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By Marc Groth, Shoreline Restoration Chair and Duck Lake Captain One of the most vulnerable areas of a lake’s watershed is the immediate shoreland zone (from the water’s edge to 35’ from shore). When this 35’ buffer is developed, the increased impervious surface, removal of natural vegetation and other human practices can severely increase pollutant…

Meeting of the Unified Lower Eagle River Chain of Lakes Commission (ULERCLC) will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 12:00 pm, 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 November 16, 2023, click here.…

We have created a wake boat legislative update regarding the Eagle River Chain of Lakes watershed and ecosystem. To view, please visit https://bit.ly/3vwOaGb.

The Vilas County News Review reports on Onterra LLC’s findings of Eurasian water milfoil levels on the chain. Click the link to the view article. https://www.vcnewsreview.com/news/eurasian-water-milfoil-levels-creeping-up-on-eagle-river-chain/article_58a54bc4-9477-11ee-9940-3ff3cfdee8cf.html  

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 [email protected] 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