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ULERCLC Meeting to Take Place on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 1:00pm at the Eagle River City Hall
A meeting of the Unified Lower Eagle River Chain of Lakes Commission will take place on Thursday, March 20th at 1:00 pm, at the Eagle River City Hall (525 East Maple Street). Click the below links to view the agenda, previous meeting minutes and signed Resolution. Meeting Agenda – March 20, 2025 Meeting Minutes –…
Read MoreERCLA Presents $1000 grant to Homeowners for 2024 WDNR Healthy Lakes and Rivers Projects
Marc Groth, ERCLA Shoreline Restoration Coordinator, presented a $1000 grant to three ERCLA homeowners, the Schulzes and the Rabelhofers on January 18th, and the Petersons on February 17th, for completing their 2024 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Healthy Lakes and Rivers best practices projects. ERCLA sponsored the grant which was submitted to the DNR…
Read MoreULERCLC Presenting EWM Removal Results on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
The ULERCLC will be meeting at the Town of Washington Town Hall on November 20th to present the 2024 EWM removal results and the 2025 plan for the prevention of EWM on the Chain. Zoom is available. Visit www.eagleriverchaincommission.org/meetings.html for more information.
Read MoreULERCLC Meeting to Take Place on Thursday, October 17, 2024
Meeting of the Unified Lower Eagle River Chain of Lakes Commission (ULERCLC) will take place on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 10:00 am, at the Eagle River City Hall, 525 E. Maple, Eagle River, Wisconsin. To view the full agenda click here. To view the previous ULERCLC meeting notes from August 29, 2024, click here.
Read MoreShoreline Invasive Training and Surveying
A group of ERCLA volunteers recently participated in a shoreline invasive training session led by Cathy Higley of the Vilas County Land and Water Conservation Department and Rosie Page of Wisconsin Headwaters Invasive Partners (WHIP). The training was for volunteers to identify yellow loosestrife, purple loosestrife, knotweed and phragmites to execute a shoreline invasive survey taking…
Read MoreULERCLC Meeting to Take Place on Thursday, August 1, 2024
Meeting of the Unified Lower Eagle River Chain of Lakes Commission (ULERCLC) will take place on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 11:00 am, at the Eagle River City Hall, 525 E. Maple, Eagle River, Wisconsin. To view the full agenda click here. To view the previous ULERCLC meeting notes from February 15, 2024, click here.
Read MoreERCLA’s Annual Membership Meeting and Educational Event
The Eagle River Chain of Lakes Association (ERCLA) Board of Directors will be holding their Annual Membership and Education Event on Sunday, July 28, 2024, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, at Eagle Waters Resort, 3958 Eagle Waters Road, Eagle River, WI 54521. The meeting will include the election of directors, a review of the…
Read MoreT-Docks Planting of 300 Native Plants Along the Shoreline
Recently a team of ERCLA member volunteers and Quita Sheehan from the Vilas County Land and Water Conservation Department met at the T-Docks Landing on Yellow Birch Lake to plant over 300 native plants along the shoreline. The scope of the project is to create a demonstration shoreline buffer to show ERCLA riparians how…
Read MoreERCLA Volunteers Refreshed ERCLA’s Invasive Species Pink Bucket Program.
On Monday, May 13th, a group of ERCLA volunteers completed a refresh of ERCLA’s invasive species Pink Bucket Program. Marc Groth, Tom Batterman, Jody Voight and Steve Skora At each of the seven primary boat landings on the chain, individuals will now see new buckets and cleaned bins with new ERCLA stickers for our Pink…
Read MoreEarth Day Kick Off of the T-Docks Landing Shoreline Restoration Project
The ERCLA Restoration Committee along with other ERCLA volunteers along with Quita Sheehan from Vilas County Land and Water got together on Earth Day to kick off the T-Docks Landing Shoreline Restoration project located on Yellow Birch Lake. The project is a collaboration between ERCLA, Vilas County Land and Water, and the City of Eagle…
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