Mission Statement
The Friends of Deal Lake are a collaboration of neighbors whose goals are to rejuvenate the lake, educate the community about this unique ecosystem and ensure that measures are taken to restore and maintain Deal Lake for generations to come.
Issues Facing the Lake
We have become increasingly alarmed about a number of serious issues that threaten the life of this precious resource. Weed overgrowth, bank erosion, pollution, run off , fouling, pollution,
silting , lack of law enforcement and apathy toward protecting this exceptional recreational and natural resource are some of the matters we are concerned about.
The picture on the right shows some of the alarming weed overgrowth and silting that was prevalent throughout the summer and fall .
Silting and weeds smothered the lake throughout summer and fall 2007.
Without action this will continue in 2008.
" Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have
different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do -
they all contain truths. "
Muhammad Ali
Friends of Deal Lake
Post Office Box 209
Allenhurst, New Jersey 07712
Dozens of volunteers collected nearly 60 bags of litter from four sites around Deal Lake.
Some of us used canoes and kayaks to remove plastic bottles, tires,old chairs and rusted bikes from the shoreline.
