MCLA has been fielding more questions lately about whether or not riparian land owners can have piers.
You can find all the answers you need on the Wisconsin DNR’s website at https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Waterways/recreation/piers.html
Topics of February’s Meeting Announced
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 at 6:30pm
Please mark your calendars and join us!
Manitowoc County Office Building
4319 Expo Drive, Room 300
Public and guests are encouraged to attend.
- 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.
Bullhead Lake Moves to Next Level
Property owners get OK to form district to better manage financial needs
by Todd S. Bergmann. Reprinted with permission from the 12-26-19 issue of the Valders Journal.
The Manitowoc County Board last week approved creation of a lake district for Bullhead Lake as a means to fund treatment of water quality issues.
Spring Fish Survey Reports Available for Harpt and Spring Lakes
The latest DNR Spring Fish Survey Reports for Harpt and Spring Lakes are now available:
2019 Spring Lake Survey Report
John Durbrow Presented with MCLA’s Lake Stewardship Award
Tom Ward and John Durbrow
At the MCLA annual banquet on October 18, 2019, John S. Durbrow was presented with the Lake Stewardship award for his work in support of Manitowoc County lakes.
Through his leadership as President and Past President of the Manitowoc County Lakes Association, MCLA initiated its first website.
John set up a candidate forum on water quality topics to educate voters and the candidates on natural resource issues.
On behalf of MCLA, John obtained a grant to study the impact of water clarity on home prices in Manitowoc and surrounding counties.
John has also helped MCLA to host educational topics expanding the membership’s understanding and knowledge of lake issues.
MCLA thanks John for his dedication to our lakes.
Sounding the alarm on water quality
George Meyer
George Meyer and Tom Ward
At the October 18th MCLA Annual Banquet at Meats Opera Haus in St, Nazianz (more details), MCLA members were privileged to hear a talk by guest speaker George Meyer. George Meyer is the former Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and Executive Director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation (WWF). Valders Journal Reporter Todd S. Bergmann covered the event in his October 24, 2019 article.
Read the Valders Journal article
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RSVP for the Oct 18 Annual Banquet
Manitowoc County Lakes Association Annual Banquet
Friday, October 18th, 2019
featuring guest Speaker George Meyer, retired Secretary of the Wisconsin DNR and executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation.
Waterfowl hunters do their part to stop AIS spread
Waterfowl hunters do their part to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species
About the time the Green Bay Packers start fulfilling our football dreams, Wisconsin’s hunters prepare to take to the waters for the 2019 waterfowl hunting season on opening weekend, September 28-29. It will also begin the fourth year of Waterfowl Hunter Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Outreach, when teams of DNR staff, statewide AIS Partners and volunteers will be stationed at access points on opening days across the state to talk to hunters about AIS and what they can do to stop the spread. Staff at Glacierland RC& D will be out at the Marshes and other hunting hotspots around Sheboygan and Manitowoc Counties to assist hunters with preventative actions and answer any invasive species questions. Read more
September meeting: Focus on Phosphorus
MCLA MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Thursday, September 26th, 2019
Please mark your calendars and join us
at the Manitowoc County Office building @ 4319 Expo Drive,
Room 300, at 6:30pm.
Public and Guests are encouraged to attend.
Our program will be on internal phosphorus loading in our lakes with guest speaker Ron Gerrits from Bullhead Lake. Bullhead Lake is in the process of doing a feasibility study to determine if an alum treatment can be conducted to improve water quality conditions. Ron will highlight the findings of the project.
Our second speaker will be the President of the Kewaunee County Lake Association, Randy Kleiman. He will discuss the successful alum treatment conducted on east Alaska lake in Kewaunee County to control the phosphorus internal loading.
The MCLA business meeting will follow.
New FREE Fish ID Tool Available!
Ever question your catch?
There’s a new FREE fish ID tool available from the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. Read more
All hands on deck this 4th of July to stop AIS in Wisconsin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Madison—Thousands of Wisconsinites will take to the water this Fourth-of-July for the state’s busiest boating holiday of the year. During the tenth annual Landing Blitz, July 3-7th, 2019, many boaters will be greeted at landings and access points by Glacierland RC&D and Wisconsin DNR staff, as well as volunteers sharing a simple, but powerful message: YOU can protect lakes, rivers, and streams from aquatic invasive species.
Meet the Starry Stonewort
Starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa), a submerged annual macroalga, is known to cause nuisance conditions in MI, NY and IN. It can outcompete other vegetation and forms monotypic stands that can reduce fish spawning habitat.
Learn about Manitowoc’s latest AIS threat at the next MCLA meeting on Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 at 6:30pm
Please join us at the Manitowoc County Office building @ 4319 Expo Drive, Room 300. Public and Guests are encouraged to attend.
DNR Fish Manager Steve Hogler will be our guest speaker, Steve will be reviewing last year’s fish survey findings on Wilke and Shoe lakes in the County and discuss DNR’s plans for surveying lakes this year. He will shed some light on the fish die off of Bullheads on Silver Lake this past month. This will be an opportunity to ask questions regarding the fisheries of the area and discuss the special panfish regulations on Long, Bullhead, English and Harpts lakes.