by admin | Sep 26, 2019 | Information, News
It doesn’t take Chris Hockley long before he’s pulled his first bass aboard the boat. Casting onto a patch of weeds so thick it looks like a greenish-yellow carpet, Hockley reels in his frog-like lure across the jungle of weeds, slooooooowly and then... 
by admin | Sep 23, 2019 | News
Volunteers with the River Alliance of Wisconsin say they’ve found two new instances of starry stonewort – an invasive algae that has been known to clog waterways. If confirmed, their findings would bring the number of total locations from 17 to 19 in the state. On... 
by admin | Sep 21, 2019 | News
Local lakes and lake goers are under attack — from non-native aquatic invasive species. Once infested with species such as zebra mussels or Eurasian water milfoil, it’s difficult or even impossible to eradicate the threat to the lake. “By the time it’s... by admin | Sep 20, 2019 | News
As 2019 began, Wright County was looking to expand its Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) pilot project on three county lakes to nine – a vote that passed the board by a split 3-2 vote in March. Commissioners Charlie Borrell and Mark Daleiden voted against the expansion,... 
by admin | Sep 16, 2019 | News
An invasive species called starry stonewort has spread to three lakes in the Lake Country. Starry stonewort was found in Lower Nemahbin Lake and Pewaukee Lake in August, according to a news release from the River Alliance of Wisconsin. A month earlier, the... by admin | Sep 11, 2019 | News
Starry stonewort may be in Geneva Lake to stay, but with the right treatment program and a healthy lake plant population, it can be kept under control. That is the assessment of Ted Peters, director of the Geneva Lake Environmental Agency, who issued a statement Sept....