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🚨 URGENT: The Minong Flowage needs your help now — more than 250 acres of invasive milfoil threatens the lake and it's our job to intervene. Donate Now |
SAVE THE FLOWAGE CAMPAIGN OUR MILFOIL PROBLEM NEEDS YOUR HELP.After two consecutive DNR grant denials, the Minong Flowage Association is funding a proposed multi-phase, targeted milfoil attack plan entirely through member and donor contributions. With 253 acres across 37 beds, this is the most significant threat the Flowage has faced in over a decade — and we need to act before the 2026 season.Current Proposed Action Plan, pending state approval:
Phase 1: Five targeted herbicide treatment zones, June 2026
Phase 2: Expanded treatment, Fall 2026 (funds, approvals permitting)
Ongoing: Annual monitoring and management
Read more about the Lake Management Committee's Milfoil Fight plans—including contingencies. | Goal: $200,000.00
Collected: $42,100.00
Goal Milestone #1: $80,000 for Initial June 2026 Treatment+Annual Lake Management; Milestone #2: $200,000 Additional Treatments and Contingencies
Donor Recognition Tiers Corporate Partner
Recognition signage · Website advertising · Featured in every member email
Flowage Guardian
Named recognition · Metal Flowage Sign with Name & Annual Giving Insert
$1,000+
Flowage Steward
Named recognition · Plastic Donor Sign with Annual Giving Insert
$500+
General Donation
Any amount directly funds treatment
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The Flowage Is Worth Fighting For
The Minong Flowage is one of the most heavily used recreational lakes in northwest Wisconsin — 4,501 documented boat launches in just 46 days in 2025. It is the centerpiece of this community. It is why property here holds its value. It is why families come back year after year.
Eurasian watermilfoil threatens all of that — not gradually, but now. With 257 acres of EWM across 37 beds, and coverage exceeding pre-management baselines, the window for meaningful action is open. The MFA intends to use it.
In the fall of 2023, two canoeists capsized and drowned in Serenity Bay on the Minong Flowage. Body recovery operations took 18 days. Douglas County Sheriff Matt Izzard, in a formal letter of support for the MFA's grant application, cited EWM as a contributing factor in both deaths — noting that dense vegetation limited diver visibility, damaged equipment, and complicated every aspect of the recovery operation.
"EWM was a contributing factor in the death of both victims. Family members of both victims stayed on scene for the entire search mission and EWM was a topic of conversation, as the main hindrance and delay of closure for the family, each of the 18 days it took to locate the bodies."
Your donation funds the MFA's ability to treat, monitor, and manage the Flowage for the long term — protecting property values, preserving the fishing and recreation that define life here, and keeping this lake safe for everyone who uses it.
Reach every Flowage property owner — on every page of this website, on the homepage, and in every mass email we send.
Corporate Partnerships start at $2,500. Your sponsorship directly funds milfoil treatment and lake management — and your neighbors will know it.
Become a Corporate SponsorMINONG FLOWAGE · NORTHWEST WISCONSIN Stewards of a wild Wisconsin waterway.The Minong Flowage Association protects, preserves, and promotes the Minong Flowage — through advocacy, invasive species management, and fostering a fun and inclusive lake community that cares. |  |
1,587 ACRES OF FLOWAGE | 9' AVERAGE DEPTH | 100% MEMBER FUNDED | 253 acres MILFOIL TO ATTACK |
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| INVASIVE SPECIES EURASIAN MILFOIL ISCHOKING THE FLOWAGE.Eurasian watermilfoil is an invasive aquatic plant that forms dense surface mats, crowding out native vegetation and degrading habitat for fish, wildlife, and people. First documented on the Minong Flowage in 2004, it has spread to 37 beds covering 253 acres — and without treatment, it will continue to expand every season. |
ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION A LAKE WORTH PROTECTING. .The Minong Flowage Association has been the voice of the Flowage for decades — advocating for clean water, healthy fisheries, and a thriving lake community in Douglas & Washburn Counties. We are a member-funded, volunteer-led organization with one mission: keep the Flowage healthy, safe, and beautiful for generations to come. — Water quality monitoring — Invasive species management — Member events & community — Fisheries advocacy |
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