Star Prairie Fish & Game Association February Meeting
Monday,
March 19, 2007 – Don
Madsen’s on Cedar
Lake
The March meeting
of the SPF&GA was called to order at 7:05
pm by Vice President Chuck Magoon.
The Secretary’s and
Treasurer’s reports were read and approved as presented, with a correction to
the secretary’s report on the last day for fish house removal on Cedar lake
being March 15, not March 18.
Meeting Guests :
- Wardens
Rick Rosen and Dave Hausman.
- Prospective new member Peter Holmvik
Committee Reports :
- Committee
reports for Buck’s Night,
Outreach, Sr. Pontoon Rides, and
Youth were tabled.
- Fisheries/Habitat
: Dan Cain reports that he has plans to plant 400 acres of prairie, 30
acres of food plots, about 25,000 trees, and 700 acres of brushing. He has
applied for Pheasant and Turkey stamp grants for a tree planter, general
habitat, and a land purchase of the Joel marsh property near Range, Wi.
- Park
Party : Bob Swanda reports that Trigger Happy and the Fiddler have been
contacted to again play at the Park
Party, which is set for August 14, 2007.
- Education Building : We are waiting for the
Perk test and easement decisions to finalize the land swap at the building
site.
- Current
2007 membership stands at 38 paid members.
- A $100
donation has been made for Earth Day activities to be held in Hudson this spring.
- It was
noted that the club did not make a donation to the Kinni chapter of
Pheasants Forever or the NWTF banquet as there was no like donation from
these organizations for Buck’s Night.
Old Business/New
Business:
1.
Upcoming Banquets :
a.
St. Croix Alliance Conservation
Banquet – Tuesday, March 20, in Baldwin
b.
Strutting Toms NWTF – Monday, March 26 at the
“Tac”, in Amery
c.
Indianhead Pheasants Forever – Thurs., April 5,
at the “Tac”, in Amery
2.
The DNR Spring Hearings will be held on Monday,
April 16. The St. Croix county hearings are
held at WITC in New Richmond. There are
questions of local interest on the walleye regulations on Cedar Lake,
and panfish limits in St. Croix
County. SPF&G members are urged to attend and
voice their opinions. Because this date
conflicts with the next scheduled club meeting, it was decided to move the next
meeting from Monday to Tuesday, April 17.
3.
The club is responsible for $15,000
of “In Kind” labor on eligible practices, such as prairie burns, tree
plantings, etc for the continuing Phase IV of the NAWCA grant. All club labor, at $10 per man-hour, should
be reported for tracking purposes against this commitment.
4.
The winter access on the southwest bay of Cedar
lake is in very bad shape, it was decided to send a letter to the Star Prairie
town board requesting that the issue be addressed.
5.
The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation has requested
support of their stance against Baiting and Feeding of deer. Mike Reiter volunteered to draft a letter to
them on behalf of the club, the club voted unanimously for support of a ban on
Baiting and Feeding of deer.
6.
A person has been identified as one of the
responsible parties for moving 2 of the fish cribs that the club built on Cedar
lake. Dave Hausman asked the club’s
opinion on how we felt about dealing with this person, the general consensus
was that an apology to the club from all people involved would be preferred
over a more direct legal pursuit.
7.
The Ditch cleanup on Highway 65 from 210th St
to County Road H is scheduled for 5:00
on Tuesday, April 17. Members should
meet at River Island Park
and wear their club vests
The next meeting of the SPF&GA is scheduled for Tuesday, April 17th with the 6 pm social hour and the 7 pm regular meeting at Don Madsen’s on Cedar Lake. Note that this is a change from our regular
Monday night.
With no further
business the meeting was adjourned at 8:25
pm.
Respectfully submitted
Mike Kelly (Recorder)