The first reading of the proposed revisions to the MCLA bylaws of 2008 is now available for review. Click here.
The first reading of the proposed revisions to the MCLA bylaws of 2008 is now available for review. Click here.
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 Siren; Coordinator Patrick Goggin, Wisconsin Lakes Partnership / UW-Extension Lakes. For more information email pgoggin@uwsp.edu Read more
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 currently on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources list of restricted plants, and this grant will allow Manitowoc County Partners to aid those property owners with an infestation to obtain cost free initial control. All landowners in the treatment area will be contacted for permission to treat their property prior to control measures being undertaken. For further information, email John Durbrow through the contact form or call 920-726-4850.
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” in length, a modest number of walleye and yellow perch and low numbers of bluegill. Some of the poor panfish catches may be due to the very slow warming of the lake this year keeping the panfish in deep water but we’ll have a better idea late next month when we shock for bass and panfish.”
Silver Lake Investigation Low Dissolved Oxygen Levels and Dead Fish, February 24, 2015.
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 a water quality in that will give the presentation an action focus. More info.
March 2015 – Larrabee Sportsman’s Club vice president Dan Dufek and fellow members built a walleye spawning reef on top of the ice on Bullhead. As the ice melts, the structure will be deposited on the bottom of the lake. Read more
Feb, 2015–Minutes of Meeting held 18 February 2015 regarding Silver Lake are now available.
Read the Silver Lake Diversion Meeting Minutes (PDF)
By: John Durbrow, for MCLA
Dan Dufek and fellow sportsmen have placed a boat cleaning station at the public boat landing on the north side of the lake. Read more
During the spring of 2014, the DNR and lake sportsmen worked together to drop trees into the lake to provide structure for the lake’s fish population. Read more