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Little Rock Lake Paddle with John Bates and Susan Knight
August 6, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT
$55.00Little Rock Lake, just 1/8 mile off Hwy. 51, and all of 39 acres, seems an unlikely waterbody to be internationally significant. But it was, and still is. Rock Lake was the site of a 1983 study on acid rain that tested the vulnerability of our Midwest lakes to acid rain. The study continued for more than a decade as part of the U.S. EPA’s National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program.
Come join Naturalist John Bates and Susan Knight to learn more about the scientific research that has and still is taking place there, along with John Bates who will add observations of the flora and fauna living on, in, and around the lake on this 1.5 mile paddle. An email will be sent to registered participants with what to bring and the option to meet us at the landing or ride with NLDC staff from the Discovery Center. No bathroom at the landing. Registration is required by 8/4/24.