Community Involvement
The Lake Havasu City Marine Association is dedicated to our greatest asset: Lake Havasu and the marine environment surrounding it. We are the community leader in lake issues including periodic clean up efforts. We will be a leader in an effort to build a new Marina, to assist other agencies in the governing of the lake, in disseminating information relating to the Quagga Mussel and any water safety issues.
We have an agreement with the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe to partner up on cleaning the California beaches. They simply don't have the resources to pick up and haul away the mountains of trash that accumulate during the busy season. The Marine Association has the boats and the manpower to do that. We now have a program in place and we clean the Lake every third Wednesday. In addition, we did take over the leadership of "Keep Havasu Beautiful" as it relates to the Lake from long time founder Dean Barlow. The London Bridge Yacht Club will assist us and be responsible for the Island. What better way to give back to the community than keeping our Lake clean! Member Dan Herron has volunteered to be the Coordinator for this project. We have installed 19 bag posts for the Tribe and working with LB Yacht Club, we have installed posts at Crazy Horse, Islander, The Marina, the Nautical and the Beachcomber on the Island. And we have installed a post at Site 6 for the City. Trash posts are also at Black Meadow, Havasu Springs, Cat Tail and inside CampbelL One Stop and West Marine. There are now a total of 71 trash bag posts on or around the lake. Over 150,000 bags were dispensed from June 2010 through June 2011.
We now have 10 volunteers who are members of the Mohave County Sheriff's Water Safety Boating Patrol. We are on patrol for the Sheriff now. But budget woes have have reduced the number of patrols. This program would allow for a greater safety presence on the water. We also worked with the Chemehuevi's on installing low water safety buoys on the lake. Previously, there were none on the California side or across the mouth of the river. These 18 buoys, now installed, will mark under water obstacles that can damage your props and out drives. See NEWS FLASH for updates.
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