Joint Advisory Committee on Land Use Matters (JACLUM) JACLUM works with town boards to interpret and understand current ordinances and how they apply to development projects. JACLUM also works with developers to protect Green Lake from storm water runoff, to make provision for green space, and to assure to the extent possible that development is consistent with the characteristics of the surrounding environment. Learn More
Revitalization of Shoreland Vegetation Project (RSVP) The RSVP is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of native trees, shrubs, grasses, or wetland plants. RSVP encourages the regeneration of shoreland vegetation through educational efforts targeted at property owners and businesses that provide property management services to property owners. Learn More
Summer Lecture Series From Green Lake’s geology to cultural issues - current and historical, to water and land issues, the annual series provides attendees with insights into what Green Lake was, is, and may become.View Calendar
Junior Ice Fishing Outing If the weather cooperates and Dartford Bay is frozen, the Green Lake Association and the Green Lake Sanitary
District host a morning of
family fun for those interested in fishing through the ice. Mike Norton, Norton’s Fishing & Hunting Adventures leads the band, providing warm shacks and experienced volunteers to demonstrate how to entice the fish to your bait. North Bay Sport and Liquor and the Puchyan Longbeards also offer support.View Calendar
Green Team The Green Team is a newly-formed partnership of the Green Lake Association, the Green Lake Conservancy Foundation, the Green Lake Sanitary District, and the Green Lake School District. The Green Team's purpose is to introduce and share with the public, through the talents of volunteers, those special, unusual or unknown natural features in the Green Lake area. These first Saturday, family-oriented summer events will include some hands-on activities for youngsters. Green Team Events
Green Lake County Fish Rearing Facility Green Lake Association has partnered with Green Lake Sanitary District to help manage the fish rearing facility. This partnership ensures that fish will remain available for stocking Big Green Lake, thus protecting sport fishing on the lake. Learn More
Lake Protection Grants The GLA awards environmental protection grants to promote lake and watershed protection and enhancement initiatives. These grants are made possible by the generous donations of members of the Green Lake Association.Learn More
Environmental Scholarships In the spirit of protecting and enhancing Big Green Lake, the Green Lake Association awards a single, non-renewable $2,000 scholarship to a deserving student in the local area. The scholarship is awarded to a student who has participated in activities and/or projects that relate to Wisconsin’s natural resources, in particular those that benefit Big Green Lake and its watershed, is committed to conservation of natural resources, and intends to pursue an education related to conservation. Learn More
Other Grants
AQWEED
This aquatic harvesting program, managed and sponsored primarily by the Green Lake Sanitary District, cuts and removes nuisance aquatic plants from Big Green Lake. Such harvesting is done in accordance with a permit from the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources. The Green Lake Association, along with the City of Green Lake, donates funds to support this project.
Boating Safety Courses The Green Lake Association provides life jackets to all who successfully completes the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-authorized classes in March and July in the Green Lake area. Wisconsin boating safety certification or out of state equivalent certification is required for operators born on or after January 1, 1989 and who are at least 16 years of age. Operators 12 to 15 years of age must either have a boating safety certificate or have an adult on board while operating.
Green Lake Buoys The GLA helps fund the purchase and maintenance of buoys on Big Green Lake. These buoys, place by the Green Lake County Sheriff’s Department, mark navigation lanes and areas dangerous for boating.
