Please consider volunteering to serve on one of these committees that match your interests and skills.

• Environmental and Land Use -
  Jim Burke : Chair
  Septic Program: Dave Patterson
  Youth/Adult Education: Mike Supernault
  This committee works on issues of preservation of wildlife habitat and open land, the health of the shorelines and tributaries, the development of well-conceived improvements, recycling, and clean-up efforts within the watershed. They are the main impetus behind the "Restore the Shore" project.

• Waterway Use and Safety -
  Dr. John Hutto & Rick Johnson, Co-Chairs
  This committee is dedicated to issues of safety, boating, fishing, water quality testing, aquatic nuisance species control and other matters of similar nature on Burt Lake and in its watershed.

• Communityt Affairs -
  Dave Patterson & Mike Cherveny Co-Chairs
  Through active monitoring of local, county, state and national governmental agencies on issues impacting Burt Lake and its watershed, BLPA is in a position to participate in and influence decisions considered critical to good lake practices. Its members regularly attend meetings of township and county boards. To stay abreast of current issues on a state-wide basis we frequently liaise with other organizations with similar goals and have engaged a legislative representative in Lansing.

• Membership-
  Carol Smith Chair
  This committee is responsible for retention and growth of membership through direct personal contact; shoreline representatives, annual meetings and other special events. The goal for BLPA is membership in excess of 1000.

• Marketing & Communications -
  John Roberts Chair
  Moon Mullins, Dick Binder & Dr. Ed Williams Directory Adversing
  Mary Kemper  BLPA Merchandise
  Linda Roberts BLPA Web Site
  This committee is responsibile for publicity, advertising, the newsletter, website, directory and other "Mass" communication activity.

    • Endowment Chair (future): Frank Kestler