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July 18th AIS Identification Training with a Side of Ice Cream–Clear Lake Boat Landing

July 11, 2024

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.  …

Need an Aquatic Plant Sample Identified?

July 11, 2024

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.
  •  …

Diver Assisted Harvesting

June 27, 2024

Diver Assisted Suction Harvesting, or DASH, is one of the control methods employed in 2024 on the Manitowish Chain to assist with aquatic plant removal. It is a method appropriate for the removal of plants in larger more dense beds of plants rather than in areas of less dense or individual plants. …

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Enacts an Emergency Wake Boat Ban to Protect Tribal Waters

June 20, 2024

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.  …

AIS Identification Training With a Side of Ice Cream at the Community Center–Saturday, June 15th.

June 11, 2024

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. …

Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring and Control Plans for 2024

April 29, 2024

Grants have been received.    

          Control work is planned.   

                  Citizen monitoring efforts are vital. 

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The Manitowish Waters Lakes Association Announces its Updated Website and New Online Capabilities

April 26, 2024

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, …

MWLA Letter to Our Legislators on Proposed Statute Relating to Wakesurfing and Wakeboarding

January 15, 2024

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. 

Manitowish Waters Boat Patrol Fall 2023 Report

September 26, 2023

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, …

Shorelines and Our Fishery

September 17, 2023

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. …