Task Force Sets First Water Quality Hearing
Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force to Take Public Testimony By Wisconsin Lakes Staff April 30, 2019 The first opportunity for the public to speak in front of the Wisconsin legislature’s […]
Category: Getting Involved
Lake organization website project comes to Wisconsin Lakes!
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 […]
Grammies, Oscars, Golden Globes? Don’t forget the “Stewies”!
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 […]
This time its the wetlands…
Bill would exempt 20% of Wisconsin’s wetlands from permitting requirements By Michael Engleson, Wisconsin Lakes A bill exempting “non-federal” wetlands from Wisconsin’s wetland permitting requirements is set to receive a […]
Why restrict navigability?
Wisconsin Lakes opposes bill that would limit protections on some dammed lakes, restrict DNR from navigability determinations By Wisconsin Lakes staff As reported earlier by Wisconsin Lakes, AB599/SB506 would restrict the […]
Coming Soon – One of Summer’s Top Lake Events!
2017 Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference set for June 16 in Hayward! Be sure to mark your calendars for the upcoming 2017 Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference, which returns this year in […]
REMINDER: Lakes in Action is coming to Eau Claire on March 30
You still have time to sign up for this basics of advocacy workshop! By Wisconsin Lakes staff Wisconsin Lakes and the River Alliance of Wisconsin are happy to announce a […]
Who Gets the Water? Groundwater Bill Hearing March 15
Bill that would create a virtual right to pump for high cap wells sees 9am hearing on March 15 in the Capitol. Can it be fixed? A bill loosening regulations […]
Hearings on lakes dredging permit this week!
Hearings in Madison on Tue, Feb 14 and in Green Bay on Thr, Feb 16. Written comments due March 3. By Wisconsin Lakes staff Considerable concern has been raised among […]
2017: Moving forward
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 […]