Call for Action to Protect Lake Bottom Habitat from Enhanced Wakes
Wisconsin Lakes and the LWA Call for Urgent Action to Protect Lakebed Life from Enhanced Wakes See it happen – watch this 45sec video Operating between 9 and 12 mph, […]
Category: Lake Policy
Joint Press Release – Why 700′ Shoreline Buffer for Enhanced Wakes
Wisconsin Lakes and the Last Wilderness Alliance are calling for urgent action to protect shoreline and people from enhanced wakes. Wake-surfing boats produce intentionally large wakes that require far more […]
Committed To Combating Aquatic Invasive Invaders
Wisconsin Lakes is committed to combating aquatic invasive invaders—however, we need to be strategic about it. Wisconsin residents already spend millions of dollars in this effort with funds generated through […]
Bipartisan Statewide Regulation of Enhanced Wake Recreation
Wisconsin Lakes and the Last Wilderness Alliance are renewing their call for bipartisan state-wide regulation of enhanced wake recreation to protect Wisconsin’s lake resources without being overly restrictive of the […]
What can I do if I don’t like a boating industry supported wakesports bill
Here are some thoughts on what you can do to be prepared and act proactively on a wakesports bill, or really any bill that you aren’t supporting By Wisconsin Lakes […]
Pro Wakesport Industry Bill Could Drop Monday – Possible Public Hearing on Tuesday
Is the Legislature trying to ram through a pro wakesports industry bill by limiting public input? Indications are a bill could be introduced Monday, August 25 and a public hearing […]
Wake Boat Study Update
University of Minnesota Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory has released it’s phase 2 report on power boat hydrodynamics and their impact. The study recommends wake boats should operate in 20 ft of […]
WEBINAR: Let’s be Salt Wise!
Join Allison Madison of Wisconsin Salt Wise to learn how salt use is impacting our lakes & rivers and what to do about it By Wisconsin Lakes staff A WISCONSIN […]
A Big Coalition to Fight Damage from Big Wakes
A bipartisan partnership of over 80 lake organizations, fishing groups, landowners, environmentalists, and others make up one of the largest coalitions to protect Wisconsin’s waters By Wisconsin Lakes staff The […]
Will Your Lake Organization Join the Call?
Groups around Wisconsin are coalescing to call for reasonable limitations on enhanced wakes to protect the safety and environment of Wisconsin’s lakes By Wisconsin Lakes staff Wisconsin Lakes is partnering […]