Stewards for the Gull Lake Chain

Welcome

Our over 1000 members, donors and volunteers work to make our mission statement come to life. Every year we have many programs and projects and our board of directors, with input from members, establishes the priorities for the year. Explore our website to see what is important for 2025 and look for ways to join us in accomplishing our goals!

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Our Mission

The Gull Chain of Lakes Association promotes the responsible use of land and water resources, supports recreational safety, strives to prevent and contain aquatic invasive species, and works to improve water quality and shoreland habitat on the Gull Lake Chain ecosystems now and in the future.

Members & Volunteers

When you join GCOLA, your first year is free and $90/year after that. This helps to support our key programs such as Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) prevention, shoreland restoration, water and environmental quality, educational efforts around loon conservancy, boating safety and dark skies, to name a few.

A few examples of areas where we have passionate volunteers and welcome new members interested in committing a few hours to our efforts:

  • Loon rescue training
  • Loon surveys
  • Writing articles for our quarterly magazine
  • Working on our annual Gala social event
  • Staffing our spring Tree Giveaway

Please explore each of the areas under our Programs button and see what is happening and where your talents and interests might be a good fit.