News
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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In an effort to help protect their waters, on April 22, 2024 the Tribal Council enacted an emergency rule banning any operation of a wake boat within the exterior boundaries of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation. …
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First of Four AIS Identification Trainings This Summer
The aquatic invasive plant curly-leaf pondweed has made it over the dam into Vance Lake. And Eurasian watermilfoil has been found above the dam in Manitowish Lake and the Trout River. …
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Grants have been received.
Control work is planned.
Citizen monitoring efforts are vital.
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With the many water related topics and issues of importance, the Manitowish Waters Lakes Association has made website and online changes to improve communication with the community and association members.
Familiar Website, …
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Thank you for taking an interest in the concerns related to wakeboating and wakesurfing activities in Wisconsin. The Board of Directors of the Manitowish Waters Lakes Association (MWLA) joins with the Manitowish Waters Town Board in opposing LRB 3518 in its current form.
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by Dan Perry, Water Safety Officer
As Fall is upon us, the Manitowish Waters Boat Patrol Team is looking back on the summer and evaluating how the season went. Throughout the summer the Boat Patrol put in over 800 patrol hours during which they made over 6800 contacts, …
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In the Wisconsin DNR pamphlet, The Water’s Edge, Mike Staggs, a previous DNR Fisheries Director stated, “If you destroy the natural shoreline habitat, then fishing will get worse—and we cannot fix that situation by simply stocking or changing the fishing regulations. …
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