We Speak for Lakes

Lake Policy

SUPPORT THE PELICAN RIVER FOREST CONSERVATION EASEMENT

The proposed state purchase of a conservation easement on the Pelican River Forest using Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund dollars would protect nearly 70,000 acres of forested land, mostly in Oneida County. A private landowner, the Conservation Fund, wishes to protect these lands to keep them in active forestry, provide recreational access to the forest, and protect the headwaters of the Wolf River as well as several area lakes.

Unfortunately, opposition from the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee and some northern Wisconsin legislators could kill the project.

Wisconsin Lakes supports the purchase of the conservation easement, and will be reporting more on this issue in the future. You can learn more about the issue from our partners at the Friends of the Pelican River Forest, by following the “read more” link below.

LAKES IN ACTION!

WISCONSIN LAKES’ ADVOCACY TRAINING PROGRAM RETURNS WITH IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS AND A WEBINAR SERIES

Wisconsin Lakes is proud to offer a revamped Lakes in Action! advocacy training program for organizations and individuals in 2023-24! Through Lakes in Action! you’ll learn how your voice can have an impact even if you don’t live near your lake, and how by amplifying the voice of waterfront property owners, lake users, and lake organizations themselves, we can ensure maximum impact of our efforts for clean, safe, protect lakes and waters in Wisconsin.

Currently planned are a series of monthly webinars starting in the fall, as well as in-person workshops at various locations around the state beginning in the late fall. You can help shape that programming by giving your feedback on what you’d like to see from the program.

Take the short survey now!

Wisconsin Water Week

Thanks to all who celebrated the waters of Wisconsin with Wisconsin Water Week 2023, April 17-22! Follow our companion website at wisconsinwaterweek.org!

2023 Wisconsin Lakes & Rivers Convention
Thanks for the over 600 participants who helped make this year’s Convention a rousing success!

You can check out the archives from the 2023 WI Lakes & Rivers Convention thanks to our partners at the Extension Lakes Program at UW-Stevens Point, here. (We’ll be adding information from the 2023 event over the next few weeks as it is processed).

Your Statewide Lake Association

We Speak for Lakes!

Wisconsin Lakes, formerly known as the Wisconsin Association of Lakes, is the only statewide non-profit organization working exclusively to protect and enhance the quality of Wisconsin’s 15,000 lakes. For more than 20 years, Wisconsin Lakes has worked toward statewide solutions for the challenges faced by our abundant natural water resources while supporting strong local protection efforts. We represent citizens and lake groups like you who care about Wisconsin’s lakes as a shared resource, and who appreciate the value lakes bring to our quality of life, tourist economy, and property tax base. Wisconsin Lakes seeks to protect the natural wonder of our lakes, and preserve our collective right to boat, fish, hunt, ice skate, swim and enjoy the scenic beauty of our shared public waters.

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