Aquatic Plant Harvesting

Another aquatic plant harvesting season has come to a close. The harvesting season ran from mid May through Labor Day. This year’s harvesting objectives were met and included the practice of documenting the names of property owners requesting that plants be harvested in front of their properties. The property owner names will be used in the future by the crew to determine which frontage to harvest. Our present policy is to not harvest in front of properties unless specifically requested by the property owners. Owners can call the Sanitary District Office to have their names added or removed from the harvesting list.

Certain areas in the lake (i.e. Beyers Cove, City Millpond, Norwegian Bay, etc.) have been designated as sensitive areas. Areas designated as sensitive usually require some type of special care to protect their unique characteristics (i.e. fish spawning). These sensitive areas are harvested according to specific plans developed in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. In those cases where individual property owner needs conflict with the needs of designated sensitive areas, the sensitive area needs take precedence.

The GLSD would like to thank the Green Lake Association and the City of Green Lake for their financial support of the AQWEED Program. We would also like to thank those property owners around the lake who have allowed us to dock the harvesting equipment during the summer season.