Our programs

PROGRAMS: Clean Boats, Clean Waters, Green Lake Conservancy Partnership, Joint Advisory Committee on Land Use Matters (JACLUM), Revitalization of Shoreland Vegetation Project, Green Lake Buoys, Green Lake County Fish Rearing Facility, AQWEED

Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program: New in 2010! The Green Lake Association recently received a $37,199 WI DNR Aquatic Invasive Species Education Grant to implement a new three year Clean Boat, Clean Waters Program (CBCW). The grant will be awarded over three years and requires a 25% match.

The CBCW program is a state wide boater education program designed to promote water resource stewardship by actively preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. On summer weekends, our staff will visit various boat launches on Big Green Lake, work with boaters to help identify potential invasive species that are hitched to their boats and trailers, distribute informational brochures, inform boaters of AIS laws, collect important data, and report any new water body infestations.

Green Lake Conservancy Partnership:  The Green Lake Conservancy Partnership includes the Green Lake Association (GLA), the Green Lake Conservancy Foundation (GLCF), the Green Lake Sanitary District (GLSD) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR).  While each of these organizations is a separate entity with different missions and objectives, they often work together to accomplish shared goals. Some examples of GLA's role within the partnership include:

• Assist in recruiting and managing volunteers to help remove invasives and trash from Conservancy Lands
• Construction of Hammer's Trail
• Financial support towards the construction of the Norwegian Bay boardwalk (pictured right) and Mitchell Glen
• Other financial and cooperative efforts.

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

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.

Green Lake County Fish Rearing Facility: In 2006, the Green Lake Sanitary District purchased the Green Lake County fish rearing facility. The GLA annually donates funds to support the management of the facility. This partnership ensures that fish will remain available for stocking Big Green Lake, thus protecting sport fishing on the lake. Learn More

AQWEED: This aquatic harvesting program 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. Managed and sponsored primarily by the Green Lake Sanitary District, The Green Lake Association and the City of Green Lake donates funds to support this project.

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