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| 2008
E-Lake letter archive |
| August 2008: Inside this issue... |
- WAL welcomes our new Executive Director Karen von Huene
- Invasive species classification rule (NR 40) goes to public hearings
- Written comments being accepted for Aquatic Invasive Species grant rule (NR 198) revisions
- Public invited to share priorities for water quality standards
Conservation Scorecard tracks legislator's votes on conservation-related bills
- Final state approves Great Lakes Compact, now Congress must act
- Studies calculate economic, ecological impact of AIS on Great Lakes health
- Increase in high capacity well permits for irrigation
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| July 2008: Inside this issue... |
- Natural Resources
Board approves major mercury reduction rule
- VHS kills thousands
of round gobies: virus now found throughout Lake
Michigan
- Great Lakes Compact
moves forward in Ohio, Michigan
- Lake Planning
workshop presentations now available online
- Working with
you for clean, safe, healthy lakes
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| June 2008: Inside this issue... |
- Wisconsin
passes Great Lakes Compact
- Budget repair bill
includes provision making it illegal to transport invasive
species
- Poll finds
Wisconsinites concerned about water
- Register for the
Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference
- Half-day workshop to
focus on lake planning
- Support WAL's
lake policy program and member services while winning great raffle
prizes!
- June is invasive
species month: aquatics the focus
- Working with
you for clean, safe, healthy lakes
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| May 2008: Inside this issue... |
- Lake Districts sue
over high capacity well: case could be precedent
setting
- Bill approved by
U.S. House would regulate Great Lakes ballast water
- Fate of the Great
Lakes Compact still unclear
- New IRS filing
requirement for tax exempt (501c3) status
- Summer lake events
line-up makes learning about lakes fun
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| April 2008: Inside this issue... |
- Join us for the annual reunion of Wisconsin's lake family!
- Legislative updates: what happened and what didn't
- Shoreland zoning rule (NR 115) revisions set to go to NRB
- Public listening sessions seek comments on Stewardship Program access rule
- Natural Resource Board approves revisions to VHS rules
- Central Wisconsin Lakes Conference to explore how local land use can effect your lake
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| March
2008: Inside this issue... |
- Legislative updates
- Wisconsin Lakes Convention:
take advantage of early bird rates!
- DNR decides it has
authority to regulate ballast water
- New multi-agency agreement
aims to make Madison lakes cleaner
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| February
2008: Inside this issue... |
- Contact your legislator: help important lake
bills move forward
- Knocking at the Gates:an AIS workshop
- Natural Resource Board approves new fishing tournament
rules
- Report questions whether nutrient management
plans will result in clean water practices
- Survey shows Wisconsin citizens support strong
Great Lakes Compact
- Federal inaction prompts Wisconsin investment
in ballast water treatment
- Invasive species may be contributing to thousands
of Great Lakes bird deaths
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| January
2008: Inside this issue... |
- Let your legislator know you're coming!
- Knocking at the Gates:an AIS workshop
- Public listening sessions scheduled for proposed
invasive species classification rule
- Monitors make the difference with invasives
- Monitoring to show climate impact on Minnesota's
lakes
- Is Wisconsin poised to ratify the Great Lakes
Compact?
- Who are the people in your neighborhood?
- Working with you for clean, safe, healthy lakes
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