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6-11-2008
4-30-2008
4-29-2008
- Plan to start off your 4th of July weekend by
attending our annual meeting on Thursday, July 3 at 10 a.m. at the
Presque Isle Community Center. Carolyn Scholl, Vilas County
Lake Conservation Specialist, will be our guest speaker. Learn
about the ongoing efforts of the board in regard to aquatic plant
issues. A pot luck lunch will follow the business meeting.
Click here for more
information.
3-23-2008
- Do you have an interest in serving on the
board of the lake association? Offices up for election at the
2008 annual meeting are President, Secretary, and two At-Large
Directors. The current board will be nominating one or more
members for each position. Click
here to contact us if you would like to run for office.
3-23-2008
1-22-2008
- Please respond to our survey by Feb 15.
We are hoping to have results to present to the DNR in mid February.
12-31-2007
- Although Van Vliet Lake did not receive grant
money for the development of an aquatic plant management plan, the
board of the lake association is interested in member's opinions on
the aquatic plant situation in our lake.
08-17-2007
- A new sign is in place at the boat landing.
Click here to view the sign. Thanks to all
who work to keep the landing litter free and nicely landscaped.
05-20-2007
- In accordance with the resolution passed at the 2006 annual
meeting, the board has written a letter about the low water level of
the lake which has been sent to various government agencies and
officials. Click here to read the
letter.
05-01-2007
- The Last Wilderness Conservation Association
has created a Watershed Committee to provide community education and
oversight on matters that affect all the water bodies in the Presque
Isle township. Jeff Burke has agreed to represent Van Vliet
Lake Association on this committee.
Click here to read the letter from the
association.
08-12-2006
- DNR studies indicate that the smallmouth bass
population in our lake would be enhanced by decreasing the daily bag
limit and increasing the minimum length of a keeper fish. The Van
Vliet Lake Association has joined with the Presque Isle Lake
Association in supporting such a change for the Presque Isle chain.
It is unlikely that any changes would be enacted before 2008.
06-17-2006
- Please read the following note from Jeff Burke:
"A recent inquiry from a
lakefront property owner noted the exceptionally low water levels this
year. As a full year resident I would like to bring all website visitors
"up to speed" as it were on the subject. A complaint from one or more
Presque Isle Lake residents last year with respect to their perception of a
"high" lake level may have triggered the removal of several beaver dams in
the Presque Isle River late last fall or in early winter of 2006. The DNR's
Steve Gilbert denies DNR involvement as does the Town of Presque Isle
government. If some other government agency was involved I have not yet
been able to establish who they may be but I'm continuing to research the
subject. The other possibility remains of a private citizen taking the task
of dam removal on themselves. The legality of this action needs some
research. Certainly the results need to be addressed. Clearly the impact
to the majority of lakeshore owners was not taken into consideration. I
have no solution for the problem caused by an errant eco-terrorist. Despite
the fact that lack of substantial moisture is an easy explanation for the
problem, no amount of water input is going to correct this issue unless the
beavers reestablish their domain or the dam level controls in Marenisco are
altered to hold more water back. The bucket has a bigger hole in it this
year than last."
Jeff Burke
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