| 2007
E-Lake letter archive |
| December
2007: Inside this issue... |
- Phosphorus free lawn
fertilizer bill (SB 197) advances
- Conservation organizations
petition DNR to regulate ballast water discharges from international
ships
- Report warns global warming will reduce
Great Lakes water supply
- Join us for Conservation
Lobby Day!
- FebruaryAquatic Invasive Species workshop features national
experts
- Article explores DNR and public’s roles
in preserving Wisconsin
shorelines
- Stories from the Shore
- Who are the people in your neighborhood?
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| November
2007: Inside this issue... |
- Budget holds good news for lakes
- Bill to restore DNR Secretary independence moves
forward
- Help make lake issues legislative issues
- February workshop to focus on Aquatic Invasive
Species
- New report cites need for Wisconsin to address
groundwater quantity issues
- New website offers Groundwater Planning resources
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| October
2007: Inside this issue... |
- Put natural resource interests first: support
an independent DNR Secretary
- No budget, big consequences
- Wisconsin Legislature idle as threat to Wisconsin
water supply looms
- 2008 Wisconsin Lakes Convention call for presenters
- 2008 Wisconsin Lake Stewardship Awards: recognize
someone for a season of accomplishments
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| September
2007: Inside this issue... |
- Comments on Wisconsin's shoreland zoning rules
(NR 115) due September 7th
- Public hearing held on bill (SB 197) to ban phosphorus
in lawn fertilizer
- Unnecessary phosphorus in lawn fertilizers helping
fuel algae blooms
- Oconomowoc bans phosphorus in lawn fertilizer
to aid lakes
- Wisconsin's silent springs: demand is reducing
water levels
- Drought drops water tables, lakes dry up
- Wisconsin to protect undeveloped Bayfield County
lake
- 2008 Wisconsin Lakes Convention call for presenters
- 2008 Wisconsin Lake Stewardship Awards: recognize
someone for a season of accomplishments
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| August
2007: Inside this issue... |
- Lakes Workshop: Reflections of the Landscape
- Participate in shoreland zoning (NR 115) hearings
or send written comments
- Manure leaks causing chronic lake problems, possible
human health risks
- Regulations aim to reduce mercury in Wisconsin
lakes
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| July
2007: Inside this issue... |
- Public hearings set on Shoreland Zoning rules
(NR 115)
- Lakes Workshop: Reflections of the Landscape
- Big Muskego Lake land purchase to protect shore
- New Lake Management Planning Resources on the
Web
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| June
2007: Inside this issue... |
- Inspiration! Information! Education! Come to
the Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference
- Invasive virus threatens fish
- A few steps closer to polluted runoff funding
- Expo showcased property owners efforts to reduce
polluted runoff
- Invasive plants should go to the landfill
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| May
2007: Inside this issue... |
- Join us at the Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference!
- Yahara Lakes Conference
- Protecting spawning habitat critical to Wisconsin's
state fish
- Time to ban ocean vessels in Great lakes?
- Capturing storm water in gardens is good for
the lakes
- Door County Aquatic Invasive Species summer internship
opportunity
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| April
2007: Inside this issue... |
- Are you an Agent of Change?
- Manure Runoff Rules (NR 243) for state’s largest
farms adopted
- Stand up and be counted at the Conservation Congress
Spring Hearings
- Conservation Congress to consider two lead shot
questions
- Your observations can become valuable data to
help loons
- Working with you for clean, safe, healthy lakes
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| March
2007: Inside this issue... |
- Are you an agent of change? Join us for the 2007
Wisconsin Lakes Convention!
- Recognize youth and business leaders making a
difference to our lakes
- Proposed $12 million for reducing polluted runoff
will benefit lakes
- Learning about Portage County lakes leads to
changes in behavior
- Useful fact sheets for lake enthusiasts
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| February
2007: Inside this issue... |
- Join Us in Pewaukee for this lakes workshop!
- Join us for Conservation Lobby Day!
- Groundwater Advisory Committee issues its report
- Minnesota DNR asked to toughen shoreline rules
by water groups
- Showcase your group's success stories at the
Wisconsin Lakes Convention
- Recognition for those working for the lakes
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| January
2007: Inside this issue... |
- From Plan into Practice: Solutions for our Changing
Lakes
- Conservation Lobby Day coming to the Capitol
- Lake Beulah dispute echoes larger battle: are
water wars in Wisconsin’s future?
- Excessive nitrates found in Rock County wells
- Reward those teaching lake stewardship
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