Useful resource links
These links have been researched and identified as valuable resources. Please note that each link is to a third party web site. These links are provided as a convenience for our members and site visitors; however, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by these sites. If you have any suggestions for additional links, or to report failed links or other concerns, please contact us here.
- Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin
- Langlade County Shoreline Restoration
- LoonWatch
- North Lakeland Discovery Center
- Northwoods Citizens for Responsible Stewardship
- Protect Your Waters
- University of Wisconsin - Extension Lakes
- Vilas County Land and Water Conservation
- Vilas County, WI - Government Services
- Vilas County, WI - Zoning
- Vilas County, WI - Tourism
- WDNR Burning Permits/Current Fire Danger Status
- WDNR's Invasive Species Web Page
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services — Eating Safe Fish
- Wisconsin Invasive Species Council
- Wisconsin Lakes
- Wisconsin Shoreland Alliance
Plastic pollution
Charles Moore, Captain of an oceanographic research vessel,defines plastic pollution as the accumulation in the environment of man-made plastic products to the point where they create problems for wildlife and their habitats as well as for human populations. Plastic Pollution impacts all waterways from fresh water lakes and rivers to our world oceans. Here are links to resources which offer information and solutions to diminish or eradicate the damage caused by Plastic Pollution.- Alliance for the Great Lakes — Great Lakes Plastic Pollution: Fighting for plastic-free water
- National Geographic — Planet of Plastic
- Ocean Conservancy — Marine Debris Resources and Lessons for Teachers
- Plastic Pollution Coalition — Ocean / Environment / Science / Policy / Culture
- U.S. Geological Survey — Microplastics in our Nation's Waterways
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