NEWS & EVENTS
October 4, 2017: PESTICIDE APPLICATION WEATHER PENDING, THE DEPT. OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CT DEEP) WILL BE APPLYING HERBICIDE TO CONTROL THE INVASIVE COMMON REED (PHRAGMITES) ON Wed. Oct. 4 on several patches around Roseland Lake. For further information on invasive species, including phragmites, go to the DEEP website at http://www.ct.gov/deep STATE OF CONNECTICUT Bur. Of Natural Resources/Wildlife Division Wetland Habitat and Mosquito Management Program 860-642-7630. Download flyer.
April 2017: For some reason, CT DEEP did not stock Roseland Lake with trout this year.
June 20, 2016: Putnam Water Authority had the lake treated for algae control by Solitude Lake Management.
August 13, 2015: Putnam Water Authority treated the lake again with copper sulfate for algae control.
July 29, 2015: A new gazebo is placed on the new dock at Roseland Park. Watch the video:
July 16, 2015: Putnam Water Authority will be treating Roseland Lake (through a company named Aquatic Control) with copper sulfate for algae.
June 2015: Jean Pillo of the Eastern CT Conservation District started a water quality monitoring project on Roseland Lake. Read more.
June 2015: Dr. Pete Siver of Connecticut College began a separate water quality monitoring project on Roseland Lake.
September 2014: The Connecticut DEEP came to Roseland Lake to control invasive Phragmites on September 9-10, 2014. Plants were sprayed with a product containing imazapyr as the active ingredient. Imazapyr shuts down the plants ability to make food, so the plant uses up its reserves and eventually starves itself out. This takes about 4-6 weeks.
Read more about invasive plants threatening Roseland Lake.