Save Lake Roberta

Early this year, OSHNA's Lake  Roberta committee received a $6,000 grant to do cleanup work at the lake.  Part of that work involved installing a "water goat" to "eat" the trash that flows into Lake Roberta from the Nebraska avenue side.  This device was installed in January and has been earning its keep since then.  One of the requirements for the grant was for OSHNA to hold two educational events.  On May 8th, the committee held the first of these events as a "Weed and Feed". 

 Lake Roberta's recent acquisition of a Tampa Bay Estuary Grant was neither luck nor happenstance.  Of 40 applicants, Lake Roberta was one of 25 recipients, and one of the most notable.  Along with the installation of the 'Water Goat', the Tampa Bay Estuary Grant will help fund the help of  a 'Lake Doctor', who will help treat the lake for invasive species, such as duck weed, torpedo grass and algae for the next year.  Special thanks should be extended to key members of the committee for their continue

The Save Lake Roberta committee was in the news and on television this week.  Click here for the Bay News 9 video.

Each stage of the plan is managed by the committee.  It works by OSHNA paying for things like the water goat and then submitting them back for reimbursement through the grant.

Anyone who has walked, ran, or even driven around Lake Roberta recently has noticed an exotic looking string of green orbs attached to the west end of the bank surrounding the drain.  This isn't a device meant to catch fish, turtles, or even anyone's attention.  The device known as a Water Goat (details here ), was recently installed with funding from a grant that was requested from and approved by the Tampa Bay Estuary Association.

"Water Goat" Installation Scheduled 1/13/2010

The “Save Lake Roberta” Committee of OSHNA, applied for and received funding, via a grant provided by the Tampa Bay Estuary program, for on-going improvements for the lake.