Iron County Lakes and Rivers Alliance, Inc., will present
Sandy Wickman, Outreach Specialist with UW Extension Lakes, to speak at their
next meeting on Saturday, July 22nd at 9:00 AM at the Mercer
Community Center. Sandy’s topic will be citizen lake testing, including how the
data collected in the last 32 years has been used and how citizens can access
that data to check the health of their lakes. She will provide information on
the type of data collected, such as water clarity, invasive species, chemistry,
etc. and how citizens can get involved in the process. She will be able to pull
up information on specific Iron County lakes from the DNR website. Ms. Wickman
has worked in this capacity for 20 years.
Following the presentation and a question-answer session,
ICLRA will hold their annual business meeting. Members and other interested
lake and river enthusiasts are invited to stay and learn what ICLRA does.
Membership dues must be paid before the start of the business meeting in order
for attendees to vote on officers and other issues. Election of President and
Secretary will be held.
Iron County Lakes Alliance was formed in 2001 and became the
Iron County Lakes and Rivers Alliance in 2012. The purpose of this non-profit
organization is to protect county waters through education and communication
and to advocate for riparian owners and lake and river associations in county
and state government. Membership is open to lake and river associations as well
as to individuals. Programs are free and open to the public. For more
information or to make your voice heard by joining ICLRA, Inc., email ironcountylakesandrivers@gmail.com
, call 715-476-2881, and come to the meeting July 22nd.