Our pal Joanna Cloud, executive director of the Lake Lanier Association (LLA), hopes to unveil many more solar-powered navigation lights on Lake Lanier to keep the lake safe for boaters. LLA also needs Lake People to adopt their very own navigation light.
Please Note: Yes, you may name “your” light, but it’s unofficial. Yes, more than one light can be named “Blinky.” Thank you.
Volunteers will be asked by the LLA to monitor the solar light installations already on the lake. They need individuals who will “observe an installed solar light during the operating hours of dusk till dawn” once a month.
Volunteers are asked to tell the LLA if the light is working properly or not. If the light is malfunctioning, LLA can schedule a repair. Volunteers can check the lights (from dusk to dawn) from shore or from (almost) anywhere “your” solar-powered light can be seen.
Please Note: No swimming or boating on stormy nights is required. Navigation light watchers cannot use this as an excuse for why they’re on someone else’s property in the middle of the night. Thank you.
How to Check a Solar-Powered Navigation Light
- Step One: Go to where you can see “your” solar-powered navigation light — between dusk and dawn.
- Step Two: Look at “your” solar-powered navigation light.
- Step Three: Tell the Lake Lanier Association whether “your” light is blinking or not.
Please Note: A solar-powered navigation light is not “on the blink” if it’s blinking. Blinking is good. Thank you.
Your commitment will take less than one minute per month. (Unless the line, “Hey baby! Wanna check a navigation light with me?” works better than we expect.)
The Confusing Fine-Print from the LLA
The correspondence component will be a simple inspection report transmitted via email documenting date, time, light location, and a note about proper function or malfunction with a description of what the malfunction is. Volunteers will have a one week window at the beginning of each month to perform their observation and get their inspection report sent in to us.
LLA currently has around 125 lights installed. All of the current navigation lights are south of Browns Bridge. More are planned for other parts of the lake.
Volunteers are welcome to sign up for just one light. If you’re feeling lucky, you may commit to additional lights. This would be a great community service project for fishing clubs, sailing clubs, or homeowner association groups around the lake!
If you would be willing to be a solar light monitoring volunteer, please contact LLA at the address below so they can get you on the list for monitoring.
They’d like an idea of where you would like to monitor. That way they can organize this project.
Please Note: When you respond, please tell the LLA where your navigation light is located, not just the name you gave it. Thank you.
Click Here for LLA Navigation Light Locations
Thank you, in advance, for considering this service to your community!
E-Mail Joanna Cloud & Adopt a Navigation Light! mailto:[email protected]
