updated  6/23/2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                              HOME

​Our Mission is to protect and preserve the quality and riparian
habitat of the inland waters of Oneida County by serving as an advocate and information source for, and a communication link between lake and river associations and districts, county and ​local government and the public.

         
​        Education                       Collaboration                 Advocacy

​

THIRD PRINTING!                                  
Our popular collection of essays on best practices 
for lake stewardship, lake science and shoreland restoration is available on this site to read and
​to download.  (click on "DO THE RIGHT THING" above)  We also provide booklets in quantity for groups and organizations for a small  donation.  

2016-17 ECONOMIC STUDY
OCLRA supported a study to determine the nature of the relationship between Oneida County's healthy lakes and a healthy Oneida County economy.  (To download a copy, click on 'LINKS' at the top of this page.)
​
​2018 ECONOMIC STUDY
We will be providing support for a 2018 study that will attempt to determine how a decline in lake water clarity might impact shoreland property values in Oneida and Vilas Counties.   ​

UPCOMING EVENT:
"Saving Our Lakes and Rivers"
Annual Six-County Conference 
Friday July 13, 2018    9:00 a.m. - noon
Nicolet College  -  ​Rhinelander, WI

Join us at this annual gathering of lakes and rivers advocates.  Attendees are expected from Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas Counties.  Our speakers will address topics of lake quality and lake protection. 

​Sponsored jointly by OCLRA of Oneida County and VCLRA of Vilas County
 
​Click on 'ENEWS'  above for more details.

The OCLRA Annual Meeting will immediately follow the conference.

2018 Revisions to the Oneida County Shoreland Protection Ordinance (SPO)

From 2014 through early 2018, OCLRA has been a steady presence at the county board Planning & Development Committee meetings and hearings. We aimed to provide input, recommendations and rationale for more protective shoreland zoning regulations.

Revisions to the SPO were adopted by the Oneida County Board on January 16, 2018.   Despite our best efforts, the SPO has been revised to be less protective of our lakes and rivers. 

​OCLRA will continue to advocate for state and local regulations that protect our ground and surface water resources.