The proceeds check from Frosty for the Lake Thompson Stories book. Thanks again Frosty. Photos courtesy of Mary Oelrich. Thank you Mary!Tuesday, August 31, 2010
A FEW PHOTOS FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING..........
The proceeds check from Frosty for the Lake Thompson Stories book. Thanks again Frosty. Photos courtesy of Mary Oelrich. Thank you Mary!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Requested Recipe from the Picnic.....
Roasted Chicken Salad with Basil
1 (21/2-3-pound) Rotisserie chicken
1 3/4 cups cooked green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 3/4 cups cooked corn (about 3 ears)
1 chopped Red Bell Pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 pine nuts toasted
2 garlic cloves crushed
1/3 cup extra virgin olove oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1. Remove skin from chicken, discard. Remove meat from bones and chop. You should have about 4 cups of meat.
2. Toss chicken, beans, corn, bell pepper, basil and pine nuts in a large bowl.
3. Whisk garlic, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl; pour over salad, tossing gently. Serve 8
Enjoy!
1 (21/2-3-pound) Rotisserie chicken
1 3/4 cups cooked green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 3/4 cups cooked corn (about 3 ears)
1 chopped Red Bell Pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 pine nuts toasted
2 garlic cloves crushed
1/3 cup extra virgin olove oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1. Remove skin from chicken, discard. Remove meat from bones and chop. You should have about 4 cups of meat.
2. Toss chicken, beans, corn, bell pepper, basil and pine nuts in a large bowl.
3. Whisk garlic, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl; pour over salad, tossing gently. Serve 8
Enjoy!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Three interesting articles from the recent issue of Living on the Lake...
Just remember to click on the article and it will enlarge.
RIPPLES...
I forgot to put the link in for the Spring issue of Oneida County Lakes and Rivers Association. So sorry. Here it is http://www.oclra.org/ Just go to OCLRA Newsletter and click on it. Or navigate the site for lots of pertinent info.
Monday, August 9, 2010
A QUESTION.......
So does this happen to all Fishermen?? Click the video to see what I mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_BLggf-mqs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_BLggf-mqs
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Summer Picnic
It was brought to my attention, that I forgot to mention that you need to supply your own plates & silverware for the picnic. See the past post on the picnic for more info.
Important Info on Purple Loosestrife...
From: Lawrence Eslinger
To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@mail.co.oneida.wi.us
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:51 AM
Subject: Fw: Summer's wet, warm weather fueling invasive plant growth
See the message below regarding the invasive, Purple Loosestrife, which threatens our critically-important wetlands and shoreline habitats. Purple Loosestrife is currently present in a number of areas in Oneida County, and it continues to advance.
Because this plant commonly grows in roadside ditches, local mowing crews should be informed on this species. One mature Purple Loosestrife plant can produce over a million seeds. Therefore, proper precautions should be taken when removing this stuff! Call me for more details.
Lawrence
Lawrence Eslinger
Oneida County Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
3375 Airport Road # 10
Rhinelander, WI 54501
leslinger@co.oneida.wi.us
715-365-2750
----- Original Message -----
From: invasives
To: invasives
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:21 AM
Subject: Summer's wet, warm weather fueling invasive plant growth
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_Lookup.asp?id=235#art1
Summer’s wet, warm weather fueling invasive plant growth
Purple Loosestrife
Elizabeth J. Czarapata
MADISON - This summer’s early warm and wet weather is accelerating the germination, growth, and flowering of purple loosestrife, increasing the need for property owners and others to take steps now to prevent these young invaders from spreading to new wetlands.
“We need people to control loosestrife plants on their property and report it everywhere else,” says Brock Woods, who coordinates purple loosestrife control for the Department of Natural Resources and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
“With the wet, warm summer we’re getting more purple loosestrife germination than in past years and in places where we haven’t seen it before. Additional flooding will continue to move this stuff around, causing real problems into the future if we can’t get rid of these first-year plants.”
These new plants can grow to 5 feet, flower, and drop thousands of new seeds in their first year. The seeds, which are very small, disperse easily to new sites, carried by floodwaters, runoff, wind and birds, as well as on hikers’ boots and clothes. They also remain viable in the soil for years.
Kelly Kearns, DNR invasive plant program manager, says that private property owners, who control 75 percent of wetlands statewide, natural resource biologists and other partners will want to act quickly to find and control new infestations.
“The clock is ticking…purple loosestrife started blooming up to three weeks early across the state. It’s easiest to identify them when they’re flowering, and you want to remove plants before they go to seed.”
People can pull young plants to control them or cut larger plants and treat the stumps with herbicide; both methods should be done before seeds drop, she says. When pulling younger plants, be sure to get the entire root and avoid excessively disturbing the soil.
Carefully dispose of purple loosestrife plants that have been pulled or cut in the garbage, first placing them in a bag to prevent the seeds from spreading. A new state law allows landfilling purple loosestrife and other restricted and prohibited plants, Kearns says.
Purple loosestrife has been a serious exotic invader of state wetlands for decades and can grow taller than almost all other herbaceous plants, spread prolifically, and quickly dominate large areas. It can displace native wetland plants, degrade wildlife habitat, displace rare plants and animals and choke waterways.
Biological control methods using special beetles that target purple loosestrife have been successful in more recent years in reducing many existing purple loosestrife plants, but new plants this year could have sidestepped biocontrol in May and June by germinating later, Woods says. Flooding in June and July may also have decimated some control beetle populations, reducing their effectiveness on all loosestrife, both now and in the future.
“Taking a few minutes now to control purple loosestrife on your property will help landowners protect wetlands now and in the future. So will alerting DNR to new purple loosestrife locations elsewhere,” he says.
Be on the lookout, report other invasive wetland plants as well
The warm, wet weather also can provide better germination of other invasive wetland plants as well, Kearns says. Flooding can increase the spread of nonnative phragmites, Japanese knotweed and many other invasives. Water can quickly carry phragmites seeds to new sites and give them more moist places to germinate, especially away from roadside ditches where the first local plants often appear.
Of particular concern are patches of Japanese knotweed growing along rivers and streams where flooding can quickly spread plants or fragments downstream to form new, nearly impenetrable patches that can line stream banks for hundreds of yards.
“Now’s the time to be looking out for other invasive plants that are just starting to spread or are not yet known in the state,” she says. “Many are starting to flower, making them easier to identify. And it’s very important that these species be reported and contained right away to prevent new weedy species from moving across the state.”
Information and photographs of invasive plants Sightings of infestations of invasive plants can be e-mailed to invasive.species@wisconsin.gov or called in to (608) 267-5066.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Brock Woods (608) 221-6349; Kelly Kearns (608) 267-5066
[Editor’s note: Many of DNR’s biologists are in the field or setting up for State Fair. If you do not reach them right away, please leave a message with your name, number, and deadline. They will be checking their voice mail frequently and return your calls.]
Please let me know if you no longer wish to receive these email updates. Thank you.
Maureen Ferry
Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager
Florence County Land Conservation Department
P.O. Box 107
501 Lake Avenue
Florence, WI 54121
invasives@co.florence.wi.us
Phone: (715) 528-5940
Fax: (715) 528-5720
http://www.florencewisconsin.com/LandConservation/ais.htm
To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@mail.co.oneida.wi.us
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:51 AM
Subject: Fw: Summer's wet, warm weather fueling invasive plant growth
See the message below regarding the invasive, Purple Loosestrife, which threatens our critically-important wetlands and shoreline habitats. Purple Loosestrife is currently present in a number of areas in Oneida County, and it continues to advance.
Because this plant commonly grows in roadside ditches, local mowing crews should be informed on this species. One mature Purple Loosestrife plant can produce over a million seeds. Therefore, proper precautions should be taken when removing this stuff! Call me for more details.
Lawrence
Lawrence Eslinger
Oneida County Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
3375 Airport Road # 10
Rhinelander, WI 54501
leslinger@co.oneida.wi.us
715-365-2750
----- Original Message -----
From: invasives
To: invasives
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:21 AM
Subject: Summer's wet, warm weather fueling invasive plant growth
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_Lookup.asp?id=235#art1
Summer’s wet, warm weather fueling invasive plant growth
Purple Loosestrife
Elizabeth J. Czarapata
MADISON - This summer’s early warm and wet weather is accelerating the germination, growth, and flowering of purple loosestrife, increasing the need for property owners and others to take steps now to prevent these young invaders from spreading to new wetlands.
“We need people to control loosestrife plants on their property and report it everywhere else,” says Brock Woods, who coordinates purple loosestrife control for the Department of Natural Resources and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
“With the wet, warm summer we’re getting more purple loosestrife germination than in past years and in places where we haven’t seen it before. Additional flooding will continue to move this stuff around, causing real problems into the future if we can’t get rid of these first-year plants.”
These new plants can grow to 5 feet, flower, and drop thousands of new seeds in their first year. The seeds, which are very small, disperse easily to new sites, carried by floodwaters, runoff, wind and birds, as well as on hikers’ boots and clothes. They also remain viable in the soil for years.
Kelly Kearns, DNR invasive plant program manager, says that private property owners, who control 75 percent of wetlands statewide, natural resource biologists and other partners will want to act quickly to find and control new infestations.
“The clock is ticking…purple loosestrife started blooming up to three weeks early across the state. It’s easiest to identify them when they’re flowering, and you want to remove plants before they go to seed.”
People can pull young plants to control them or cut larger plants and treat the stumps with herbicide; both methods should be done before seeds drop, she says. When pulling younger plants, be sure to get the entire root and avoid excessively disturbing the soil.
Carefully dispose of purple loosestrife plants that have been pulled or cut in the garbage, first placing them in a bag to prevent the seeds from spreading. A new state law allows landfilling purple loosestrife and other restricted and prohibited plants, Kearns says.
Purple loosestrife has been a serious exotic invader of state wetlands for decades and can grow taller than almost all other herbaceous plants, spread prolifically, and quickly dominate large areas. It can displace native wetland plants, degrade wildlife habitat, displace rare plants and animals and choke waterways.
Biological control methods using special beetles that target purple loosestrife have been successful in more recent years in reducing many existing purple loosestrife plants, but new plants this year could have sidestepped biocontrol in May and June by germinating later, Woods says. Flooding in June and July may also have decimated some control beetle populations, reducing their effectiveness on all loosestrife, both now and in the future.
“Taking a few minutes now to control purple loosestrife on your property will help landowners protect wetlands now and in the future. So will alerting DNR to new purple loosestrife locations elsewhere,” he says.
Be on the lookout, report other invasive wetland plants as well
The warm, wet weather also can provide better germination of other invasive wetland plants as well, Kearns says. Flooding can increase the spread of nonnative phragmites, Japanese knotweed and many other invasives. Water can quickly carry phragmites seeds to new sites and give them more moist places to germinate, especially away from roadside ditches where the first local plants often appear.
Of particular concern are patches of Japanese knotweed growing along rivers and streams where flooding can quickly spread plants or fragments downstream to form new, nearly impenetrable patches that can line stream banks for hundreds of yards.
“Now’s the time to be looking out for other invasive plants that are just starting to spread or are not yet known in the state,” she says. “Many are starting to flower, making them easier to identify. And it’s very important that these species be reported and contained right away to prevent new weedy species from moving across the state.”
Information and photographs of invasive plants Sightings of infestations of invasive plants can be e-mailed to invasive.species@wisconsin.gov or called in to (608) 267-5066.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Brock Woods (608) 221-6349; Kelly Kearns (608) 267-5066
[Editor’s note: Many of DNR’s biologists are in the field or setting up for State Fair. If you do not reach them right away, please leave a message with your name, number, and deadline. They will be checking their voice mail frequently and return your calls.]
Please let me know if you no longer wish to receive these email updates. Thank you.
Maureen Ferry
Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager
Florence County Land Conservation Department
P.O. Box 107
501 Lake Avenue
Florence, WI 54121
invasives@co.florence.wi.us
Phone: (715) 528-5940
Fax: (715) 528-5720
http://www.florencewisconsin.com/LandConservation/ais.htm
News from our AIS Coordinator...
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence Eslinger
To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@mail.co.oneida.wi.us
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:58 AM
Subject: Update on efforts to prevent Invasive Asian Carp from entering Lake Michigan
J.B. VAN HOLLEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL
NEWS RELEASE
ATTORNEY GENERAL VAN HOLLEN SUES TO PROTECT GREAT LAKES
Van Hollen’s Action Seeks Immediate
BARRIER, BLOCK and POISON
To Stop Carp
For Immediate Release For More Information Contact:
July 19, 2010 Bill Cosh 608/266-1221
MADISON – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Justice, on behalf of the State of Wisconsin has filed a Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois against the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Wisconsin joins Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania to combat the threat.
“I am suing to protect the Great Lakes and to protect the Wisconsin jobs that depend on the health of the Great Lakes. The introduction of Asian Carp into Lake Michigan will irreversibly damage this important resource. The time for action is now,” said Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.
This complaint asks the federal district court to enter an injunction to use all available measures, consistent with the protection of public health and safety, to prevent the migration of big head and silver carp (Asian carp) through the Chicago Area Waterway System into Lake Michigan.
The complaint requests that the court order the Army Corps and the Reclamation District take the following actions: 1) block the passage of, capture, or kill big head or silver carp that may already be present in the Chicago Area Waterway System in areas north of the O'Brien Lock and Dam; 2) immediately install nets and other suitable temporary physical barriers to fish passage at strategic locations in the Calumet River; 3) immediately apply fish poison to all locations in the Chicago Area Waterway System where big head or silver carp have been observed or their eDNA have been detected; 4) temporarily close and cease operation of the locks at the O'Brien Lock and Dam and the Chicago River Controlling Works except as needed to protect public health and safety; 5) temporarily close the Sluice Gates at the O'Brien Lock and Dam, the Chicago controlling works, and the Wilmette Pumping Station except as needed to protect public health or safety; 6) immediately install grates or screens over the openings of certain gates; and 7) immediately install nets or other physical barriers to fish passage as needed in the Calumet River. Finally, but not least important, the complaint demands that the Corps expedite a feasibility study developing and evaluating options for the permanent physical separation of the Chicago Area Waterway System from Lake Michigan so as to prevent the transfer of Asian carp or other invasive species between the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes Basin.
On December, 16, 2009, the Wisconsin State Assembly adopted a resolution (2009 Assembly Resolution 16) pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 165.25(1m) that authorized Attorney General Van Hollen “to vigorously pursue every legal means available to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.” Today’s action, taken pursuant to that authority, is part of Attorney General Van Hollen’s continuing legal efforts to stop this invasive species from damaging the Great Lakes environment and Wisconsin’s economy.
Earlier this year, Attorney General Van Hollen, on behalf of the State of Wisconsin, collaborated with other Great Lakes states to move the United States Supreme Court to re-open a decades-old case that involved the Great Lakes and adjacent waterway systems. The states asked the United States Supreme Court to issue injunctive relief that would prevent Asian carp from invading Lake Michigan. The U.S. Supreme Court denied the request on April 26, 2010, but its order did not foreclose today’s action.
Since the Supreme Court’s denial, additional eDNA evidence suggests that the Asian carp are moving closer to Lake Michigan. The complaint filed today alleges that the defendants, through their inaction regarding protecting the lakes from the invasive Asian carp, are unreasonably interfering with a right common to the general public. In addition, the complaint requests judicial review of an unlawful agency action under the federal Administrative Procedure Act.
A copy of the complaint is available at:
http://www.doj.state.wi.us/news/files/complaint71910FINAL.pdf.
From: Lawrence Eslinger
To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@mail.co.oneida.wi.us
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:58 AM
Subject: Update on efforts to prevent Invasive Asian Carp from entering Lake Michigan
J.B. VAN HOLLEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL
NEWS RELEASE
ATTORNEY GENERAL VAN HOLLEN SUES TO PROTECT GREAT LAKES
Van Hollen’s Action Seeks Immediate
BARRIER, BLOCK and POISON
To Stop Carp
For Immediate Release For More Information Contact:
July 19, 2010 Bill Cosh 608/266-1221
MADISON – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Justice, on behalf of the State of Wisconsin has filed a Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois against the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Wisconsin joins Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania to combat the threat.
“I am suing to protect the Great Lakes and to protect the Wisconsin jobs that depend on the health of the Great Lakes. The introduction of Asian Carp into Lake Michigan will irreversibly damage this important resource. The time for action is now,” said Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.
This complaint asks the federal district court to enter an injunction to use all available measures, consistent with the protection of public health and safety, to prevent the migration of big head and silver carp (Asian carp) through the Chicago Area Waterway System into Lake Michigan.
The complaint requests that the court order the Army Corps and the Reclamation District take the following actions: 1) block the passage of, capture, or kill big head or silver carp that may already be present in the Chicago Area Waterway System in areas north of the O'Brien Lock and Dam; 2) immediately install nets and other suitable temporary physical barriers to fish passage at strategic locations in the Calumet River; 3) immediately apply fish poison to all locations in the Chicago Area Waterway System where big head or silver carp have been observed or their eDNA have been detected; 4) temporarily close and cease operation of the locks at the O'Brien Lock and Dam and the Chicago River Controlling Works except as needed to protect public health and safety; 5) temporarily close the Sluice Gates at the O'Brien Lock and Dam, the Chicago controlling works, and the Wilmette Pumping Station except as needed to protect public health or safety; 6) immediately install grates or screens over the openings of certain gates; and 7) immediately install nets or other physical barriers to fish passage as needed in the Calumet River. Finally, but not least important, the complaint demands that the Corps expedite a feasibility study developing and evaluating options for the permanent physical separation of the Chicago Area Waterway System from Lake Michigan so as to prevent the transfer of Asian carp or other invasive species between the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes Basin.
On December, 16, 2009, the Wisconsin State Assembly adopted a resolution (2009 Assembly Resolution 16) pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 165.25(1m) that authorized Attorney General Van Hollen “to vigorously pursue every legal means available to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.” Today’s action, taken pursuant to that authority, is part of Attorney General Van Hollen’s continuing legal efforts to stop this invasive species from damaging the Great Lakes environment and Wisconsin’s economy.
Earlier this year, Attorney General Van Hollen, on behalf of the State of Wisconsin, collaborated with other Great Lakes states to move the United States Supreme Court to re-open a decades-old case that involved the Great Lakes and adjacent waterway systems. The states asked the United States Supreme Court to issue injunctive relief that would prevent Asian carp from invading Lake Michigan. The U.S. Supreme Court denied the request on April 26, 2010, but its order did not foreclose today’s action.
Since the Supreme Court’s denial, additional eDNA evidence suggests that the Asian carp are moving closer to Lake Michigan. The complaint filed today alleges that the defendants, through their inaction regarding protecting the lakes from the invasive Asian carp, are unreasonably interfering with a right common to the general public. In addition, the complaint requests judicial review of an unlawful agency action under the federal Administrative Procedure Act.
A copy of the complaint is available at:
http://www.doj.state.wi.us/news/files/complaint71910FINAL.pdf.
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