | Bass Birds & Blooms, Garden Club
Photo by Sheryl DeVore In July, standing tall along the Loch Lomond South Beach shoreline, is the queen-of-the-prairie. Its soft pink cluster of flowers look like cotton candy on a long green stalk. And guess what? It’s a threatened species in Illinois. It’s...
by Sheryl Devore | May 25, 2021 | Bass Birds & Blooms, Garden Club
During a 2-mile walk through Loch Lomond, I often go down Lomond Avenue where I see a profusion of native wildflowers on either side of two stone structures dividing the street south of Killarney Pass Circle. I mentioned seeing gray-headed coneflowers in July last...
by Loch Lomond | May 17, 2021 | Bass Birds & Blooms, Garden Club
Blue-green algae are photosynthetic bacteria that are a natural part of the aquatic environment and are often present in Illinois lakes in small or moderate amounts. However, these organisms can grow and proliferate quickly in warm, fresh water that is rich with...
by Loch Lomond | Aug 3, 2020 | Bass Birds & Blooms, Garden Club
On May 27, the Loch Lomond Property Owners Association hired Clearwater Plant Harvesters to remove our invasive aquatic weeds. Mechanical removing is an environmentally sound method for controlling nuisance vegetation to allow for water recreation. We were able to...
