Town Notices
Siskiwit Falls Update
Siskiwit Falls Planning update July 2019-pdf
Read MoreThe Cornucopia Library and Art Gallery is Holding Its Annual Book Sale July 1st
July 1, 2018 from 10 AM to 3 PM, the local library will hold its 6th annual book sale. It will be held on the front lawn at the Community Center as in past years, in conjunction with the Community Clubs’ annual Fish Fry. I case of rain, the book sale will be held in…
Read MoreFinal closing on the Swenson Forest Preserve Project!
After a 3-year process, the grantors at NOAA’s Coastal Management Program recently gave the greenlight to proceed with the final steps of the Swenson Forest Preserve project. On May 1st, 2018, landowners Brent & Cheri (Swenson) Surowiec and Larry & Marcy Dorau signed over ownership of their combined 100 acres to Bayfield County representatives in…
Read MoreQuarantine of the Emerald Ash Borer has been Expanded Throughout the State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has extended the quarantine of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) throughout the State of Wisconsin. EAB has been found in 48 of 72 counties. Many northern counties still do not have EAB. In the NCWMA, Douglas County has documented EAB occurrences, but Ashland, Bayfield and Iron Counties…
Read MoreBayfield County Accepts Offer Of Ownership to the Swenson Forest Preserve Project
At their March 20th meeting, the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors voted UNANIMOUSLY (13-0) to support the Swenson Forest Preserve Project, accepting ownership and management of the property. About 25 friends of the project were in attendance and 8 voiced their support in the public forum. Supervisors Larry Fickbohm and Jeff Silbert also expressed their…
Read MoreTown Board Votes against Town Ownership of the Siskiwit River Protection Project
After many discussions and weighing of all information and concerns of both the pros and cons of local ownership of the former Swenson and Dorau acres on the Siskiwit River, the Town of Bell Board voted, on October 10th 2017, to postpone indefinitely, the acceptance of the NOAA grant award for the purchase of the…
Read MoreStanding room only crowd on hand to gain information about the Siskiwit River Preservation Project
Thursday, June 29, 2017, the large gathering room at the Cornucopia Community Center was filled with resident voters and summer home property owners to learn about, question, and share concerns, regarding the possible ownership by the Town of Bell of 95 acres known as the Swenson property on the Siskiwit River and 5 additional acres…
Read MoreInformational Meeting to be held on the Siskiwit River Preservation Project
On June 29th at 7 PM there will be an informational update and Q and A period for those not acquainted with the Siskiwit Reiver Preservation Project to be held at the Community Center. This will be the final meeting before the public will vote to acquire or to decline the purchase the property formerly…
Read MoreWhite-nose Syndrome spreads in Wisconsin
Wisconsin sites see 30-100 percent decreases; Call goes out to report surviving bats this summer
Read MoreGet a Complete WI DNR Fishing Report Online
Fishing season is just around the corner and it’s time to get excited about what the new year might bring to Wisconsin anglers. What better way to feed that excitement by reviewing the 2017 Wisconsin Fishing Report – a detailed newspaper of fishing in Wisconsin waters and fishing forecasts for the coming year. The Wisconsin…
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