Category: Experience Lakes
November 27, 2019 - Experience Lakes | Getting Involved | Lake Policy
To all of our members and all those who work for the betterment of Wisconsin’s waters, we offer our heartfelt thanks! By Michael Engleson, WI Lakes Executive Director Once again, the season of thanks is upon us, and here at Wisconsin Lakes we have much for which to be thankful. We are so blessed to […]
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November 26, 2019 - Experience Lakes
In November’s “Water Column”, Diane Daulton reflects on the cranberry Today we share Diane Daulton’s “Water Column”, a monthly essay on water and Wisconsin. Enjoy! Diane is an independent author, naturalist/educator and lake and stream advocate. She can be reached at dianaenplaya@gmail.com. Shortening days are one of the many reminders that the seasons are marching […]
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June 28, 2019 - Experience Lakes | Getting Involved
Meeting set for Friday, July 12, 2019 in Rhinelander By Wisconsin Lakes staff Wisconsin Lakes is proud to support lake events across Wisconsin, and we’ll be headed to Oneida County next month to participate in the annual meeting of north central countywide lakes and rivers associations at Nicolet College in Rhinelander. Executive Director Michael Engleson […]
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June 18, 2019 - Experience Lakes | Getting Involved
WI Lakes Director Uses Healthy Lakes Grant to Help Keep His Lake Healthy and Helps Insects in Process By Wisconsin Lakes Staff WI Lakes Director Dan Butkus decided the shoreline of his Squash Lake property needed to be restored to the more natural condition he remembered from his childhood prior to his father clearing the […]
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March 6, 2018 - Experience Lakes | Getting Involved
Lakekit.net kicks off with workshop at Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Convention March 6, 2018 By Wisconsin Lakes staff Wisconsin Lakes is proud to announce that Lakekit.net, a network of websites of Wisconsin lake organizations, is now a program of Wisconsin Lakes! Lakekit.net was created several years ago by Larry Bresina, a dedicated lake citizen and a […]
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January 25, 2018 - Experience Lakes | Getting Involved
Nominations being taken through February 16, 2018 for the Wisconsin Lake Stewardship Awards Nomination deadline extended to February 16, 2018! Award season is in full swing, and the lakes community is no exception! It’s time to nominate your favorite citizen, group, or business for Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Lake Stewardship Award. The Stewardship Awards are handed out […]
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January 4, 2017 - Experience Lakes | Getting Involved | Lake Policy
Living in a time of seemingly constant change By Michael Engleson, Executive Director It is often said that the only constant in the world is change. The last few years have provided particularly strong evidence for the truth of that nugget of wisdom, and little suggests the pace of change will slow as we head […]
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November 21, 2016 - Experience Lakes | Getting Involved
Public asked to report zebra mussels and other invasive species to prevent the spread By Wisconsin Lakes staff Big McKenzie Lake property owners and indeed everyone in NW Wisconsin face a thankless realization this holiday week. Early in November, according to DNR, a property owner on the lake found zebra mussels attached to his pier. […]
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August 29, 2016 - Experience Lakes
SELECTING LAKEFRONT PROPERTY By Wisconsin Lakes staff There are many reasons people fall in love with Wisconsin lakes. Spectacular sunrises and sunsets, good fishing, a tour of the water in a favorite boat, a beautiful backdrop to enjoy scenery and explore nature, or a place to reflect or just get away from it all. Many […]
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August 29, 2016 - Experience Lakes
HOW DOES WATER GET INTO YOUR LAKE? By Wisconsin Lakes staff Water can enter lakes from a variety of sources including groundwater, runoff from the watershed, surface waters (like streams and rivers) flowing into the lake, and direct precipitation into the lake. Water leaves lakes through groundwater or surface water flow and evaporation. Lakes can […]
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