Wake bills fail to move in WI Legislature
With the Legislature concluding work for the year last month, any hope for meaningful statewide standards for wakesports is on hold until 2025 By Michael Engleson, Wisconsin Lakes Executive Director […]
With the Legislature concluding work for the year last month, any hope for meaningful statewide standards for wakesports is on hold until 2025 By Michael Engleson, Wisconsin Lakes Executive Director […]
Weigh in on wakesports, fishing regulations, and more By Wisconsin Lakes staff The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold open houses across Wisconsin on […]
Register now for the Virtual WI Lakes & Rivers Convention, featuring two streams, plenary panel, and concluding “Confluence” By Wisconsin Lakes staff While registration for the in person Wisconsin Lakes […]
Register now for the Red Cedar Watershed Conference, March 14, 2024 in Menomonie, WI By Wisconsin Lakes staff If you are interested in how different uses and practices on the […]
Nominations are due Feb. 1, 2024 for Crew 15 of the Wisconsin Lake Leaders Institute! Guest post by Sara Windjue, Leadership and Capacity Development Specialist, Extension Lakes Program at UW-Stevens […]
No hearings yet, but some positive movement on AB655/SB680? Here’s what we know on wakesports legislation in Wisconsin headed into the holiday break By Wisconsin Lakes With Wisconsin legislators mostly […]
Act 62 Allows Lake District Official Notifications to be Sent by Email By Wisconsin Lakes staff Earlier this month, Governor Evers signed SB85 into law, creating 2023 Act 62, which […]
Using standards from the recent Wisconsin Conservation Congress resolutions, Sen. Andre Jacque’s proposal provides a compelling alternative to AB656/SB680 Wisconsin Lakes Supports this Proposal (with the condition noted below) Sen. […]
AB656/SB680 fails to provide meaningful standards and prohibits local governments from being stricter, while allowing them to be weaker The bill Wisconsin Lakes reported on in October was formally introduced […]
Understanding the legislative process of the AB656/SB680 As Wisconsin Lakes previously reported, the wakesports bill authored by Sen. Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) and Rep. Rob Swearingen (R-Rhinelander) was introduced into the […]