News
The Official First Draft of the Manitowish Waters Lake Associations’ Aquatic Plant Management Plan for managing Eurasian watermilfoil in the Manitowish Waters Chain of Lakes is available for your review.
The link to the draft management plan can be found here. …
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On July 25, 2025, a request was made by four plaintiffs to request a temporary restraining order and a temporary injunction against the Town of Manitowish Waters to not enforce provisions of the recently passed wake surfing ordinances (Ordinance 1-2025, …
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Over the course of more than a year, the MWLA Board of Directors has been looking at possible revisions to the MWLA bylaws. In July of this year, after further discussion, parts of the bylaws were amended. …
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PRESENTERS:
- Clean Lakes Alliance Founder & Executive Director – James Tye
- Clean Lakes Alliance Deputy Dir. & Chief Science Officer – Paul Dearlove
DESCRIPTION:
This talk will delve into the science, …
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The video of the April 17th community-wide Eurasian watermilfoil informational meeting is now available. Link: Eurasian Watermilfoil Informational Meeting April 2025
Presenters from the North Lakeland Discovery Center, …
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Eurasian Watermilfoil
Grant Awards & Upcoming Event to Protect Our Waters
The following press release has gone out to local media!
The Manitowish Waters Chain of Lakes has long been a cherished gem of the Northwoods, …
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January 14th Town Board Public Hearing and Town Board Meeting:
The Manitowish Waters Town Board approved sending to the DNR a draft ordinance titled “Restricting Certain Artificial Wake Enhancement”. This draft ordinance applies only to lakes wholly within the Town of Manitowish Waters. …
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Jamie VandenLangenberg, Water Program Director, NLDC
Eurasian watermilfoil was first detected in the summer of 2023, rooted in the Lower Trout River channel between Alder and Manitowish Lakes. Since then, …
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Third of Four Summer 2024 AIS Identification Trainings
The aquatic invasive plant Eurasian watermilfoil has been found in Manitowish Lake and the Trout River. Curly-leaf pondweed has made it over the dam into Vance Lake. …
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If you have a sample of an aquatic plant you think might be invasive and would like the sample identified, this is the process.
On a zip-lock plastic bag, please put the following information:
- Your name
- Your email address or phone number.
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