White River Fish Boil August 29 in Mason

The Friends of the White River are again sponsoring the White River Celebration and Fish Boil on Friday, August 29 at the Mason Village Park on the White River. The festivities will begin at about 4:30 p.m. with landowner information available from a number of WDNR officials, the Bayfield Regional Conservancy, the West Wisconsin Land Trust, the Bad River Watershed Association and other county, state and federal agencies.

There will be a number of speakers at 5:30 p.m. and then at 6:00 p.m. a delicious fish boils with all the trimmings prepared by John Casperson.

During the proceedings, the Friends will be having a small raffle and selling our new Friends of the White River t-shirts and hats. The artwork for the garments was donated by Greg Alexander of Ashland.

The fish boil is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome, so bring your family and friends.

Project Update: Houghton Falls Natural Area

The Bayfield Regional Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land have been working on assembling a significant conservation project on Lake Superior just north of the City of Washburn off Hwy 13 as you drive north to Bayfield. Many of you have been to Houghton Falls and have enjoyed the waterfall, rock outcrops, sandy cove and incredible view of Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands.

A recent grant announcement coupled with the fact that two of the three properties that contain the falls and the upstream Echo Dells were listed for sale, caused us to quickly put together a proposal to the Town of Bayview (Bayfield County, Wisconsin) to submit a federal grant and to buy and hold the land. We wanted to take this incredible opportunity to try and preserve this area that so many of you have inquired about, and has been a goal of the Town of Bayview for eight years.

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This project will be competing nationally for funds, and we face stiff competition. Nevertheless, the Town of Bayview continues to move ahead and will be drafting a management plan for the 76-acre property in the hopes that all the funding will be acquired and all the landowners will work closely with the Trust for Public Land to reach agreements.

If you live or own property in the Town, please participate in the management planning process.