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Stewardship and Resource

The committee aims to educate, encourage, and assist Association members in becoming environmental stewards of their lake property. There are three sub-committees:

  • Water Quality- to maintain and improve the water quality in front of their property and the Chain as a whole, including its watershed.

  • Native Species- to maintain and increase the native species on their property and the Chain as a whole.

  • Invasive Species- to remove and discourage invasive species on their property and Chain as a whole.

Committee members work with the DNR and the academic specialists from UW Oshkosh and Stevens Point. They regularly attend various meetings, including meetings held by the Lake District and the Land and Water Conservation Committee of Waupaca County, Wisconsin Lakes, and the Central Sands Water Action Coalition.

Committee Chair(s):  Julie Mazzoleni, Fawn Johnson

 

Current Association Projects
Snug Harbor - Native Plant Garden

Snug Harbor

May 2023 a native plant demonstration garden was installed at the Town of Farmington's Snug Harbor location. Native plants are critical to the health of the Chain O' Lakes and its ecosystem. Native plants are low maintenance, have large deep roots to help guard against erosion, provide vital habitat for wildlife, and provide valuable resources for birds, butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects.

Other projects around the Chain O'Lakes
(under construction) 

This will be a list of other projects around the lakes that people are doing on their own:

  •  - Shoreline native planting - Grant

  •  - Rain Garden - Grant

  •  - Shoreline native planting - Grant

  •  - Shoreline native planting 

  •  - Invasive Species 

Resource List - Quick Reference

Grants to help you go native

Grants

Waupaca County contact for HEALTHY LAKES GRANT assistance and administration

Dan Mcfarlane - 715-258-6246 / daniel.mcfarlane@co.waupaca.wi.us

Taylor Hasz - 715-281-4423 / taylor.hasz@co.waupaca.wi.us

Rain gardens

All about rain gardens

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Rain Garden Manual - WDNR guide for homeowners and landscapers

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Healthy Lakes & Rivers - Rain garden fact sheet

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Youtube with Melinda Myers – How to plant a rain garden

Native Plants

Native Plants - Resource Guides

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Healthy Lakes & Rivers Native Plants Fact Sheet

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Healthy Lakes & Rivers Native Plants Companion Guide

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E-book, by Patrick Goggin 

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A great Midwest guide to Wildflowers

A few places to get native plants

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Invasive

Invasive Plants - Resource Guides

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WI DNR - Regulated Species

Aquatic Invasive Species of WI

Common Invasive Species in WI

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Central Wisconsin Invasive Partnership

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UW Invasive plant identification 

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Youtube - Mark Renz UofW Weed Science

Partnerships

Wisconsin Lakes Partnerships

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Shorelines and Stabilization

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