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Nov 21 Meeting: A focus on wake enhancement

UPDATE: Meeting minutes now available.

Date:          Thursday, 11/21/24

Time:          6:30 PM

Location:    Soil and Water Conservation Building Room 300, 4319 Expo Drive, Manitowoc, WI 54245

PUBLIC INVITED

Planned agenda

1) Lake Stewardship award presentation to Fricke Printing

2) Wake enhancement discussion with the following presenters that will have up to 45 minutes each.

Rebuttal discussions, closing statements and short Q&A time to follow.

Jeff Meessmann

Jeff is a director in the LAST WILDERNESS ALLIANCE and a founding member of the WISCONSIN LAKES COALITION, which includes Wi Lakes Association, Wi Wildlife Federation, Greenfire, Lakes at Stake and the Last Wilderness Alliance. Last year Jeff was awarded the Wi Lakes Stewardship award for excellence in public speaking. Over the past 3 years the LWA Hazardous Wake Task Force has conducted over 80 programs and results have added 20 communities to the existing 12 communities that have wake control regulations protecting over 200 lakes.

Bill Jacobs

Bill is on the Town of Rhine Town Board and was the main crafter of the Crystal Lake, Town of Rhine ordinance concerning amplified wakes that states; “The ordinance forbids the use of mechanical or other means to amplify the wake.” He will explain how effective the ordinance has been the last four years of enactment.

Stephen Radtke

Stephen is a member of an informal group working to educate the public to look at the data in its entirety from studies involving wake boats and surfing.  He was an Application Engineer for a Fortune 100 company and has over 15 years experience in the automotive and military shipbuilding industries.  These industries are well known for their intensive testing requirements and specifications required for all applications.  Stephen brings this knowledge when breaking down the studies used in this discussion.

Short discussion of current MCLA draft wake enhancement resolution and president’s recommendation

5 to 10 minute social break.

3) MCLA general membership meeting

    1. Secretary’s report of 9/29 meeting/banquet, request for any corrections/additions
    2. Treasurer’s report
    3. Upcoming meetings schedule, Feb 27th 2025, April 17th 2025.
    4. Adjourn
Updated: December 4, 2024 — 1:10 pm

Carstens Lake Water Quality Project Fall Update

October 2024 Project Update

Exciting news, we are beginning construction this week on the Sedimentation Basin for Carstens Lake. The entire process is expected to take about a month. At that point, we will begin working with UW-Stevens Point to incorporate the phosflow sorption medium. This is the second element to this project, following up on the wetland scrapes completed last fall.  More project information can be found here.

 

  

Updated: November 18, 2024 — 4:18 pm

CD3 Cleaning Systems Presentation

(18 slides)

As presented at the August 29, 2024 MCLA meeting by
Jacob Utrie, VP Operations
cd3systems.com
more info about this presentation

Updated: October 4, 2024 — 3:27 pm

Attention Wilke Lake Anglers

New Wilke Lake DNR Harvest regulations in place, expiring in 2026.

 

Walleye: 3 walleye may be kept, but they must be at least 18”.

Northern pike: 2 northern pike of any length may be kept, but pike between 25-35” may not be kept.

Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth) 1 bass (total) may be kept; it must be at least 18”.

Panfish are not affected by these regulations. Bluegill, pumpkinseed, sunfish, crappie and yellow perch are open all year. No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 25.

Full document available at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/Fishing/NewRegs20242025.pdf

Updated: May 1, 2024 — 3:38 pm

Are you part of the network? Volunteer!

 

Chances are that if you are reading this on our lakes website, you care about preserving Wisconsin’s important natural resources!

 

There are many opportunities to get involved with a Wisconsin Citizen-Based Monitoring Network program.

If you cannot volunteer, please visit their website and subscribe to their newsletter for valuable news and information. Read their winter 2020 newsletter.

 

Manitowoc County Organizations accepting volunteers:

Adopt-a-Beach
Alliance for the Great Lakes

Centerville Citizens for Air, River, and Environmental Solutions
WDNR, Discovery Farms, The WATER Institute

Citizen Lake Monitoring Network
Wisconsin DNR Northeast Region

National Weather Service Cooperative Observing Program
   NOAA, National Weather Service Green Bay

Woodland Dunes Nature Center

 


Statewide volunteer opportunities also available!

 

Bumble Bee Brigade logo
The Bumble Bee Brigade surveys for native bumble bees throughout the state.
Clean Lakes Monitoring Network logo
The Citizen Lake Monitoring Network is a partnership between UW-Extension Lakes, the Wisconsin DNR, and over 1,000 volunteers that collect many types of water quality information on Wisconsin Lakes.
Rare Plant Monitoring Program logo
The Rare Plant Monitoring Program surveys for rare plants around Wisconsin.
Water Action Volunteers logo
Water Action Volunteers (WAV) measure six important elements of stream health using scientific tools and techniques and report data to a statewide database.
Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey logo
The Wisconsin Frog & Toad Survey documents frog and toad distribution, relative abundance, and population trends in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Mussel Monitoring Program logo
The Wisconsin Mussel Monitoring Program seeks to provide up-to-date information on the distribution of native freshwater mussels at a statewide level.
Wisconsin Turtle Conservation Program logo
The Wisconsin Turtle Conservation Program aims to document turtle distribution, nesting areas, and road mortality hot spots statewide in order for conservation managers and citizen scientists to utilize data to focus on high priority areas for conservation.
Updated: December 11, 2020 — 10:08 am