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An Informative Zoom Call About Lake26

8/21/2024

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If you missed your chance to attend this informative Zoom call about Invasive Species potential, prevention, control and remediation for Lake26, don't worry. We've recorded this terrific session here. Watch this session to learn about options for keeping our lake clean and healthy.
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Steve McComas is owner of Blue Water Science in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has been working on lakes and streams for over 40 years and specializes in lake management and lake restoration projects. Over the last 25 years, McComas has developed a unique niche advising lake associations, city governments and other relevant agencies on lake and pond-management issues.
He garnered his first lake-sleuthing business by mailing fliers to lake associations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Gradually, McComas carved-out a niche in small-scale, lake and pond management and improvement techniques – such dredging and plant removal. He’s collected his lake-management ideas in two books: Lake Smarts and The Lake and Pond Management Guidebook.
Steve has authored over 800 journal publications, magazine articles, and technical reports and has written two books on lake restoration methods describing over 300 projects to improve lake conditions. Steve McComas, also known as the Lake Detective, appears occasionally on Joe Soucheray’s Garage Logic radio show and is a columnist for Outdoor News.
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Lake 26 Boat Launch Update

4/15/2024

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Burnett County Forestry is aware of the heaved concrete plank at the boat launch.  It is on their to-do list to get this fixed as soon as possible.  The plank  also has  protruding metal that has a risk of puncturing tires.

Launch your boat with caution until this issue is fixed.
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Spring Survey Results

3/23/2024

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Lake 26 AIS Point Intercept Survey

2/6/2024

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Please take a moment to review the last report from Burnett County, conducted June 21, 2023.
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Are You Power Loading?

8/15/2023

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Power loading is the act of using the boat's motor to aid loading or unloading your boat at our boat launch.  Since February, 2022, doing so is a violation of a Burnett County ordinance and is subject to a fine.  Read more here.
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Zebra Mussel Forum

1/28/2023

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You're invited to Polk County and Partners Zebra Mussel Forum on February 2nd. This is a virtual event that will begin at 9 am and end around 3-3:30 pm, but if planning to attend feel free to come and go for different talks! Although Burnett County has been very lucky with having only two lakes detected with Zebra Mussels, this invasive species is still moving around in surrounding counties and the St. Croix River. I highly encourage you all to attend and learn more about what other local lake associations in the Northwest Area are doing to prevent, contain and live with zebra mussel infestations. Burnett County has two lake association representatives speaking at this event including Bob Baker from Lipsett Lake and Sandy Swanson from the McKenzie Lakes! Feel free to pass along to your members!

Please RSVP to Colton Sorensen if you'd like to attend

Thanks and hope to see you there!
Emily


Emily Moore
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
Water Resources Specialist
Burnett County Land Services Department
7410 County Road K
Siren, WI 54872
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​2023 Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Photo Contest

12/18/2022

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We're planning way ahead so you can take amazing photos this year and submit them for the 2023 photo contest. We're looking for photos that answer the question: "Why do we need healthy lakes and rivers?" We are also looking for before/after photos that help us answer this important question (i.e. shoreland restoration photos). All photos are due April 1, 2023. Learn more here.

Submit a Photo
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2023 Wisconsin Lakes and Rivers Convention

12/18/2022

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Convention Topics - Our theme for your 2023 gathering is “Building Trust Around Water Together”.
There will be something for everyone at the 2023 Lakes and Rivers Convention. Here is a list of the topics that will be included in the agenda:
  • Building Trust Through Proper Project Management and Coordination
  • Building Trust Across User Groups and Stakeholders: Bridging Communication Gaps and Considering Different Perspectives
  • Unique Issues of Impounded Lakes
  • Holistic Solutions: Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) and Aquatic Plant Management (APM)
  • Recreational Impacts and the Public Trust
  • Funding for Lakes: Protecting Land and Funding for Water Resource Protection
  • Urban Waters
  • Community-Led Initiatives: Building Trust within Communities
  • Wildlife, Fisheries, and Natural History
  • Health Impacts
  • Building Organizational Capacity

LOCATION - 
Stevens Point, WI
 DATE AND TIME -04/19/23 9:00am - 04/21/23 4:00pm US/Central
 
Hotel Reservations
If you know you'll be attending the Lakes and Rivers Convention, you can make your hotel reservation now using the group block code. Visit the website for instructions.

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WISCONSIN LAKES PARTNERSHIP BULLETIN

6/1/2021

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR LAKE ORGANIZATIONS
JUNE 2021

​We send these emails about once per month to keep people posted and share important news. We hope you find this information beneficial.

Thursday Afternoon Webinars Recordings Available
Working in partnership with Wisconsin Lakes and the Wisconsin DNR, Extension Lakes offered a series of webinars this spring addressing a range of topics relevant to lake district and lake association board members. All of these webinars were recorded and are available for you to watch here.

Wisconsin DNR Grant Webinars
The Wisconsin DNR makes available millions of dollars every year for lake districts and lake associations. If you have a planning or implementation project in mind, NOW is the time to get ready to apply, as deadlines are approaching this fall. DNR staff will be holding two live webinars next month to explain the process and field your questions. NOTE: These two webinars cover the same material – you only need to attend one. Click on the date/time that works best for you to register:
July 28, 10–11 a.m.
July 29, 2–3 p.m.

Collaborative Capacity: How Can We Work Together?
"The conditions needed for coalitions to promote effective collaboration and build sustainable community change."
As we continue to focus our efforts on increasing lake organization capacity, we want to invite you to take advantage of these opportunities:
  • Office hours: We'd love to talk to you one-on-one so we can understand your needs and develop ways we can support you. Find a date on this Doodle that will work for you and reserve your one-hour timeslot: Doodle | Capacity Planning - You're welcome to invite others from your Board to join you.
  • Board documents: One thing we're looking for is for lake organizations to share their board documents with us; these documents may include board position descriptions, board service agreements, your board's skills gap analysis (i.e. board matrix), and your board member evaluation strategy/process. We will not share your documents with anyone; this is purely for our education and to help us develop better ways to help you and the other organizations across Wisconsin. Please send your documents to [email protected] with the Subject: Board Docs.
  • Advisory committee: We would like to pull together a small group of people who have the time and interest to review tools and provide feedback on ways to grow organizational capacity. This group will meet virtually via Zoom for one hour periodically (maybe quarterly; maybe monthly) to discuss ideas and provide guidance. We'd like to have an initial meeting in July. Please email [email protected] if you’re interested.


Boat Registration and Aquatic Invasive Species Donations
Please spread the word that anyone registering their boats in Wisconsin have an opportunity to make a donation to Aquatic Invasive Species research. These donations, about $64,000 per year, fund important research on AIS prevention and management strategies. Please "check the box" at the end of the boat registration form and help keep our lakes healthy!

My Lakeshore Field Journal - Order a case for your organization and/or event
If you are part of an organization that provides educational experiences for children related to water, or if you have the ability to get these Journals into the hands of children this summer, we invite you to order a case (or more) to be distributed. We are only asking you to pay for shipping. If interested, visit the Extension Lakes Bookstore and click on My Lakeshore Field Journal.

Subscribe to Lake Tides: The FREE newsletter for people interested in Wisconsin Lakes. Receive this free quarterly publication via email or have it delivered to your mailbox. Subscribe here.

Other Upcoming Events
Extension Lakes maintains a robust calendar of all water-related trainings and meetings; if you look at the calendar in "agenda view" you can see the full list of what's coming in July and beyond.

Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

Extension Lakes Team
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PICNIC & LAKE BOARD ANNUAL MEETING UPDATE

8/24/2020

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Greetings members!

Thank you to everyone who has sent in your dues for the year. Our treasurer informs us that we're significantly down versus other years, but that there have been some folks contributing. Thank you.
Are you wondering what we'll do for our annual meeting? We've waited as long as we could to make this decision, and the time is upon us.

The only thing we can do right now is to change the format and fare. We're not going to ask the camp to prepare our usual spread. In response to a range of valid personal POV on the Covid issue, and individual tolerances for risk, this will be a beverage-only happy hour chat on the deck at the camp. We won't be inside together and we won't have the complications of buffet-style lines and close quarters.

This plan allows us to stay on track and in compliance. We'll share a few quick updates and knock out a couple procedural points that are needed for setting up 2021. 
  1. It's still going to be at 5:00 next Saturday, August 29
  2. You are encouraged to attend even if you did not submit dues or picnic fees
  3. Lori and I will bring a cooler or two full of beverages but you're welcome to bring what you like also
  4. There will not be food
  5. It will be at the camp and on the deck
  6. There will not be an auction or giveaway
  7. We will have Lake 26 hats, t-shirts & can koozies for sale.

Notes will be circulated after the event.
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Thanks,
The Board
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