LAKE POLICY
Biological Threats Spreading in Wisconsin Waters: Key Highlights from Diamond Lakers Annual Meeting
From spiny waterfleas and deep-water quagga mussels to the looming threat of golden mussels, Wisconsin’s inland waters face unprecedented biological challenges. These aggressive aquatic invasive species (AIS) threaten to disrupt food webs, destroy native fisheries, trigger severe economic impacts, and forever alter local lake clarity. What do lake shoreland owners, anglers, and boaters need to know right now, and how can local communities protect their waters? At the Diamond Lakers
Join The Coalition of Over 80 Organizations to Manage the Impact of Wakesports
Wisconsin Lakes is partnering with other Wisconsin nonprofit organizations and private businesses to call for statewide standards to limit the impact on the safety and enjoyment of lake users as well as on the lake environment from watercraft using ballast tanks and other devices to enhance their wakes. Your lake organization is welcome and encouraged to join this coalition as well! Wisconsin Lakes, Lakes at Stake Wisconsin, Wisconsin’s Green Fire, Wisconsin Wildlife Federation,
Getting Involved
Wisconsin Lakes Joins Statewide Coalition to Help Shape Future of Outdoor Recreation
HORICON MARSH, Wis. — Wisconsin Lakes has officially joined the newly formed Wisconsin Outdoor Consortium, uniting with 45 other conservation and outdoor groups to focus on critical issues across fisheries,
PROPOSED STATE-LEVEL REGULATIONS FOR ENHANCED WAKE SPORTS
Wisconsin Lakes and the Last Wilderness Alliance are renewing their call for bipartisan state-wide regulation of enhanced wake recreation to protect Wisconsin’s lake resources without being overly restrictive of
Announcements
NEWS
D&O Insurance Renewal Period Open
More than two decades ago, Wisconsin Lakes arranged for a Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability master Insurance policy for its member organizations through Great American Insurance. This one year renewing
EVENTS
2027 Wisconsin Lakes & Rivers Convention
April 14-16, 2027 – Stevens Point Holiday Inn & Convention Center
For 2026 Convention archives and info on 2027 visit Wisconsinwaterweek.org