News & Reports – Page 4 – Turtle Flambeau Flowage & Trude Lake

TFF Water Level – 2021 Summary

The 2021 open water season on the TFF will be remembered for close to average water levels up to mid-July, but starting in mid-July and continuing to late-October, precipitation over the TFF watershed was between 25% to 50% of normal, which had a significant impact on TFF water levels.

Pier & Dock Removal Starts October 11, 2021

The DNR has informed us that the peers and docks on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage will be removed beginning October 11.

Turtle Flambeau Flowage Association Pig & Corn Roast 2021

The Turtle Flambeau Flowage Association will hold a Pig & Corn Roast on SATURDAY, August 14, starting at 3PM to 7PM at the Midway Bar in Butternut.

Agenda for the Annual Membership Meeting on June 26, 2021

The Annual Membership Meeting of the Turtle Flambeau Flowage & Trude Lake Property Owners’ Association Inc. will take place on Saturday June 26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., at the Pines Restaurant, 5234N Hwy 51, Mercer, WI, 54547
Meeting will be held in the Beer Garden

AGENDA

Preliminaries

Call to order, introduction of Board members, agenda
Self-introduction of members, Determination of Quorum
Minutes of the Annual Membership Meeting of June 22, 2019, motion to approve
Treasurer’s Report, motion to approve

Elections
Shown below are positions/offices …

Rice Lake Curly Leaf Pondweed Removal Project

The Rice Lake Association of Mercer, WI, has received a grant to remove curly leaf pondweed from the lake in order to prevent/minimize downstream contamination in the Turtle River Watershed. If this invasive weed is not controlled it will ultimately infest the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. This year’s project is tentatively set to start around May 24th. It focuses on hand pulling of the plant. There are 20 paid positions at $15/hour for 80 hours available.

Iron County Outdoor Recreation Survey 2021-2025 Plan

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

2020 Wisconsin Loon Population Survey Results

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.

Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area Guided Auto Tour Part 1

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

Driftwood 2020 Fall / 2021 Winter Newsletter

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

Help the Monarch Butterfly

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.