July 10, 2020

Rice/Pike Lake Curly Leaf Pond Weed Pull

Duane Silkworth
CLP

From: 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 […]

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June 26, 2020

Pike Lake Curly Leaf Pondweed Project 2020 Mid-season Report

Duane Silkworth
CLP

By 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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May 12, 2020

May 10, 2020 Information Meeting Report

Duane Silkworth
Startup

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 […]

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May 8, 2020

Upcoming Zoom Meetings

Duane Silkworth
Startup

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 – […]

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April 18, 2020

Organizational Meeting Invitation

Duane Silkworth
Startup

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 […]

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March 6, 2020

Report on Steering Committee Teleconference March 5

Duane Silkworth
Startup

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 […]

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January 29, 2020

January 29, 2020 Turtle River Watershed Meeting

Duane Silkworth
Startup

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 […]

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