Summer is almost upon us and the GLSD is gearing up for another busy summer. Our staff has been working on spring maintenance of our Conservancy properties, Aqweed harvesters, wastewater system, fish rearing facility, and projects on the County K and Sunnyside marshes.
Around the District, residents may have noticed that the lake level is up this spring. We had a mild winter, in which temps dipped below zero only 9 times since January. While most of the lake had ice cover for much of the win...
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GLSD Spring Update
Update on GLSD Wastewater Permit Compliance and Future Sewering
DNR WPDES PERMIT COMPLIANCEAs mentioned in previous newsletters, the GLSD is required to meet new, stringent wastewater discharge requirements set forth by the State of WI. The District is working closely with the WIDNR on several different methods to use our treated wastewater as irrigation waters on nearby fields. The District is committed to this option as it is both the most environmentally friendly, but also the most cost effective. Costs associated with the planning, site evaluations, des...
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GLSD is now on Facebook
In order to reach residents of the District more efficiently regarding time-sensitive issues such as garbage collection, beach advisories, etc., the GLSD can now be found on Facebook. Additionally, fromtime to time we will be posting information about our Conservancy Properties, various programs we manage, and general lake information. Please check us out.
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2022 Summer in Review
2022 Summer in Review
The summer of 2022 was beautiful on Big Green Lake. The minimal snow cover in our area last winter caused limited spring runoff to the lake. Additionally, we saw a very gradual warming of the lake itself along with limited spring and early summer rainfall. These factors helped to create better water quality in 2022 than we’ve seen in many years on Big Green Lake.
These observations are reinforced by 2022 USGS water sampling results that showed in-lake phosphorus levels dropped to around 15.5...
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What Do Your GLSD Tax Dollars do for Green Lake?
What Do Your GLSD Tax Dollars do for Green Lake?
In the last 60 years, the lake has faced negative impacts from increased shoreland development, intensive agriculture throughout the watershed, the advent of harmful aquatic invasive species, increasingly intense rainfall events, and many of the wettest years on historical record. These are significant challenges to overcome. As we work to meet our long-term water quality goals of a roughly 50% reduction in phosphorus loading to the lake, these are some of the programs the GLSD operates to help...
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The GLSD Welcomes New Staff
WATERSHED COORDINATOR – HANNAH VORRIE(Soon To Be Hannah Niewoehner (Knee-Wah-Ner)Hannah was hired this past June to provide outreach to local farmers andlandowners in order to develop new conservation projects in the Big Green Lake watershed. Hannah has a diverse background in the natural resources field with a degree in Animal Ecology from Iowa State University. Most recently, Hannah has worked in the water resources field as an Urban Conservationist in Iowaand a Watershed Restoration Coordina...
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Lake trout release 2022
On April 4th, GLSD and DNR staff moved approximately 30,000 lake trout from our fish rearing facility on North Lawson Drive to Green Lake. Stu Marks and Dallas Lewallen from the GLSD spend 6 months of the year feeding and monitoring the trout. A big thank you to our funding partners as well as DNR staff(Jon Hoffman) for all the time, effort, and direction they provide in helping raise this valuable resourcefor Green Lake.
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