Join Us in Spooner This June for the NW Wisconsin Lakes Conference!
Registration is now open for the northwest’s lake event of the summer – June 21 at Spooner High School! By Wisconsin Lakes Staff Wisconsin Lakes is proud to once again […]
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All Three Wake-Related WCC Spring Hearing Questions Pass Overwhelmingly
Voters in the Wisconsin Conservation Congress Spring Hearings Voted In Favor of Enhanced-Wake Related Questions By A Margin of Over 3 to 1 By Michael Engleson, Wisconsin Lakes Three citizen-submitted […]
Congratulations to the 2024 Wisconsin Lake Stewardship Award Winners!
Awardees were celebrated at a banquet early in April as part of the Wisconsin Lakes & Rivers Convention in Stevens Point By Wisconsin Lakes staff The Wisconsin Lakes & Rivers […]
Inland Fishing Season Opens May 4!
DNR reminds anglers of new regulations in 2024 Reposted from the WI Dept. of Natural ResourcesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2024Contact: DNR Office of Communications / MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin […]
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 […]
WI Conservation Congress Spring Hearings
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 […]
Watch the WI Lakes & Rivers Convention from Your Own Home
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 […]
Land, Water, and People: Coming Together
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 […]
Be a Lake Leader (or nominate someone who should be)!
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 […]
Wakesports Legislation Update
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 […]