On May 23rd, 2014, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sent this important bulletin regarding zebra mussels.

“Dear Boater,

Our lakes and rivers are under attack by zebra mussels. This destructive invasive species damages boats, harms aquatic life, litters beaches with their sharp shells and clogs water intakes – increasing bills for both boat owners and city taxpayers. Lake Texoma, Ray Roberts, Lewisville, Bridgeport, Belton and Lavon are already infested – and without your help, zebra mussels could spread throughout the state. Watch this short video to learn more. Read More →

Dear LAPOA Members and other Lake Athens property owners,

You are invited to participate in the First Annual LAPOA Property Owners Weekend on beautiful Lake Athens. Not a member of LAPOA? No problem! You can join on the Members page.

This is the beginning of a new tradition for property owners at Lake Athens that will provide a wonderful opportunity to build community with your fellow owners, hear the latest news, and help beautify the lake.

Schedule of Events

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(Reproduced from an email from Richard Ott, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)

Aquatic Vegetation

We conducted our 2014 hydrilla survey of Lake Athens yesterday. Using our side-scan sonar we circumnavigated the entire perimeter of the reservoir. At any location where the sonar signature changed we collected a grab sample of the vegetation using a weed rake to identify species. We were unable to find any substantial concentrations of hydrilla. At two locations (well offshore) on the south side of the lake we collected individual, very small (less than three inch) sprigs of hydrilla. These sprigs were contained in a matrix of native species such as vallisneria, coontail, and Illinois pondweed. These locations were also well over 150 feet from the 440 MSL shoreline. We were unable to identify any hydrilla along the northeast shoreline where we measured approximately 1 acre last August (map attached). It appears that under the unusual hydrological conditions we have experienced since 2011 hydrilla is continuing to decline in competition with the native aquatic vegetation. Read More →

It’s been a long time coming!

We are happy to announce that the NEW Lake Athens Property Owners Association website is up and running!  We hope that you find it informative, attractive, fun and useful.  You will see some of the same features, as well as some new ones.

One big difference is that you will need to REGISTER ON THE NEW WEBSITE in order to receive emails from LAPOA.  You will need to create a username and a password.  The new website is an SSL secured website (notice the ‘https’ in the address bar or the padlock in the status bar), so rest assured that your personal information is safeguarded.

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