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E-lake letter

1. Pier rules move ahead: WAL’s position
2. The President's Column:
   No substitute for timely lake citizen action
   Jim Abbs
3. Notes from the Office:
   Water conflicts in our future?
   Peter Murray
4. Using chemicals can hurt lakes and wildlife:
   Safely control invasive purple loosestrife
   Scott Provost
5. The Capitol Report:
   Bill watch: legislation of interest
   Bill O'Connor
6. Water funding: between a rock and a hard place
   Bill O'Connor
7. Vast majority of piers will not need state permit
   Mary Ellen Vollbrecht and Liesa Lehmann
8. Consider adopting more protective local pier rules Susan Tesarik
9. Protecting Wisconsin’s environmental legacy
   Governor Doyle announces Conserve Wisconsin initiative
   Governor Jim Doyle
10. Volunteers battle invasive species
    Bayfield County lake groups act to stop EWM, others Jane Swenson
11. Riparian science or sales pitch?
    You need both to protect your lake!
    Jeremy Williamson
12. Twin Lakes hosts kid’s day
    Gretchen Miller
13. Lake Nancy fair a success!
    Shanda Waller
14. Foundation protects lake’s character, water quality
    Tami Jackson
15. What is lake classification?
    Ezra Meyer
16. Lake Grants: a good investment for our lakes
    Carroll Schaal
17. How does polluted runoff affect my lake?
    Rebecca Baumann
18. Phosphorus runoff threatens lakes:
    study shows lakes may not recover for a millennium
19. Grassroots efforts key to lake protection
    Meg Marshall
20. Partnerships for watershed protection
    John "Duke" Welter
21. Long Lake Watershed planning project:
    towns and lake associations working together
    Eric Olsen
22. County standards protect water quality
    Brian Forest
23. From paper to land:
    implementing Wisconsin’s runoff rules
    Carol Holden
24. Development affects link between forests, lakes
    Nick Schribner
25. New aquatic invasive species education handbook Mandy Beall

1. Securing our watersheds' long term health
   Mike Dombeck
2. Notes from the office:
   Public participation essential to health of Wisconsin lakes
   Peter T. Murray
3. The President's column.
   A critical focus for local stewardship: new lake property owners
   Jim Abbs
4. Appreciating Lake Nancy
   Sam Lewis
5. Towards better effectiveness:
   working together for our lakes
   Fred Blake
6. Waterfront developer supports Smart Growth
   Eric Anderson
7. Shoreland zoning rule (NR 115) revisions: WAL's position
8. Making Wisconsin lakes safer:
   AB-248 would make boater education mandatory
   State Representative J.A. "Doc" Hines
9. The Capitol Report:
   Legislature moves budget to Governor
   Attorney William P. O'Connor, Legislative Counsel
10. Lakes in court
    Attorney William P. O'Connor, Legislative Counsel
11. How rain gardens protect lakes
    Roger Bannerman
12. Small indications:
    using aquatic invertebrates to measure water quality Jeremy Williamson
13. Aquatic Invasive Species grants useful tools
    Jeff Bode
14. Whoa Millie!
    Scott Provost
15. Nelson Lake combats invasive species:
    resort and property owners are first line of defense
    Tami Jackson
16. 7000 opportunities to reach boaters:
    Three Lakes Waterfront Association's vigilance protects lakes
    Laura Felda Marquart
17. Lake Leader named "Invader Crusader"
    Tami Jackson
18. WAL congratulates all 2005 Invader Crusaders
19. How does groundwater affect my lake?
    Ezra Meyer
20. 2003 groundwater protection act sidebar
    Ezra Meyer
21. Wisconsin's groundwater:
    here today, here tomorrow
    State Senator Neal Kedzie
22. Proposed high capacity well may impact Lake Beulah:
    Local lake groups oppose well site
    Robert Burmeister
23. Partnership + stewardship = protection:
    Chippewa Islands Project's Moonshine Island phase nears completion
    Doug Kurtzweil and Chris Jeffords

• Citizen partners help environmental enforcement
  State Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager
• Protecting Wisconsin's lakes, protecting Wisconsin's values
  Governor Jim Doyle
• Working together for solutions
  DNR Secretary Scott Hassett
• Notes from the Office:
  Protection of private property rights
  Peter T. Murray
• The President's column:
  It is all about the tipping point
  Jim Abbs
• Waters of Washburn County
  Sam Lewis
• Elmer Goetsch reflects on time spent on WAL board
• Tom Threlkeld notes positive changes at WAL
• The Capitol Report
  Attorney William P. O'Connor, Legislative Counsel
• Lakes in the court:
  backlot owners claim big money in pier "takings" case Attorney William P. O'Connor, Legislative Counsel
• Mandatory education for all boat operators: is this a good idea?
  Judy Jooss
• The Legislative role in lake protection
  State Representative Scott Gunderson
• Is forest health connected to lake health?
  Eunice Padley
• Effects of pier shading on plants, fish and insects
  Paul Dearlove and Patricia Cicero
• Study shows decline in non-game fish species
  Dave Marshall
• Protecting lakes by protecting forests
  Lynn Markham and Bobbie Webster
• Study proves lake's economic value
  Mary Knipper
• Wisconsin's strategy for widlife species of greatest conservation need
  Signe Holtz, Jill Mrotek, and Pat Robinson
• Perspectives on the Minnesota shallow lakes forum
  (two articles, one by Dick Osgood, one by Paul and Marilyn Mahlberg)
• Clean Boats, Clean Waters:
  what did we learn at the landings
  Laura Felda-Marquart
• Vilas County partnership to battle aquatic invasive species
  Caroyln Scholl and Ted Ritter
• Loon Lake Preservation Association protects shorelines through covenants
  Pat Andress
• Make a dream come true:
  West Wisconsin Land Trust helps protect Whitefish Lake
  (Michelle Dingwall)
• Chippewa Conservancy projects protect lake habitats
  Pat Andress
• 2005 Wisconsin Lake Stewardship Award winners
• WDNR support for citizen based monitoring programs
  Michelle Washebek
• Lake organizations:
  the heart and soul of lake management
  Tiffany Lyden
• Recipe for glue:
  benefits of a county-wide approach
  Dave Pozorski
• Wisconsin NatureMapping
  Sara Schmidt