Articles, press coverage, and historical records documenting the story of Palmer Lake and our restoration mission.
A comprehensive April 2015 engineering study commissioned by the Palmer Lake Restoration Committee evaluating why the lake stopped holding water and presenting four restoration alternatives — from natural fill, to reducing the lake's footprint, to installing a synthetic liner with check valves.
A lot of time has passed since Awake the Lake was formed. This article explains what the organization does, why it exists, and the full history of Palmer Lake restoration — from the 1995 founding through the GOCO grant, 501(c)(3) restoration, and ongoing community efforts.
Hundreds of Palmer Lake residents lined the muddy banks of their drought-stricken lake and dumped containers of water into it — water bottles, 5-gallon buckets, even snowballs — to kick off the community effort to refill their beloved namesake.
With recent approval from the Palmer Lake trustees to fill the town's lake with non-tributary water, the Awake the Lake committee met with a sense of urgency to discuss fundraising, a dechlorinization station, and the "Big Splash" event.