News & Reports – Turtle Flambeau Flowage & Trude Lake

Quakes to Our Lakes: What’s Shakin” Northwoods Six-County Lakes and Rivers Meeting set for July 11, 2025

The 2025 Six-County Lakes and Rivers Meeting will be held on Friday, July 11. The meeting will be held at Nicolet College in Rhinelander from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This year’s theme is “Quakes to our Lakes: What’s Shakin’?” where we will learn about threats to our waters and how we can respond. The meeting is again being sponsored by the Oneida County Lakes & Rivers Association and the Vilas County Lakes & Rivers Association.

New …

Investigating the Extent of Eurasian Watermilfoil Presence in the Turtle Flambeau Flowage

Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM; Myriophyllum spicatum) was detected in the Turtle Flambeau Flowage in the summer of 2023. During 2024, staff from the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation (Burke Center) at Northland College and the North Lakeland Discovery Center conducted point intercept aquatic plant surveys to document the extent of EWM presence within portions of the flowage and to provide updated data on the flowage’s overall aquatic plant community. Additionally, the Burke Center monitored …

VOTE ON NEW PROPOSED WAKEBOARD REGULATIONS

The Wisconsin Conservation Congress offers citizens the ability weigh in on natural resource matters each year through its Spring Hearings. Citizen offered questions are put up to a vote by participants in the hearings, and those that pass eventually are provided to the Natural Resources Board, Dept. of Natural Resources, and the Legislature as suggested paths forward on an issue. WCC resolutions are advisory only.

While the in-person meetings took place this past Monday, citizens can …

“Protecting Our Waters: We’re All Connected!” Northwoods Six-County Lakes Meeting Set for July 12

“Protecting Our Waters: We’re All Connected” is the theme for the annual Northwoods Six-County Lakes Meeting, set for Friday, July 12, at Nicolet College.

Lake association leaders and members along with the general public will convene to learn about and discuss our interconnected water resources and our human connections to each other and to our lakes, streams, wetlands and groundwater.

A committee with representatives from Oneida, Vilas, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, and Iron counties is at work developing …

Aquatic Invasive Species Meeting : Feb. 22, 2024

Turtle Flambeau Flowage Trude Lake Property Owners Association

Aquatic Invasive Species Meeting
Location: Mercer Haines Meeting Room-Town Hall

February 22nd , 2024
9:00-12:00

Agenda

9:00 Introductions

9:10 Eurasian water milfoil -natural history, ecology, and status -Zach Wilson

9:45 Funding sources for management (Surface Water Grants)-Alex Selle

10:00 Fisheries management in relation to nutrient loading and plant growth-Zach Lawson

10:30 Discussion on EWM management/ Monitoring/ Research

12:00 End

Wake Boats and Lakes: New Report from Wisconsin’s Green Fire

Rhinelander, WI – Without clear statewide guidance for wake boat use on Wisconsin lakes, local communities are struggling to balance recreation with the health of their lake ecosystems. Some critics, responding to the increasing popularity of wake boats on inland lakes, have called for restricting the use of these specially designed boats. To provide a science-based approach, conservation nonprofit Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) released a new report on the effects of wake boats on lake …

2024 Oneida County & Vilas County Lakes & Rivers Assn. Six-County Meeting

Oneida County Lakes & Rivers Association (OCLRA) in conjunction with Vilas County Lakes & Rivers Association (VCLRA) is beginning to plan their Six-County Meeting 2024. It will be held the morning of Friday, July 12, 2024 at 8:00AM with check in at 7:30AM at the Nicolet College Theater (Rhinelander).

They had a record turn-out of 183 participants in 2023 and think that number can be exceeded. They have decided to go with the popular 4–5-member panel …

Wisconsin Invasive Species Council To Host Information Sessions On Invasive Species Identification, Classification And Control

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Wisconsin Invasive Species Council will host a series of virtual information sessions regarding proposed revisions to the state’s Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule (ch. NR 40, Wis. Adm. Code).

BYLAWS CHANGES APPROVED

Proposed changes to the bylaws were approved by the membership at a special meeting held December 14, 2023. Forty-five members voted in favor of the changes with no opposing votes. These changes were needed in order to be eligible for grants offered by the Wisconsin DNR. You can view the new bylaws here.

TFF Water Level – 2023 Summary

The 2023 open water season on the TFF will be remembered for water levels that were influenced by outside factors during much of the summer season. The spring refill, elevation of 1571.50, was achieved on April 20th, in compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that governs how TFF water levels are managed.

For the “open-water” season, the high water level of 1,571.82 was on May 2nd. The low water level, 1,569.20, (-2.8 feet) was …