When Dave Bakke moved to a home on the shores of Bone Lake in 2012, he’d often wake up and hear the serene sound of carp spawning along the shoreline. Accompanying that, the lake was often murky and prone to producing blue green algae plumes in the summer.
“It was in really poor shape. During the month of July, you would see blue green algae blooms and so there were a lot of issues with water clarity. I would go to the end of my dock and you wouldn’t see the bottom of the lake,” said Bakke, Bone Lake Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District manager and resident.
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