News and Updates

PRESS RELEASES

Lake District Board Votes to Continue Legal Challenge - RKLD (May 22, 2008)
LAKE DISTRICT AWARDS WETLAND GRANT - RKLD (March 16, 2005)
Second Lake Koshkonong Group Will Oppose DNR - RRKA (January 12th, 2005)
Open records request exposes DNR bias* - RKLD (March 14, 2005)
LKRA to Oppose DNR Summer Draw Down On Lake Koshkonong - RKLA (December 31, 2005)
Lake district elects new chairman* - The Janesville Gazette (2004)
Exotic fish virus suspected of killing carp - DNR Sept, 2002

NEWS ARTICLES

2008

District to appeal lake ruling - The Janesville Gazette (Editorial, 5.23.08)
Koshkonong lake district should appeal - The Janesville Gazette (Editorial, 5.22.08)
DNR Decision on Lake Level Upheld - Edgerton Reporter (5.21.08)
Koshkonong residents divided over next step in court battle - The Janesville Gazette (5.14.08)
Opposing sides see different futures for lake - The Janesville Gazette (5.14.08)
Public, private interests collide in Koshkonong case - The Janesville Gazette (2.20.08)

2007
Koshkonong Group Stays Focused on its Mission - The Janesville Gazette (02.28.07)
Boaters asked to exercise caution - The Janesville Gazette (09.01.07)
84 Million Pounds of Carp Removed Since WWII - The Edgerton Reportrer (06.06.2007)
County eyes halting payments to lake district for Indianford Dam - Daily Jefferson Union (4.19.07)
‘Slow, No Wake Zone' issued for Rock River - Beloit Daily News (3.27.07)
Rescue Boat Pays Early Dividends - Edgerton Reporter (2.28.07)
Moderate Temps Keep Lake Open - The Edgerton Reporter (2007)

2006

Possible Appeal For Lake District - Edgerton Reporter (2006)
Lake Nagawicka Dredging - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2006)
Lake's level to stay the same - The Janesville Gazette (2006)
Lake district residents OK tax hike -- The Janesville Gazette (2006)
District to vote on doubling tax - The Janesville Gazette (2006)
Koshkonong public hearing set for this week - The Janesville Gazette (2006)
Opposing sides clash over Lake Koshkonong - The Janesville Gazette (2006)

2005

Lake district OKs fee hike - Jefferson County Union (2005)
Showdown set on lake level issue - The Janesville Gazette (2005)
Low water plagues those who boat on Rock River - The Janesville Gazette (2005)
Lake Koshkonong vote draws more than 500 residents to meeting - The Janesville Gazette (2005)
Lake Level Battle to Continue (2005)
Help to reduce weeds, algae in lakes, rivers - The Janesville Gazette (2005)
Lake Koshkonong residents shore up the shore
- The Janesville Gazette (2005)
DNR Denies District's Higher Water Request - Edgerton Reporter (2005)
DNR won't raise Lake Koshkonong summer water level - The Janesville Gazette (2005)
Lower water: Wetlands group agrees with DNR's objectives
- The Janesville Gazette (2005)
Higher water: Groups oppose DNR's assessment of lake - The Janesville Gazette (2005)

2004
Lake study controversial*- Edgerton Reporter (2004)
DNR study of Lake Koshkonong at odds with high water advocates
- The Janesville Gazette (2004)
Indianford Dam transferred to lake district - The Janesville Gazette (2004)
Shrinking Rock River reflects dry summer - The Janesville Gazette (2004)
Flooding doesn't dampen islanders' spirits
- The Janesville Gazette (2004)
High water complicates life along the Rock
- The Janesville Gazette (2004)
Rock River crests in Jefferson - The Jefferson Daily Union (2004)
Swollen Rock River still rising - The Janesville Gazette (2004)

2003
Will history be repeated on Koshkonong?*- The Janesville Gazette (2003)
Drawdown has Lake Koshkonong residents up in arms*- The Janesville Gazette (2003)
DNR, Lake District Meet Over Koshkonong's Future - The Janesville Gazette (2003)

1998 - 2001

Error makes Rock River Water Levels Plunge Between Indianford, Centerway Dams - The Janesville Gazette (2001)
Paddle Opens Eyes to River Issues - the Janesville Gazette (2001)
DNR labels portion of Rock River impaired* - The Janesville Gazette (2001)
DNR to install carp fence on lake - The Janesville Gazette (2000)
1966 study provided options for Koshkonong - The Janesville Gazette (1998)
Uncertainty flows over thoughts of removing dam - The Janesville Gazette (1998)
Koshkonong at a crossroads - The Janesville Gazette (1998)
Property values in lake district raise questions - The Janesville Gazette (1998)
Lake district idea buoys hopes of businessman - The Janesville Gazette (1998)
Lake district facts - The Janesville Gazette (1998)
Net returns small for commercial fishers - The Janesville Gazette (1998)
Anglers like challenge of Koshkonong - The Janesville Gazette (1998)
Don't be fooled: Water's color doesn't mean it's polluted, unhealthy - The Janesville Gazette (1998)
Link to lake's past looks toward future - The Janesville Gazette (1998)