This Lake Management Plan ( LMP) provides the framework to improve our lake.
To learn about the work of our five committees, follow the links in the right-hand
column.
Mission Statement
Bone Lake is a precious resource and one of the premier recreational lakes in this area. The
overall mission of this comprehensive lake management plan is to maintain and enhance,
when possible, the health of Bone Lake to support clean water, natural scenic beauty,
recreation, and sport fishing for decades to come.
This LMP was developed in 2008/2009 by approximately twenty Bone Lake volunteers and commissioners and our consultant Cheryl Clemens, from Harmony Environmental. This plan was also based on property owner surveys in 2008/2009 as well as other prior lake studies. The DNR approved this plan in mid-2009, which was needed for us to get any DNR grant dollars. A copy of this LMP is available on this web site.
This Plan has the following goals
1. Improve Bone Lake water clarity by 25% over 10 years
2. Maintain and enhance Bone Lake’s natural beauty
3. Protect and enhance wildlife habitat
4. Protect and improve Bone Lake Fishery
5. Maintain safe, effective navigation on Bone Lake
In the fall of 2009, four committees started to put more actions and dollars on how to accomplish these goals. These four committees were Waterfront runoff, Evaluation and Studies, Fisheries, and Wildlife and natural beauty. The Crop Fields/Watershed Committee commenced meeting in the fall of 2010.
In May 2010 we submitted a grant application to the DNR to help fund these proposed Lake Mgmt activities. We received a partial grant for $63K grant in the fall of 2010 and plan to submit another grant request in 2011
We always are looking for more volunteers to help implement this LMP so please call Phil Foster at 715-857-5304 in interested or to learn how you could help.
