As reported in the recent letter “Rice/Pike Lake Curly Leaf Pond Weed Pull” from the Iron County Lakes and Rivers Alliance (ICLRA), there has been substantial work this summer to control Curly Leaf Pondweed in Rice Lake, Pike Lake, and the Turtle River. This post focuses on Pike Lake-specific progress, […]
Read MoreFrom: Dave Hall, President Iron County Lakes and Rivers Alliance Dear Iron County Lakes & Rivers Alliance (ICLRA) members and friends, As many of you may recall, last winter the ICLRA hosted an event at the Great Northern to discuss creating a Management Plan for the Turtle River Watershed. While several topics were […]
Read MoreBy Zach Wilson, Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department In 2019, the Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department vouchered new curly leaf pondweed (CLP) populations on Pike Lake and the Turtle River. These new populations indicate that the aquatic invasive species (AIS) has moved downstream from the source […]
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Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreFor 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 […]
Read MoreThis 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 – […]
Read MoreYou, 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
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