{"id":315,"date":"2026-04-24T10:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/?p=315"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:27:16","slug":"help-protect-horseshoe-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/?p=315","title":{"rendered":"Help Protect Horseshoe Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every summer, the boat inspections at the Horseshoe Lake landing serve as our&nbsp;<strong>first and most important line of defense<\/strong>&nbsp;against invasive species. These inspections aren\u2019t about enforcement\u2014they\u2019re about protecting the lake we all care about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through simple, hands-on education, volunteers help boaters learn how to inspect their watercraft and remove aquatic plants and debris before entering and leaving the lake\u2014stopping invasive species from spreading to new waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We need your help.&nbsp;<\/strong>With more volunteers, we can reach more boaters and make an even bigger impact this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want&nbsp;to help protect our lake and spend time outdoors with a purpose, becoming a Clean Boats, Clean Waters (CBCW) inspector is a meaningful and rewarding way to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can get started by attending one of two upcoming trainings hosted by the Polk County Land and Water Resources Department:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Monday, April 27 | 5:00\u20136:30 PM<\/strong><br><em>Online training<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thursday, April 30 | 1:00\u20133:00 PM<\/strong><br><em>In-person at the Polk County Government Center in Balsam Lake<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sessions cover the same material, so you only need to attend one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take the next step today:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Please complete this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fg%2FS2G0Fb2E7D&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C200a034836a5474b139908dea213e7be%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639126403528431347%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BFfF1vfovTz2AYKAGuJTByOxvNaA5Cs8%2FhO2JXfBrxA%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">form<\/a>\u00a0to sign up for a training.\u00a0 \u00a0After signing up, you\u2019ll receive a confirmation email with all the details. Then reach out to Joe Waldo at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hlake.treasurer@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hlake.treasurer@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and let him know that you are interested in helping with this important project and we will team you up with one of our experienced inspectors. Whether you can help a couple hours a month or a couple hours a week &#8211; all assistance is appreciated!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Help protect Horseshoe Lake\u2014your time can make a real difference.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every summer, the boat inspections at the Horseshoe Lake landing serve as our&nbsp;first and most important line of defense&nbsp;against invasive species. These inspections aren\u2019t about enforcement\u2014they\u2019re about protecting the lake [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lake-quality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=315"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318,"href":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315\/revisions\/318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlake.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}