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2 VHS Op-Ed Letters and other VHS information from BCLF Item 1: Fish Virus Threatens County Lakes and Streams Jim Brakken, Bayfield County Lakes Forum President Wisconsin Conservation Congress DelegateWisconsin Association of Lakes Past President To the Editor: Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, also called VHS has been found in Wisconsin waters. It is the latest, and…

BCLF has partnered with the Wisconsin Shoreland Initiative to reverse the irresponsible legislation passed by Govenor Walker’s team of anti-conservationist legislators who threaten our lakes, streams, and the property values of all waterfront owners. They’ve taken away local control of shoreland zoning from our counties and introduced bills to allow ATV use of the litoral…

We are fighting off CAFOs, AIS, and have partnered with WSI to return local control of shoreland zoning to our county.

Thanks to an overwhelming vote at the last meeting of the Bayfield County Supervisors, the Human Health Hazards ordinance won approval.

The following is a press item regarding BCLF’s Oct 10 Annual Meeting in Drummond. At last week’s 2015 annual meeting, the Bayfield County Lakes Forum (BCLF) passed a resolution stipulating that authority of shoreland zoning be returned to Bayfield County. The resolution came in response to a provision of the Wisconsin 2016 – 2017 budget…