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 banded together in the mid 1990’s to attack this enemy that was literally choking the life out of our lake. FOLM worked with authorities to allow a treatment plan of herbicides and sterile grass carp that eliminated the hydrilla – saving our lake from disaster.

Between 2016 and 2019, three of our sister lakes experienced dam failure- threatening the future of Lake McQueeney as state agencies did not have the resources to repair or rebuild dams along the Guadalupe River. This created FOLM’s most notable effort in this century as the risk of dam failure would have caused catastrophic impact to property values on the lake. FOLM quickly rose to the occasion by rallying our community through enormous outreach efforts and assisting in the creation of the WCID formation. Construction of our new dam begin in fall of 2023 and completed in spring of 2026. During this time FOLM went into overdrive taking advantage of the unprecedented lake level and removed as many hazards from the exposed lakebed. These extraordinary and expensive efforts have given us back a cleaner and safer lake than we’ve ever had before.

Our mission isn’t over! 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.