May 2024: Update on our Loons
The Lake Katherine Association has made a donation to support Dr. Walter Piper of The Loon Project. Learn more!
Yawkey Forest Preserves History with an Eye Toward the Future
Learn about the Northwoods Land Trust and the Yawkey Forest Preserve.
Lake Katherine: A Little About our Loons
Learn about our beloved Lake Katherine Loons and the impressive work of Dr. Piper.
Lake Katherine: Of Kettles and Ice
Learn about the history of glacial impact to Lake Katherine and the surrounding area and how kettles formed.
Lake Katherine: Our Changing Climate
As we enter fall’s changing season, reflection on climates past and present spark thoughts on how the changing climate will affect the environment in the future.
Lake Katherine Fishery - Always Changing
Learn more about creel surveys - the history & why they are important today.
Updates for Northwoods Land Trust Tracts
Learn more about the upcoming, planned timber harvests for the NWLT tracts on the south and north sides of the lower bay in 2023.
Winter in the Woods: A Porcupine’s Story
Observe the habits of one of the forest’s sometimes forgotten creatures during the quiet winter season and learn about their activities this time of year.
Updates for Northwoods Land Trust Parcels
Learn about the planned timber harvests on two designated land parcels coming in 2023. Like other tracts that had timber harvests in the last couple of years, selective cutting will have many benefits - including more open canopy and the promotion of vigorous new regrowth without the need for any tree planting. Read on for more information about this important forestry maintenance.
Hello from the Northwoods!
We are excited to introduce the new Lake Katherine Association website. Our vision is to provide a communal space to share knowledge & ways to help keep our lake and forests beautiful. For now, and future generations to come.