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Working Together to Improve the Yahara Watershed
The Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission and staff at the Office of Lakes and Watersheds are part of an
exciting partnership working to protect and improve the Yahara River chain of lakes, including Lakes Mendota,
Monona, Wingra, Waubesa, and Kegonsa. Lake users, residents, and other stakeholders are working together to
refine and implement Yahara CLEAN Report priority lake improvement
recommendations, which in turn will help make our 'practical vision' for the future of the lakes a reality.
Additional reports and background on the partnership’s work are available on the
Yahara Lakes Legacy Partnership website.
If you missed the March 31 celebration sponsored by the Dane County Lakes & Watershed
Commission, and the recent rebroadcasts on Madison City Channel, all the sessions and presentations will
are available on our site. Many thanks to the Clean
Lakes Alliance for sponsoring the wonderful reception that followed the March 31 sessions.
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Aquatic Plant Management Project in Turville Bay
Selective herbicide application and cutting of aquatic plants on Turville Bay, the southwest area of Lake
Monona, was implemented in 2008, 2009, and 2010 as part of a cooperative research project to evaluate
control methods for Eurasian water milfoil (an invasive aquatic exotic plant) and to restore native plant
communities. In 2011 Dane County and its research partners (DNR and the US Army Corps of Engineers) will
conduct one additional year of early harvesting, and continue to monitor results through 2013.
Eurasian water milfoil begins growing early in the year, and creates a dense growth canopy which shades
out native plant species. Controlling Eurasian water milfoil early in the season may give an advantage
to native plants.
Copies of the PowerPoint presentation and meeting handouts from the March 30, 2011 public information
meeting will be posted here soon.
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Clean Lakes Public Service Announcement
View the two clean lakes public service
announcements created by the Lakes and Watershed Commission.
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Learn About the State of Dane County Waters
If learning about Dane County waters and what is being done to protect and improve them is one of your new year resolutions, the new Dane County State of the Waters Report is for you!
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Join Dane Stewards
Join the Dane Stewards listserv to stay up to date on events and information regarding Dane County's water resources!
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Lake Level Management
Our colleagues elsewhere in our Land and Water Resources Department provide up-to-date
information on lake levels in the Yahara River chain of lakes.
On the lake level data page
you can also download a copy of the Lake Level Management Guide for the Yahara Chain of Lakes.
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Ordinance on Coal Tar Sealants
The Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission's ordinance regulating coal tar sealants was
adopted by the County Board, and is effective July 1, 2007.
Click here for more information.
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