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Now Hiring: Boat Inspection/Cleaning Position for 2023 Season

February 19, 2023

Watersmeet Lakeguards is now accepting applications for Boat Inspectors for the 2023 Boating Season (Other duties are to educate boaters of the invasive species issues we face) • Part-time seasonal positions from Early May to Mid October • 32 hrs/week, Thursday-Sunday; 7/8am to 3/4pm (Job Share and adjustable hours available). • Starting wages $15/hour as…

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MSU Extension Offering Introduction to Lakes Online Course: January 10 – March 1

December 5, 2022

Introduction to Lakes Online is a six-week introductory course specially designed for anyone who wants to learn more about inland lakes including lakefront property owners, lake managers, and lake visitors.  Read More> January 10, 2023 – March 1, 2023 Registration Deadline: January 8, 2023 – 05:00PM

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ISCCW Directors Interviewed on WJFW News Channel 12

October 7, 2022

Jeff Manhardt, Eugene Clark and Denise Fauntleroy were interviewed October 5th on WJFW News Channel 12.   Watch interview here.

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ISCCW Welcomes New Community Educator

September 6, 2022

Please join Watersmeet Lakeguards (ISCCW) as we warmly welcome our new educator, Michelle Kanipes. Michelle’s role as ISCCW community educator aligns perfectly with her background as a professional educator. Michelle served as Principal, Curriculum and Instruction Director, and Athletic Director for the Washington Island School District in Door County, Wisconsin; she was the Principal in Ironwood, Michigan as…

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Locals Take Part in Native Plant Sale

August 31, 2022

The ISCCW partnered with Designed by Nature, a Marquette, MI area greenhouse/nursery that specializes in a supervised process of propagating seeds, divisions and/or cuttings of native Upper Peninsula plants, grasses, wildflowers and inland lake plants for landscaping and habitat creation. These local genotypes are pesticide free perennials, self-seeding annuals and biennials that Designs by Nature:…

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