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​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 an information source for, and a communication link among lake and river associations and districts, county and ​local government, and the public.

         
​        Education                  Collaboration                Advocacy

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         RESOURCES FOR LAKE GROUPS:  
                             
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.

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2018 ECONOMIC STUDY

OCLRA supported a local study conducted by UW-Eau Claire confirming that improvements in lake water clarity and quality have a positive impact upon shoreland property values in Oneida and Vilas Counties.

​(Click on 'RESEARCH' at the top of this page to download study documents.)  ​

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2019 ECONOMIC STUDY

OCLRA supported a study that quantifies  the central role that Oneida County's healthy lakes play in a healthy county economy.

​(Click on 'RESEARCH' at the top of this page to download study  documents.)  ​

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          WE'VE BEEN BUSY:

Click on 'ENEWS' above to view an eNews summary of activities we are working on now.    (updated December 2019)
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           ANNUAL EVENT:

​This year's annual "6-County Event" entitled, Clean Waters:  Our Mission/Our Legacy" brought together 93 lake leaders from north-central Wisconsin.  Held on July 12, 2019, attendees discussed topics and trends important to area lake protection groups.

Sponsored jointly by:
  • OCLRA of Oneida County
  • VCLRA of Vilas County
 
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        PROTECTING OUR WATERS:

WXPR local public radio announces a new feature series of stories about Northwoods water issues:





    
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LOCAL CONTROL BREAKTHROUGH:

​Lake organizations all across Wisconsin lament the impacts of the Wisconsin Legislature’s 2015 Act 55.  Introduced during final budget deliberations by Oneida County’s Tom Tiffany, the Act seriously diminished local government control of shoreland development.  Lake-rich counties around Wisconsin were suddenly faced with less protective shoreland ordinances.

Thanks to an October 2019 Appellate Court decision in favor of the Town of Newbold (Oneida Co.), local governments may have regained limited ability to control aspects of shoreland development through their property sub-division ordinance.

Click below for more from Wisconsin Lakes:
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