130,000 people depend on Lake Monroe for clean drinking water and none of them are in charge of protecting its water quality. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns the land and the state manages the lake and the city treats the water they pull from the lake…but no official entity safeguards the supply. Maggie Sullivan says this is why Friends of Lake Monroe is so important – a grassroots nonprofit watchdog for the lake and the streams feeding it. Sullivan is the Friends of Lake Monroe watershed coordinator, and she’s here to bring people together around protecting Lake Monroe.

Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. You can learn more about volunteer opportunities in the WFHB listening area at bloomingtonvolunteernetwork.org