News & Reports

The Iron County Department of Forestry and Parks has posted a link to a Public Opinion Survey for developing their next 5-year plan for Outdoor Recreation, 2021-2025. You can go here to see the link – https://www.ironcountyforest.org,

or go directly to the survey here – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8Z6QJYR

A total of 157 lakes throughout 27 northern Wisconsin counties were surveyed. I would like to thank you all for your efforts to help with LoonWatch’s 2020 Wisconsin Loon Population Survey.

A slide show entitled “Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area Guided Auto Tour Part 1”, developed by board member Diane O’krongly for FE University.

Our most recent newsletter has been mailed out to members, and is now posted here.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced Dec. 15 that adding the monarch butterfly to the federal list of threatened and endangered species is warranted but precluded by work on higher-priority listing actions.

From Beth Feind, Property Manager, Turtle Flambeau Scenic Waters Area, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Parks and Recreation

Docks- We plan to remove docks October 16-18th. If we cannot remove all of them on our own that weekend we will be using the assistance of the NHAL crew, removing the rest by the end of the month.

Murray’s Landing- Rock has been added, per my request, by the Town of Sherman, to help prevent more washouts to the parking lot and …

The WDNR will soon begin to update the Wisconsin Walleye Management Plan. The public can provide online input into the plan, and residents of Iron County can apply to participate in an upcoming Zoom meeting on October 13.

Road limits have been lifted and all State docks on the Flowage are in as of Monday, May 10th. A big thanks to the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest Crew for their help with equipment and manpower that was needed to get the rest of these in!

An aquatic invasive plant called Curly-leaf pondweed (CLP) has been present in Rice Lake since 2014, and has been spreading downstream through the Turtle River system toward the TFF. It was found in Pike Lake last year.

Pursuant to Wis. Stat §252.03(1), the Iron County Public Health Official hererby declares that a Public Health Emergency exists in Iron County. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the national spread of the COVID-19 virus, Iron County Government must issue the following inter-county Travel Advisory.