Oak Wilt Awareness: *** The Town of Spider Lake is working to raise awareness of Oak Wilt.   Oak wilt is a destructive disease that kills red oak trees by spreading to their tissues and starving them of water and nutrients. Prevention is the best strategy to protect oak trees, and here are some best practices: Avoid pruning during high-risk periods In Wisconsin, the risk period is April through July, but it can vary by location and season. Sanitize pruning equipment Use denatured methyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, or a household disinfectant to sterilize equipment between trees. Paint wounds Immediately apply a thin layer of wound paint or pruning seal to pruning cuts and other wounds to prevent fungal spores from sticking to the sap and infecting the tree. Buy and transport dry wood Purchase wood locally that has been thoroughly dried for at least a year, and avoid moving firewood to new locations. Create a buffer zone Dig a trench at least 100 feet from the last symptomatic tree and 48 inches deep. Remove infected trees Promptly remove and burn or bury dead or diseased trees. If possible, burn trees in place. Treat logs and branches Before April, cut infected oaks as close to the ground as possible, and burn, debark, or chip logs and larger branches. You can also process diseased logs into lumber or kiln-dry them before April. Tarp wood From April through July, tarp wood to prevent sap beetles from coming into contact with spores. Make sure the tarp is thick enough to prevent punctures and completely bury the edges.   For more information on oak wilt management. Please CLICK HERE.

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CORRECTION: Boating Ordinance Ad Hoc Committee Email Created

THIS IS A CORRECTION TO A PREVIOUS NOTICE…announcing creation of an email address for the Boating Ordinance Ad Hoc Committee. The previously listed email address was incorrect. The correct email address is listed below. Our apologies for any inconvenience. 

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The TOSL Boating Ordinance Ad Hoc Committee (BOAHC) has created an email address – [email protected] – for use by interested stakeholders. 

This email inbox will be monitored by the BOAHC committee. It is for the purpose of providing stakeholders (property owners, visitors, business owners, etc) to the Boating Ordinance “process” a secure and confidential way to provide direct input – in their own words – to the BOAHC committee. We encourage stakeholders who want to have their input about this topic considered to email the committee using this address. 

Emails coming to the [email protected] address will be routed to the full BOAHC committee, but only to the BOAHC committee. They will not be forwarded or otherwise distributed beyond the committee without the consent of the Sender. The committee may discuss the general contents during the committee meetings, as appropriate, but not in a way that identifies the Sender without their permission to do so.