Posts by Kim Swisher

Join us for the Annual Membership Meeting on July 30th. Hosted by Braywood. Business Meeting at 10:30 am, followed by Educational Event and Picnic. View the Meeting agenda here. Please RSVP to moc.liamgnull@enilnoalcre or 920-428-6743.

By Katie Thoresen, WXPR Public Radio Vilas County will soon require parking permits at many of its parks and boating landings. “Our use has gone way up with COVID and everything and renewed insurgence of people wanting to get outdoors,” said Todd Bierman, the Vilas County Parks and Recreation Supervisor. Like much public land during…

ERCLA Sponsoring Free Vessel Safety Checks On Saturday, June 3, 2023, the Eagle River Chain of Lakes Association (ERCLA) is partnering with the Central District Chapter of the U.S. Power Squadron to host free vessel safety checks at Riverview Park from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The park is located on the south side of…

Headwaters Chapter of Muskies, Inc., presents their annual Wisconsin DNR panel presentation on Wednesday, April 5th at 7:00 pm at the VFW Post 8637 in Eagle River (418 West Pine Street). The DNR Fisheries team will explain their plans for this year in area counties and will answer questions. Open to the public.

The Unified Lower Eagle River Chain of Lakes Commission held an informational meeting on November 16th. The colonized EWM chart is a good overview of trends. The ERC Project Conclusions provide a good summary of the presentation. View all the slides from the presentation at https://eagleriverchaincommission.org/documents/project_results_presentations/ERC_InformationMeeting_11-16-22_1slidePerPage.pdf Reports and EWM maps are available at https://eagleriverchaincommission.org/lake-reports.html

The 2022 Fall Newsletter is being mailed, and is now available online. Click on the image to view the Fall 2022 Newsletter.

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Amy Roedl from the Vilas County Land and Water Conservation Department worked the 4th of July weekend at the T-Dock boat landing on Yellow Birch Lake inspecting boats and educating boaters regarding Clean Boats and Clean Waters. Boaters learned how to check their trailers for Eurasian Water Milfoil before launching and when they leave the…

The 2022 Spring Newsletter has mailed, and is now available online.  Click on the image to view the Spring 2022 Newsletter.

Since December 2021, the Vilas County Land, Water and Forestry Committee has been discussing how to better deal with the cost and logistics of maintaining the picnic area on the north portion of Cranberry Island, which is owned by Vilas County. Over the past few months ERCLA board members and members have been attending the…