Category: mcla news

UW-SP Lakeshore Habitat Restoration Training for Professionals

Are you a professional looking for additional information about Lakeshore Development or Restoration? Attend Lakeshore Habitat Restoration Training for Professionals Principles and Practices of Lake-Friendly Landscaping, Low Impact Development, Water Quality Conservation, and Erosion Control of Low Energy Sites on Inland Wisconsin Lakes ​2015 Training Dates: May 13-14 in Green Lake   or   June 18-19 in […]

Manitowoc County Partners Receive Phragmites Control Grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  April 15, 2015,  Manitowoc County Partners Receive Phragmites Control Grant Manitowoc County Partners, comprising the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, Stantec Environmental Consultants, the Manitowoc County Lakes Association (MCLA), and the Lakeshore Invasive Species Management Area (LISMA), recently received a DNR Phragmites Control Grant to reduce this rapidly spreading invasive plant. Phragmites is […]

DNR Silver Lake Investigation of Dead Fish

Update 4/20/2015: Steve Hogler, Fisheries Specialist for the Wisconsin DNR has done a fish survey of Silver Lake and determined that the extent of the fish kill was in fact not as bad as expected : “Results from our fyke net survey are encouraging in that we have caught lots of northern pike some up to 30” […]

Next Meeting Sept. 26

Next Meeting: Thursday Sept. 24, 2015; Glacierland Conservancy will present their organization’s efforts to protect sensitive landscapes in our region. Of particular interest will be those initiatives which will allow agricultural practices to be conducted which do not degrade water quality. An overview of an area watershed and potential applications that could be applied to protect […]

Walleye reef on ice… that’s nice!

March 2015 – Larrabee Sportsman’s Club vice president Dan Dufek and fellow members built a walleye spawning reef on top of the ice. As the ice melts, the structure will be deposited on the bottom of the lake.