Oneida County is located in Northern Wisconsin. Our county has over 1100+ lakes and rivers and our water resources are a large part of our lifestyle. For this reason an aquatic invasive species (AIS) program was developed in 2007 to protect our waterways from the threat of AIS. Our AIS team is part of the Oneida County Land & Water Conservation Dept. and consists of an AIS Coordinator (Michele Sadauskas) and three part-time project assistants. The assistants this year are Cara Wanserski, Nancy Sattler, and Therese Hubacher . Our program focuses on educational outreach, technical assistance, and AIS management.
2013 AIS Poster Contest Winners!!!!
Purple Loosestrife Workshop
Today, May 8th, we are hosting our first Purple Loosestrife workshop of the year! We have a beautiful day here in Rhinelander and can't wait to get into the field to dig up some Purple Loosestrife plants to use as host plants for our beetle rearing.
For information on Purple Loosestrife beetle rearing please visit the links below.
For information on Purple Loosestrife beetle rearing please visit the links below.
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http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/invasives/loosestrife.html
Opening Weekend!
Our Clean Boat Clean Waters Adventure
(<------Check out the ice.)
This year is off to a slow start for boaters. Opening weekend in Oneida County was more conducive to ice fishing than to open water fishing. Many of the area landings were visited by mournful anglers hoping that the day's near 80 degree temps would result in ice out. But no brave souls dared the frozen waters. By this posting; on a warm and wonderful May 7th, most of the area lake are open and ready for business. Mother's Day weekend we plan to be out at area landings and spreading the AIS message to Mom and her entire boating family.
(<------Check out the ice.)
This year is off to a slow start for boaters. Opening weekend in Oneida County was more conducive to ice fishing than to open water fishing. Many of the area landings were visited by mournful anglers hoping that the day's near 80 degree temps would result in ice out. But no brave souls dared the frozen waters. By this posting; on a warm and wonderful May 7th, most of the area lake are open and ready for business. Mother's Day weekend we plan to be out at area landings and spreading the AIS message to Mom and her entire boating family.
The AIS Poster contest is being judged today! (Tuesday, May 7th)
Check back later in the week for the winners!
AIS Monthly Update
Below are the links for the April Weekly Updates created by our AIS Coordinator, Michele Sadauskas.
There is a lot of useful and interesting news, workshops, opportunities, and much more that I hope many of you will take advantage of!
AIS Weekly Update Part 1: april 5 ais update part I reduced
AIS Weekly Update Part 2: ais update april 5 part 2 reduced
Below are the links for the April Weekly Updates created by our AIS Coordinator, Michele Sadauskas.
There is a lot of useful and interesting news, workshops, opportunities, and much more that I hope many of you will take advantage of!
AIS Weekly Update Part 1: april 5 ais update part I reduced
AIS Weekly Update Part 2: ais update april 5 part 2 reduced
