The Wisconsin DNR discovered a trout parasite in wild trout in southwestern Langlade County. It can lead to what’s called “whirling disease” in select species of fish....
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The Effects of Wake Boats on Lake Ecosystem Health: A Literature Review (May 2024)
The mission of Wisconsin Green Fire (WGF) is "to advance science-informed analysis and policy solutions that address Wisconsin's greatest conservation challenges". WGF strives to help people "enjoy the benefits of clean water, clean air, and healthy ecosystems...
2024 Essay Contest Underway – “Our Changing Lakes and Streams”
The 2024 Forest County Association of Lakes essay contest is underway! 5th and 6th grade students at Crandon, Laona, and Wabeno schools are participating. This year’s topic is Our Changing Lakes and Streams. Students will be conducting interviews with someone familiar...
FCAL Essay Contest 2023
Students from Laona and Crandon 5th and 6th grades wrote essays for the Forest County Association of Lakes (FCAL) annual essay contest. The topic was “Protecting Nature from Invasive Species.” Students were asked to write a true-life or entirely fictional story of an...
Form County Lakes Association
A group of individuals from five different area lakes met Saturday, August 22 and decided to form the Forest County Association of Lakes, Inc. (FCAL). This will be the fifth county-wide lakes organization in Wisconsin. The county-wide group will allow lake...
Seventeen Lakes Represented at Meeting
Thirty people representing seventeen lakes attended an early morning meeting on Saturday, July 11 regarding county-wide lakes issues and the possibility of forming a county-wide lakes association. The meeting began with Mary Bierman, president of the...