ARBUTUS BOAT WASH
AUGUST 24 10:00-2:00
FREE!
Join us at Arbutus #4 DNR boat launch on Sunday, August 24 from 10:00am-2:00pm for a free boat wash and help prevent invasive species from entering our lake.
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Many plants are a natural part of a healthy ecosystem for out lake but invasive species grow abundantly, crowd out native plants, and threaten the overall health and use of our inland lakes. It's important to be able to recognize and help prevent further spread of aquatic invasive species.
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Come have your boat washed, chat with conservation experts, and do your part in preventing the spread.
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The free boat wash is hosted by the Benzie Conservation District with support from the
Arbutus Lake Association.
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BOARD MEETINGS
All meeting times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) and held at East Bay Township Hall unless otherwise noted.
April 26, 2025
May 10, 2025
8:00am EBT
8:00am EBT
June 14, 2025
10:00am EBT
General Membership Meeting
July 12, 2025
8:00am EBT
Annual Member Potluck Breakfast
August 10
10:00am
YMCA Camp Hayo-Went-Ha
8:00am EBT
Sept 13, 2025
NEWSLETTERS
Newsletters are produced three times per year (spring, summer, and fall) and are delivered via email to our members. We maintain a small list of members with no email address but will ask new members without email to look for the most current newsletters on our website.
CURRENT NEWSLETTER
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2026 Membership Dues
and MATCH MET!
A big thank you goes out to our donor of the $2500 match challenge.
We are happy to announce that the match was met and surpassed by our generous members and is now been added to the books. It's generous folks like these that help us care for our precious Arbutus Lake year after year.
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Our current fiscal year ends at the August potluck and we will begin collecting the membership dues for 2026. Dues are $75 per household and go toward managing invasive species, testing our water quality, signage, education, hosting our website, and other urgent expenses that might come up pertaining to the health of our lake and education and communication with our members.
If you have any questions or need to know where you stand as far as your dues, please reach out to our treasurer, Ron McCullick, and he will be happy to answer. You can reach him through ArbutusLakeAssoc@gmail.com or by filling in the form on the "Contact Us" page of our website.
Thank you for your continued support.
The Bear Necessities
Spring has sprung on Arbutus Lake and the bears are definitely awake and looking for food. They are adorable! but still wild animals and can be unpredictable. If you have one visiting your home, the DNR advises the best thing to do for both the bear and yourself is to bang the pots and scare if off. Bears that become reliant on people for food or lose their fear of people end up as "nuisance bears". The DNR does try to relocate them but they typically come right back and then need to be put down as a precaution. So please take your bird feeders in, don't leave your waste cans out overnight, don't leave pet food outdoors, and keep those pots handy so you can make a lot of noise and Smokey will gently move on.