The Aquatic Invasive Species-Curly Leaf Pond Weed has been found in two of our lakes in Iron County. Zach Wilson from the Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department will be presenting a zoom training on the identification, history, life cycle, and management of this invasive plant.  Below is the […]

For those who were not able to attend the informational Zoom meeting on Sunday, I’ll try to recap the main points and also add a couple of things that were missed in the meeting. Meeting Summary Two topics were addressed in this meeting. 1. Creation of a Pike Lake Association […]

This Sunday, May 10 at 2:15 pm, we will host an informal information exchange meeting for the Pike Lake association and the Curly Leaf Pondweed pulling project, and on Sunday May 24, 2:15, we will hold a Zoom meeting to formally establish the lake association. 1. PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING – […]

You, and any other interested persons, are invited to two video teleconferences, probably using Zoom. Sunday afternoon May 10, 2020: An informal meeting for information/discussion/QA Sunday afternoon May 24, 2020: A formal meeting to establish a Lake Association for Pike Lake. Details on how to connect and participate will be […]

The Iron County Lakes and Rivers Alliance (ICLRA) is an umbrella group for lake associations in the county. They are taking the leading role in addressing issues for the whole Turtle River watershed. Recently the ICLRA sent the following letter and sign-up sheet to its membership to marshal volunteers to […]

The Pike Lake (proposed) association Steering committee held a teleconference the evening on March 5, 2020. Attending were Duane Silkworth Pat Lorsung Steve Anderson Amanda Kraus Bob Kary (Rice Lake Assn president) Dick Thiede (Iron County Lakes and Rivers Alliance, ICLRA) Dick and Bob answered lots of questions about the […]

On January 29, a conference was held with a wide attendance from area Lake Associations, Iron County, the Iron County Lakes and Rivers Alliance, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The Curly Leaf Pondweed invasion of Rice Lake, Pike Lake, and the Turtle River was a major topic. Here […]

On October 17, 2019, a “Pike Lake Alert” letter was sent by US Postal Mail, to all Pike Lake lakeshore owners, and Turtle River shore owners from Pike Lake upstream to the Arrowhead road bridge, from Pike Lake downstream to Lake of the Falls, and a few close neighbors. We […]

On Sept 29, 2019, several lakeshore owners attended a meeting at Ruggers Landing, where Zach Wilson gave a presentation about the Iron County Land and Water Conservation department, Pike Lake, and Curly-Leaf Pondweed. These are the slides from that presentation.