Friends of Lake Munson Inc
501(c)(3) - EIN: 93-2392361
About Us
Friends of Lake Munson Inc EIN: 93-2392361 Is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) corporation. Our organization is governed by an uncompensated volunteer board namely:
Linda Rivers - Events & Fundraising
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Nita Davis - Events & Fundraising
​Max Epstein - Grants & Govt Relations
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Wyatt Hendricks - Finance & Technology
John Stainbrook - Environmental Science & Biology
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Mission
Friends of Lake Munson Inc's mission and purpose is the restoration; rehabilitation, preservation and maintenance of Lake Munson a 288 acre Florida class III waterbody located in Leon county Florida and the 61.46 acre Gil Waters Preserve Park.
Modern History of Lake Munson
Lake Munson is a shallow reservoir on the southeast side of Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida.
Historically known as Munson's Mill Pond as early as the 1840s, in 1950 a permanent dam was constructed. From 1934 to 1984, Lake Munson received outflow from the Tallahassee waste water system, leading in 1982 to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection classifying the lake as hypereutrophic and as the seventh most degraded lake in Florida.
Cypress and willow trees line the lake, and egrets, wood storks, and limpkin are often found foraging along the shoreline, often on invasive apple snails. Bass fishing in the lake can be excellent, and a boat ramp is provided at the Gil A. Waters Lake Munson Preserve Park, with another located at the dam.