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| Plum Lake Lakes Committee Latest Meeting | | June 29, 2011 at 2:38 pm | Hello Everyone!
Today at the Lakes Committee meeting, Ted Ritter informed us of three new infestations of AIS found in and close to Vilas County. One is in Phelps, on Kentuck Lake. Another is Sand and Dam Lakes just south of Vilas County. Eurasian Water Milfoil has just been found in these two areas. Also, Curly leafed Pondweed has been found on Rice Creek above Island Lake going into Boulder Lake in Boulder Junction.
So we need your help more than ever, as these new infestations are not that far away. So please consider helping us out if you can spare two hours at one of our town landings! Call to schedule a time if you are able!
My (Jan Wise’s) phone and email are:
715-542-3108.
My email is: wiseguys@nnex.net
Training for being a Clean Boats/Clean Waters volunteer can be given to you by appointment with Jan Wise (me), by calling 715-542-3108; or emailing me and wiseguys@nnex.net
| | DNR Warden Issued ticket in Vilas County | | July 30, 2010 at 1:42 pm | From a DNR news article:
DNR Water Guard John Preuss checked the public launch at pristine Allequash Lake in Vilas County and found a trailer with Eurasian water milfoil and zebra mussels hanging from it. When the boater returned to the launch, he told Preuss he was aware of aquatic species law but launched anyway with weeds attached. The man had fished earlier that week in Shawano Lake in Shawano County, which has aquatic invasives including Eurasian water-milfoil, rusty crayfish and zebra mussels. Preuss cited the man for launching a boat in state waters with invasive plants attached, which carries a penalty of $389.50 for a first time offense.
“The Vilas County AIS Partnership is very happy that (Water Guard) John Preuss chose to visit the landing that day and was vigilant in following through on the incident and issuing a citation,” says Ted Ritter, who coordinates invasive species efforts for Vilas County. He adds that the UW Trout Lake Center for Limnology has agreed to monitor Allequash Lake carefully to see if either zebra mussels or Eurasian water-milfoil get established in the lake from the incident, Ritter says.
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