| 2006
E-Lake letter archive |
| December
2006: Inside this issue... |
- Door County Board urges statewide phase out of
phosphorus in lawn fertilizers
- Survey mistakes may cost lake front property
owners money
- Comments sought on proposed Groundwater Rule
(NR 820)
- Water levels may be at 50-year-lows in some lakes
- Lake, stream shorelines off limits to motorized
vehicles
- Do you know a group doing good things for lakes?
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| November
2006: Inside this issue... |
- Low water levels got you down? Come to our November
4th workshop
- Conservation Scorecard provides voters with Legislator’s
voting record
- Towns collaborate to develop stormwater management
plan
- Storm water carries more than water: simple
things homeowners can do to prevent polluted runoff
- Fishing tournament rules (NR 20) go to public
hearings
- Who are the people in your neighborhood?
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| October
2006: Inside this issue... |
- What are the most important conservation issues
to you?
- Low water levels in Central Wisconsin lakes topic
of workshop
- Public hearings to be held on fishing tournament
rules
- 1,100 miles of Outstanding and Exceptional waters
protected
- Politics, not science, may determine species’
fate
- Ask candidates to be your voice for conservation
if they are elected in November
- Court rules EPA must control ships' discharged
water by 2008
- Mercury moves beyond water: contamination found
in wide variety of nation’s wildlife, study finds
- Share your experience with fellow lake leaders!
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| September
2006: Inside this issue... |
- Manure management discharge rules (NR 243): hearing
results
- Ask candidates to be your voice for conservation
if they are elected in November
- Citizen based monitoring conference
- Share your experience with fellow lake leaders!
- Help “Get the Lead Out!” with new lake association
kits
- Lake's rusty crayfish decline thanks to trapping,
boosting fish numbers
- County Board of Supervisors protects Lake Nancy:
denies zoning committee recommendation
- Houses go up, aquifer goes down
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| August
2006: Inside this issue... |
- August 3rd: public hearing on manure management
rules
- Conservation Scorecard released
- New Aquatic Invasive Species guide available
- Lake Winnebago System anglers create economic
impact and jobs
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| July
2006: Inside this issue... |
- Public hearing on Manure management expected
soon
- Supreme Court ruling affirms public’s rights
on waters
- Natural Resource Board votes to protect Outstanding
and Exceptional waters
- Invasive species threatens Wisconsin’s ash trees
- Dane County to sell municipal bonds for clean
lake fund
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| June
2006: Inside this issue... |
- Join us for the Northwestern Wisconsin Lakes
Conference!
- Governor’s veto protects everyone’s rights
- Manure Management Rules unanimously approved
by Natural Resource Board
- June is Invasive Species Awareness Month
- Why does the turtle cross the road?
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| May
2006: Inside this issue... |
- Governor’s veto protects shorelines
- More uncertainty surrounds piers
- Natural Resource Board to consider needed manure
management rule changes
- Cranberry Grower’s phosphorus discharge ruled
a public nuisance
- Action by anglers & boaters critical to stop
invasive species
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| April
2006: Inside this issue... |
- Bill before Governor would weaken shoreland protections
- Rule revisions necessary to keep lakes manure
free
- Certainty on piers still in limbo
- Conservation Congress will vote on Slow No Wake
- Minnesota study finds lost lead tackle leads
to larger lake problems
- Big Cedar Lake conservation easement preserves
lake’s look & increases property’s value
- Largest land conservation purchase in Wisconsin
History to preserve rivers, lakes
- The Social Side of Watershed Restoration
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| March
2006: Inside this issue... |
- Green Lawns, Green Lakes: the phosphorus connection
- Concern raised over Western Wisconsin aquatic
plant management solicitation
- Wisconsin Buffer Initiative publishes recommendations
- The Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual available
- Storm Water Enforcement Tool Kit available
- Lake Leaders Institute nominations due
- Join us for the Wisconsin Lakes Convention!
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| February
2006: Inside this issue... |
- Public hearing on pier rules needs local lake
perspective
- Proposed bills would take away property owners,
tax payers, and consumer rights
- Added protection for tribal waters will help
our lakes
- Citizens identify Wisconsin’s special places
in new Land Legacy report
- Wildlife watching tourists flock to northern
Wisconsin
- Website helps citizens locate Wisconsin wetlands
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| January
2006: Inside this issue... |
- Special Committee on DNR Regulatory Reform seeks
bias not balance
- Pier bill would bypass public process for private
agenda
- Local ordinance aims to limit pier density, preserve
lake character
- Courts uphold County’s phosphorus ban: ruling
called a win for city's lakes
- Make your voice heard in the Capitol
- Join us for our February 18th Southern Lakes
Workshop
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