2024 ANNUAL PICNIC
Our annual picnic will coincide with the annual Lake District meeting.
We really hope to see you there!
WHAT: Lake Eau Claire District Meeting starting at 2:00pm followed by the Lake Association Social, Picnic & Annual Meeting
WHERE: The Pavilion at the County Park on SD (clubhouse is under renovations)
WHEN: Saturday, August 17th –
- 2:00PM Lake District Annual Meeting
- Social time – Immediately following district meeting (approx. 3pm)
- Picnic Dinner – 5:00 pm
- Lake Association Annual Meeting
COST: TBD Adults $12-$15 and Kids eat free
RESERVATIONS: None needed.
MENU: Summer Taco Bar being catered by Tugger’s Brian’s & Trisha’s Café & Catering
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10th Annual Golf Event!
This year’s golf event is going to be a BIG DEAL! Make plans to join us at the 10th Annual - 2024 Friends of Lake Eau Claire Golf Outing on Saturday, July 13th at Hickory Hills Golf Course in Eau Claire. The tournament is an 18-hole scramble.
Highlights incude:
- Shotgun start at 1pm
- Dinner after golf
- Live Music by Bonafide starting around 4:30pm
- Firewords at dusk
Contact Leann Balliett by call or text with your team’s names at 715-286-4111. Spots are filling up fast so don’t miss out, get your team registered today. This is a fun event. You don’t have to golf to get involved. Come to the event and participate in the meal, raffles, music and fireworks. If you are interested in volunteering or donating a basket or prize, contact Leann.
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Welcome to the Friends of Lake Eau Claire (aka Lake Eau Claire Association). We hope you enjoy your visit. Consider joining us in our mission to protect and improve the water quality and fishery of Lake Eau Claire.
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Lake Eau Claire Management Plan
Ongoing concern developed among the Lake Eau Claire (LEC) community that valued environmental characteristics of the lake had declined. In general, concerns were raised about worsened water quality, dramatic sedimentation increases in some areas of the lake and river system, and declining fisheries habitat. These concerns led the Friends of Lake Eau Claire to seek guidance from Eau Claire County Government and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Interactions between these organizations led to a series of scientific and engineering studies in the watershed that have provided valuable insight on details of existing problems, and potential solutions. The watershed problems were further validated by public survey results in the Spring of 2009. This helped establish priorities for developing a strategic management plan for Lake Eau Claire. A steering committee convened to assess information from the results of the public survey and the preceding scientific and engineering studies in order to develop a list of goals and objectives for the management plan. The steering committee was made up of the Lake Eau Claire board members, officials from Eau Claire County government and Wisconsin DNR, and representatives from local government, sportsman's clubs, local businesses, and other near-by lake associations. This board met five times between July 2009 and January 2010 and at each meeting addressed different management plan subject areas (i.e. water quality, fisheries, habitat, erosion and sedimentation, invasive species control, and recreation). The culmination of this overall effort led to The Lake Claire Management Plan, which lays out a long-term plan for addressing the identified and prioritized problems. Since inception, the Lake Eau Claire Management Plan has been continually reviewed and was updated and officially readopted in 2020.
The following documents provide information on the various studies and the reports that have resulted in the course of developing this comprehensive management plan for LEC:
LEC Management Plan Permits
ACOE 1998 Report on LEC Water Quality Study.
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Freihoefer, A. and P. McGinley. 2009. Phosphorus Loading Model for Lake Eau Claire and Lake Altoona. Center for Watershed Science and Education Report.
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1997 Ayres Sediment Reduction Plan, Ayres Associates, Eau Claire, WI.
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2009 ACOE Water Quality Siphoning Model Final Report.
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Results of the 2009 Community Survey of local residents and users of the LEC resources.
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List of goals and objectives arising from 2009/10 community Steering Committee meetings.
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LEC Management Plan 2012 Draft_RZ10. Click here to Download
LEC Sociological 2009 Survey Report. Click here to Download
Dr. Rod Zika Professional Resume. Click here to Download
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