Friends of Lake McQueeney (FOLM) was born in response to a crisis when an infestation of a non-native weed called hydrilla started to choke out the native wildlife and in turn destroy the lake’s waters. Property owners, businesses, and concerned friends joined together in the mid 1990’s to attack this enemy that was literally choking the life out of the lake. FOLM worked with authorities to allow a treatment plan of herbicides and sterile grass carp that not only controlled hydrilla, but eliminated it – saving our lake from disaster.

Since that time, many new challenges have presented themselves- most notably, the risk of dam failure that would have caused extensive damage to the infrastructure and property value on the lake.  FOLM quickly rose to the occasion by rallying our community behind the WCID formation and lakebed clean up initiatives that have given us back a cleaner, safer lake.

Ongoing issues facing FOLM are water quality, regional water flow and supply, exotic weed control, water hazard removal, boating and water safety, and flood issues. We are entirely run on donations and your support is how we ensure the preservation of our beloved lake.