SQUASH LAKE ASSN

Squash Lake Neighbor

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:03:58 GMT

Squash Lake Neighbor

Dan Paddock Jr. Passed away on March 30, 2009

He lived on Squash Lake Rd and had his Taxidermy Business there.

He was related to Virginia Amerena and is the brother of Jeannie (Dale ) Smith, a Squash Lake Association member.

We offer heartfelt condolences to Jeannie and Dale and the whole Paddock family. They have suffered the loss of 2 members of their family in less than 6 months.

Lake Sensitivity & Development

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:44:54 GMT

Squash Lake Sensitivity and Shoreland Development

An article has been brought to my attention, which I think all lake owners should be aware of:

From: Effectiveness of Shoreland Zoning Standards to Meet Statutory Objectives: A Literature Review with Policy Implications Dams, Floodplain & Shoreland Section Bureau of Watershed Management Prepared by Thomas W. Bernthal Edited by Julia R. Barrett PUBL-WT-505-97 http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/wm/dsfm/shore/documents/WT50597.pdf

It says:

The Wisconsin DNR has determined that seepage lakes, particularly those with an irregular-shape such as Squash Lake, have a greater ratio of shoreland per acre of water. This allows for more development per acre of water and a larger proportion of nutrient delivery from the shoreline. As a result, shoreland zoning standards that limit development "can play a large role in protecting water quality" of these lakes.

So, if you compare the amount of shoreline

	Squash Lake	Crescent Lake
Main Shoreline	7.1 miles	7.4 miles
ratio of shoreland per acre of water	7.1 miles to 395.8 acres Or 1 mile to 55.7 acres	7.4 miles to 625.8 acres Or 1 mile to 84.6 acres
My Conclusion: For each mile of potential development, Squash Lake has less water to handle the same amount of nutrient loading and eutrophication (increase in biological growth) occurs more quickly. Or, simply put, Squash Lake is more sensitive to the effects of development. A 1 meter (roughly 3-foot) difference in average minimum water clarity was associated with property value declines of up to 22%

I got the official word today from Planning & Zoning that the public hearing is Wed Apr 29th at 5:30 pm in the Oneida County Board room. The room is located on the second floor going into the addition on the right side of the hall before the Planning & Zoning offices.

Be sure to attend to voice your opinions, but also write letters to the board members. The names and adresses are in the 2nd edition of The Voice of Squash Lake; in your mailboxes next week.

EVERYONE THINK SPRING!!!!

Have a Happy and Blessed Easter to all our Christian Neighbors.

Wildlife

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:18:48 GMT

We had a coyote in our yard and on the peninsula Saturday morning. Its been quite a while since I've heard or seen one. We must have a pack starting up in the area again.

Has anyone heard the whiperwills in the last few years? I used to hear them all the time, but the last 4-5 years I haven't and I was curious if anyone has heard them around the lake.

The deer are spending a lot of time on the edge of the road and in our yard back here rooting for acorns.

Janet

Lots of new members

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:10:15 GMT

I've added a lot of new email addresses to the blog notification list. We now have 94 members.

Some are older members that I never got to, but a lot of them are new members and I want to welcome them to the blog site. I hope that you feel free to add any comments to things already posted or enter new items of interest.

We are always interested in what is going on, on the lake and in your family, if you care to share.

Janet

Lake News

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:02:11 GMT

It has been a snowy winter so far

On December 18, 2008 Art Jaros Jr. re-filed for a Supplemental Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to develop and build the Eagle Cove Camp and Conference Center on their Squash Lake property.

For additional information on this CUP, I refer you to the article written by Ruth Sproul of the www.newsofthenorth.net and the county website www.co.oneida.wi.gov. Click on committees, then on planning & zoning.

SLA will actively monitor any further information and post it on the SLA Blog Site. NEW LETTERS will have to be written to planning and zoning indicating your feelings on this CUP request. Send them to:

Steve Osterman

Oneida County Court House

P O Box400

Rhinelander, WI 54501

The SLA will be sending out a newsletter in the next few weeks. We are hoping to make this a quarterly event.

Class scheduled thru the DNR - Thur. May 15, 2009 - 9am - 1 pm

The class is is a Clean Boats Clean Waters workshop. It will be held at Nicolet College/Lake Julia campus in the Northwoods Center room 202

There is only room for 25 people so register early. There is no charge

To Register contact:Oneida County Land and Water Conservation Dept

one Courthouse Square

P O Box 400

Rhinelander, WI 54501-0400

Phone 715-369 7835

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This is a workshop for everyone living on the lake and putting a boat into our pristine lake. We hope many of you will take advantage of this workshop to learn more about the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) that we could be dealing with if we are not careful. It is so much easier and cheaper to keep AIS out of our lake than to deal with it after it is already in the lake.

SLA BOARD MEETING- 3/11/09 - 6:30 pm at Pat Dugan's house 7308 Squash Lake Rd. Anyone interested in attending is welcome. I will post an agenda shortly before the meeting for anyone interested.

SLA update

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:34:46 GMT

Great time of year, Saw a nice

deer in my

yard Saturday Morning, to bad I

did not

see more of them in the woods

this past

weekend.

Tom Kowalski

Greetings and Welcome to all the New Members

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:51:02 GMT

Greetings and welcome to all of our new

members!

This is a mystical time on the lake when new

ice

forms and ice crystals cling to every branch.

Sue

and I walked down to the lake this morning

and the

ice was clear as window glass. It's the brief

time of

year when you can hear a stone "pinging" as

it rolls

endlessly across the ice. We saw fresh fox

tracks

along the shore and tracks of lots of other

"critters."

On one set of tracks I could see a tail

drag, which

would suggest a muskrat. Lots of squirrel

and

mice/vole tracks as well.

Last weekend I kayaked around the lake for

my "last

hurrah" before ice up. Last saturday I went

mountain

biking and saw a bear, but it was moving very

slowly. Maybe it was sleep walking. I have

also

seen a couple of flocks of snow buntings

lately, as

they migrate through from the artic tundra. A

migrating hawk has been hanging around,

possibly a

rough legged hawk, according to John Bates,

a local

naturalist.

What sightings have you had lately?

Our thanks to Dale Kramer and Carole

Mustacci for

conducting a very successful membership

drive. We

were surprised to discover that many people

on the

lake were not aware of our lake association

and all

that we have accomplished over the last

three

years. Our Board will be seeking input from

all of you

to determine your priority issues and

concerns for

the upcoming year.

Several of you attended our last Board

meeting where we met with Jeff Muelver from

Peterson Appraisal to discuss the rationale

for our

recent property assessments. Our previous

Board

meeting featured Jim Gehrke, president of

the

Crescent Lake Association, who

shared Crescent

Lake's experience as an association over the

last

25-30 years. We are learning a lot and we

are

excited about putting some of our ideas into

practice! We are also looking for help from

all of

you in accomplishing our goals to maintain

Squash

Lake as a pristine resource. Our Board will

revising our committee structure in the near

future

and soliciting your involvement to whatever

extent

you can get involved. Let me know of any

particular

projects that might excite your passion!

A lot has been happening in lake

conservation

throughout Oneida County and statewide as

well.

Those of you with email will be receiving

monthly e-letters from the Wisconsin

Association of Lakes

(WAL), and you can also access the

Oneida County

Lakes and Rivers Association

(OCLRA) website

and monthly newsletter at oclra.org. It's

important

for all of us to see the "big picture" of how our

entire

ecosystem is inter-related.

Best wishes for a happy holiday season,

Pat Dugan

SLA President

Welcome

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:58:07 GMT

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