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Northwoods Six-County Lakes Meeting Set for July 12, 2024
“Protecting Our Waters: We’re All Connected” is the theme for the annual Northwoods Six-County Lakes Meeting, set for Friday, July ...
Wake Boats and Lakes
New Report from Wisconsin’s Green Fire Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) released a new report on the effects of wake boats ...
Vilas Youth Conservation Poster & Speaking Competitions
Students Communicate Local Forest Conservation with Art and Speech Students from Vilas County schools including Arbor Vitae Woodruff Elementary, St ...
VCLRA’s 2024 winter newsletter available
VCLRA celebrates 30 years of protecting Vilas waters; wakesurfing legislation update; Vilas short-term rental ordinance; Lakes Toolbox workshops; Trees — ...
Happy Holidays from VCLRA
We've worked tirelessly this year on a number of issues impacting our lakes; achieved a substantial increase in outreach to ...
A compelling new wakesports proposal
An action alert from our partner organization, Wisconsin Lakes ENCOURAGE SUPPORT FOR THE TERMS OF LRB-5069Sen. André Jacque (R-DePere) entered the ...
Vilas County passes zoning ordinance regulating tourist rooming houses
The Vilas County Tourist Rooming House Ordinance passed with a unanimous vote last week. This is an important tool to ...
Observations from recent wakesurfing bill listening sessions
VCLRA board member Keith Montgomery gives his observations of the November 13th public listening sessions held in Eagle River, Minocqua ...
Wakesurfing regulators host public input sessions Nov. 13
Representative Rob Swearingen and Senator Mary Felzkowski, who have drafted wakesurfing legislation (Bill LRB-3518), as reported in our earlier posts, ...