When it comes to the long-term health of Geist Reservoir, the days of passing the hat by the Geist Lake Coalition each year to treat the “invasive weed species du jour” are over. Heavy sediment load coming down from the Upper Fall Creek Watershed and various tributaries are filling the reservoir bottom, making it shallower with every passing day. While treating the weeds gives us some visual and nautical navigation relief, it’s only scratching the surface of the long-term needs of our area’s most valuable resource.
