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Lake Management Meeting - September 2024

Jul 74 min read

2024 BCABLA Annual Meeting

Minutes of the Big Chetac and Birch Lakes Annual Meeting June 22, 2024 Birchwood Village Hall, 10 a.m. The annual meeting of members of...

Nov 17, 20231 min read

DNR Fisheries Meeting Recording

The BCABLA hosted Wisconsin DNR Fisheries Biologist Max Wolter on November 16th 2023 at the Birchwood School Commons. The Event was well...

Nov 10, 20231 min read

Fisheries Meeting

Thursday November 16th 5:30 at the Birchwood School commons (300 S. Wilson Street). You are invited to learn more about the Chetac and...

Sep 7, 20233 min read

Birch Lake, Lake Chetac Water Level Drawdown

Update 9/13/2023 : The proposal to only draw down 6" instead of 12" will not be adopted. Washburn County has notified the BCABLA that...

Aug 25, 20232 min read

Welcome to BCABLA Membership

August 2023 https://www.bcabla.com/membership We welcome you to membership in the Big Chetac and Birch Lakes Association (BCABLA). We are...

Jul 14, 20231 min read

BCABLA 2023 Annual Meeting

The annual Big Chetac And Birch Lake Aassociation meeting was held on Saturday, June 17 10 a.m. Birchwood Village Hall. See the attached...

Jul 14, 20233 min read

COMPREHENSIVE LAKE AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN -BIG CHETAC, BIRCH, AND LITTLE BIRCH

PREPARED FOR THE BIG CHETAC AND BIRCH LAKES ASSOCIATION In the mid-2000’s Big Chetac, Birch, and Little Birch lakes experienced severe...

Jul 14, 20231 min read

Fishery Management Plan

Big Chetac Lake and Birch lake Sawyer and Washburn Counties, Wisconsin March, 2020 This is a long-term strategic plan that will guide our...

Jul 6, 20233 min read

Lake Management Plan Development Work and Related Reports

Update: This Lake Management Plan was originally published and adopted in 2010. The BCABLA has suspended requesting additional treatment...

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