Crawling Stone Lakes Association
Our mission is to protect our lakes through:
About Us
The Crawling Stone Lakes Association began in 2000 when residents on Little Crawling Stone Lake formed an organization to monitor lake water, enforce boating regulations, and fight invasive weeds. In 2008, its board invited residents of Crawling Stone Lake to join.
Beginning in 2013, the organization received a grant from the DNR to monitor the landing on Silver Beach Drive. CSLA became a 501C3 organization in 2014, making all membership dues and contributions tax deductible.
The organization raised the money and developed a plan to dredge the channel between the two lakes in 2010. It publishes a newsletter twice annually.
Our Mission
Below is a listing of some of the activities that the Crawling Stone Lakes Association has performed to fulfill its mission statement:
Boater education
- Landing monitors pass out literature and explain dangers of weeds to boaters
- Landing signs share regulations with boaters
- Newsletter articles appear on invasive weeds, surf boats, and clearing personal watercraft of weeds before launching
- "No Wake" areas and times are posted on Little Crawling Stone
Landing monitoring
- Three part time monitors with additional volunteers means that most daylight hours have a monitor at the landing
- Annual monitor training and retraining through the DNR
- Funds set aside in the event of introduction of invasive weeds
Channel maintenance
- Special fund raiser to dredge channel; work completed in 2010
- Current management of dues and donations to set aside funds for future dredging/maintenance
Membership communication
- Signs at landing and on Little Crawling Stone with "No Wake" postings
- Twice annual newsletters
- Annual meeting
- Special mailings for hot issues (DNR rezoning)
- Speakers and articles on the fish hatchery and lake restocking
- Articles on avoiding and treating swimmers' itch
Boat Inspections
The boat inspectors are protecting YOU as well as our waters. Wisconsin state law requires you to remove aquatic plants and animals and drain water from vehicles, boats, trailers and equipment upon removal from the water and to remove aquatic plants and animals from any vehicle, boat, trailer or equipment before placing it in any water of the state or transporting it on a highway.
Fines are substantial:
- Failure to drain boat or equipment before transporting: $243
- Introduce non-native aquatic plants into state waters: $389.50
- Launching a boat with an aquatic plant or animal attached: $295
Thank you for your cooperation.