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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
You’ve Got (a lake district notification) Email!
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 […]
Second wakesports bill would protect Wisconsin’s lakes
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. […]
Bill would limit regulation of wakesports; remove local authority to manage impacts
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 […]
The Felzkowski/Swearingen Wakesports Bill – Next Legislative Steps
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 […]