| Friends of the Gile Flowage 2012 Annual Meeting- Sat. May 26 | 5/14/2012 2:15 PM |
Everyone is invited to attend the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Gile Flowage on Saturday, May 26 from 9:30 am - 11:30 am. The meeting will be hosted by Squeaks Bar and Supper Club located on Highway 77 between Montreal and Pence. Coffee and sweets will be served.
This year's featured speaker is Mr. Lawrence Eslinger, Iron-Ashland DNR Fisheries Biologist who will discuss issues and opportunities for the Gile Fowage's fishery. Be sure to bring your fishing related questions!
A short business meeting will be follow. A number of discussion items will following including interest in doing another fish crib project in spring 2013, election of FOG Board members to open positions, and an update on FOG's application for a DNR Aquatic Invasive Species Grant.
The complete 2012 FOG Annual Meeting Agenda will be posted here shortly. Please check back. |
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| Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference-June 22 | 5/14/2012 1:59 PM |
The 2012 Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference, which will be held on Friday, June 22 in Spooner at the Spooner High School. This regional event has become one of the state’s premier lake conferences. The all day program will again be a great opportunity everyone interested in protecting our water resources to take in a number of educational presentations, visit many informative exhibits and network with fellow conference attendees.
Two keynote speakers will be featured at the conference. Dave Zentner, twice named National Conservationist of the Year, will lead off the morning with presentation titled, “Citizen Conservation During Divisive Political Times.” In the afternoon, award winning author, naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela will give a talk on “Fascinating Loons.”
Conference breakout sessions will cover a wide array of lake-related topics and issues, including: communicating your lake message, lake education projects, motivating lake volunteers, aquatic plants, coalition and collaboration building, connecting youth to water, lake science and state of our lakes, invasive aquatic plant management, lake legislative updates, utilizing student researchers, understanding developmental impacts on water quality, and wild rice.
The registration fee is $40, which includes: admission, program materials, a continental breakfast and lunch. Students, both high school and college, can attend free of charge, but need to indicate the school/college they attend on the conference registration form.
For a complete agenda or to register, contact Wisconsin Lakes at 1-800-542-5253 in Wisconsin or (608) 661-4313 or go online at www.wisconsinlakes.org. For more detailed information on the conference program and speakers, contact John Haack at (715) 635-7406 or john.haack@ces.uwex.edu
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| NEW GILE FLOWAGE BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE- THANKS TO IRON COUNTY | 1/8/2012 12:03 PM |
Thanks to the Iron County Economic Development Committee of the County Board, FOG has been able to update and reprint 5000 copies of the popular Gile Flowage brochure/map. Iron County supported the reprinting to make Flowage brochures more available to the public. FOG partnered with Iron County to share in the costs.
The new Gile Flowage brochure has a different look and important additions. At the County's recommendation, the brochure features the Flowage's "wilderness like" qualities to compliment growing interest in Flowage for not just fishing, but kayaking and canoeing. It uses the tagline the "Gile Flowage-Just Wild Enough" and photos showing silent sport opportunities. A new section highlights "Flowage Facts." Tips on protecting the Flowage from aquatic invasive species is also featured.
Boaters and other recreators will like the addition of GPS coordinates for each of the boat landings shown on the Flowage map.
A copy of the new brochure will be included with Winter FOG newsletter coming soon to current members. The new
Gile Flowage brochures are also available at Iron County chambers of commerce in Hurley and Mercer. |
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| HAPPY NEW YEAR-- TIME TO JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP! | 1/8/2012 11:38 AM |
Happy New Year to you and your family. If you are a FOG member, it's time to renew your partnership with the only lake association representing the Gile Flowage. If you're not a member, we invite you to join us! You'll find more information about how to join FOG under the "Membership" tab on our website. Members will be receiving the first 2012 Friends of the Gile Flowage newsletter in a few weeks. Don't miss it or the other benefits of membership in FOG.
If you've already joined or renewed, thank you for your support! |
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| FOG Receives the John "Denny" Pritchard Stewardship Gift | 11/27/2011 3:42 PM |
The Friends of the Gile Flowage have received a donation in memory of Mr. John "Denny" Pritchard for use in stewardship projects benefitting the Flowage. The donation was made in Mr. Pritchard's honor by friends and families who fished with him and participated in the annual Gile Flowage "musky festival" he organized.
Mr. "P", as he was nicknamed, fished the Flowage for the past 50 years and fell in love with its wilderness-like character. The Gile was his favorite place and he spend countless hours enjoying fishing and its natural beauty.
The note accompanying the gift read "It would be his fond wish to see continued improvements and enhancements be made to the Flowage so others could benefit and enjoy this wonderful body of water."
We are honored to receive this gift and say "thank-you" to Mr. P's family and friends. We will use the gift wisely to benefit the Gile Flowage, as Mr. P would have wanted. |
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