For Lake Associations & HOAs
Protect the lake your members count on.
Turn scattered volunteer sampling, member complaints, and guesswork into one clear picture of lake health — so your board can act early and speak with authority.
Free membership. No credit card. Choose a subscription later — or never.
We understand what's at stake for you
Boards run on volunteers, tight budgets, and members who want answers the moment the water turns green. You're expected to know what's happening, justify every dollar, and make the case to towns, agencies, and funders.
Lake Pulse gives your association a shared, credible view of lake conditions over time — the evidence you need to prioritize action, communicate with members, and secure support.
Needs
One trusted source of lake data the whole board can use.
Concerns
Algae blooms, invasive species, declining clarity — caught too late.
Goals
Early action, confident reporting, stronger grant and funding cases.
Start free. Upgrade only if you need more.
Member
Free
always
“I want to know what's going on.”
See your lake, follow what's happening, and learn the vocabulary before you spend anything.
- Your lake's status, alerts, and activity
- The Lake Pulse app
- Field notes and photos from the community
- Ask Lake Pulse for help (general answers)
Basic
$12
per year, per lake
“I'm the one who notices things.”
Pull the records your lake already has into one shared record and see how the seasons compare.
- Everything in Member
- Your lake's existing data, gathered in one place
- Season-over-season views
- Location-level detail, not one lake-wide grade
Plus
$365
per year, per lake
“I'm collecting data, not just reading it.”
For people running tests and monitoring gear who want results to land somewhere useful.
- Everything in Basic
- Toolbox results sync into Documents & Reports
- Trend and trajectory analysis, plus exports
- The Boathouse — limnologists you can ask
Lake Admin
$3,650
per year, per lake
“I'm accountable for the lake's whole record.”
One subscription that carries the lake profile, the contributors, and everything that gets reported out.
- Everything in Plus
- Maintain the lake profile and monitoring locations
- Coordinate contributors and reporting
- Board- and agency-ready outputs
PRO
Custom
per year, per portfolio
“I'm responsible for many waterbodies at once.”
For counties, agencies, consultants, and nonprofits tracking 5, 50, or 500 lakes under one agreement.
- Everything in Lake Admin
- Portfolio view across all followed lakes
- Cross-lake comparison and bulk export
- Delegated Lake Admins and shared reporting