Meetings & Speaker Series

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Mark your calendar with these dates and look forward to an exciting year! Members should plan to attend. Meetings are held at the County Office building on Expo Drive unless noted elsewhere. Public and guests are more than welcome to attend our events unless otherwise noted. MCLA is working to protect and enhance the quality of area lakes and watersheds for the benefit of all in our community.

Manitowoc County Office Complex, Room 300
4319 Expo Drive, Manitowoc
Meetings are at 6:30pm

Next MCLA meeting:

Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Time 6:30 PM
Location: Soil and Water Conservation building
4319 Expo Drive, Room 300, Manitowoc

Jason Breeggemann, fisheries biologist with the WDNR based out of Green Bay, will present data from 2022 fish surveys and discuss DNR plans for area lakes in 2023.

PUBLIC WELCOME!!

Agenda

Presentation: Jason Breeggemann, Sr Fisheries Biologist, DNR

5-10 minute social break

MCLA General Membership meeting

Secretary’s report
Treasurer’s report
Status update of the Carsten’s Lake project
Call for newsletter articles
Upcoming meetings
Voluntary Lake reports (if time permits)
Open time for any questions/discussion (if time permits)

2022 Meetings:

11/18/2022 Executive Committee meeting | meeting minutes
10/21/2022 | meeting minutes

Annual banquet, Guest Speaker Jerry Englebert, Pier & Waterfront Solutions, LLC

9/1/2022 General membership meeting | meeting minutes

Presentation: A Review of Shoreline Regulations
Pete Tarnowski – County Planning and Park Manager, and Reed Gaedtke – County Code Administrator, will review Shoreland regulations covering some history of shoreland regulation, setback requirements, impervious surface and filling and grading regulations. They are hoping to provide the audience with some clarity and information on what’s required for permitting. They will entertain some general questions but they will not be taking site specific questions pertaining to any individual’s projects. Individuals may contact their office with specifics about projects.

Read the Valders Journal Article about this presentation.
Call (920) 775-4431 to subscribe to the Valders Journal. Serving the community since 1940. Single copies on sale at Cenex and Weber’s BP in Valders and M&K Quick Stop in St. Nazianz. Mailed every Wednesday.

6/30/2022 General membership meeting | meeting minutes

Read the Valders Journal article about this meeting

Presentation: Carstens Lake Water Quality Improvement Project

Proposed Sedimentation and Treatment Basin with Sorption Technology

Jim Kettler, Director of Projects, Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership

Sarah Majerus, Environmental Scientist, Stantec

Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership (LNRP) and partners at Stantec and the UW–Stevens Point are working on a design for water quality treatment along Pine Creek, a direct tributary to Carstens Lake. The project was initiated as a result of a 3-year study by MCLA (2012-2014), which identified high levels of phosphorus (>40 ppb) in Carstens Lake. The subsequent 2018 Carstens Lake Comprehensive Management Plan recommends offline structures adjacent to Pine Creek for water quality treatment to mitigate phosphorus loading in Carstens Lake, and was the catalyst for this project. Read more

5/18/2022 Executive Committee meeting | meeting minutes
4/28/2022 General membership meeting | meeting minutes
2/03/2022 Executive Committee meeting | meeting minutes

2021 Meetings:

9/24/2021 | meeting minutes
Annual banquet, awards presentations and elections of officers.

6/24/2021 | meeting minutes

This will be the first meeting for MCLA since 2020 when COVID-19 restrictions were in place and we have a lot of catching up to do! We’ll have an update on Lake Projects from this past year, and the MCLA business meeting will follow. If you wish to come early at 5:00 pm there may be pontoon rides available to tour Cedar Lake. Public and guests are encouraged to attend!

Kayak Demonstration:
Thomas Koeppen, a Kayak instructor, and his team with the “Kayak Connection Program” will discuss the different types of Kayaks, their purpose, types of paddles, strokes and equipment and demonstrate safety and paddle techniques. If you are considering purchasing a Kayak or want to improve your skills this program is for you.

Aquatic Invasive Species Program 2021:
Jake Divine from Glacierland RC&D, the new AIS coordinator will update us on this year’s boat inspection program and AIS activities.

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2020 Meeting Archive:

2/27/2020 | meeting minutes

Valders Journal coverage of guest speaker presentations

- Ice Fishing Manitowoc County Lakes: Clint Ward will discuss the latest trend in technology and ice fishing methods that have occurred in recent years. A life long resident of Manitowoc County and avid fisherman, he will discuss ice fishing opportunities on area lakes.
- Your Food Choices and Water Quality: Representatives from SLO Farmers Co-op, a producer marketing cooperative in northeastern Wisconsin, will speak on farm practices that protect water quality and reduce carbon emissions. Helping to connect the dots with the positive environmental impact of creating a micro-market for local farm products.
- Conservation Congress: Larry Bonde, currently state Chairman of the Conservation Congress, will talk about the role the Congress plays in advising DNR and the Natural Resource Board on Fish & Game laws and other conservation issues. He will also discuss proposals or up-coming questions on the Public Hearings scheduled for April and held in every County of the State.

4/23/2020 [cancelled]
6/25/2020 [cancelled]
8/27/2020 [cancelled]
October Banquet [cancelled]
12/3/2020 [cancelled]

2020 Meetings Cancellation: COVID-19 Statement