WAKE SURFING - Additional materials

MAILERS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS REGARDING WAKE SURFING

LWA Wake Surfing Infographic
Infographic showing safety and environmental problems of wake surfing.

Wake Boats: The hidden damage
A one pager suitable for newspaper placement or email education.

Wake Surfing: A threat to our lakes
Newspaper ad placed by LWA in August 2021.

Wake Surfing Destroys Natural Shoreline and Habitat
4 x 6 postcard used by the LWA for citizen education about the effects of wakes surfing.

Kezar Lake (Maine) “Be Wake Wise” Poster
Recommends 500’ from shore and 20’ water depth for wake surfing.

PRESENTATIONS (coming soon)

The Consequences of Slow Speed Power Boat Activities
2021 (Don Griggs, “Kezar Lake Study”) go to this website and select this presentation under the heading “current presentations”

Lakes and Wakes 
July 15, 2022 PP Presentation at 6 County Lakes Meeting, Nicolet College

Wakeboat Legislative Update
6-County Lakes Meeting July 15, 2022 Presentation by Chuck Becker

NEWS ARTICLES REGARDING WAKE SURFING ISSUES

Opponents of Wake Boats Seek New Rules, Roiling Lake Communities  (Vermont Aug 24, 2022)

Water fight:  Why Wakesurf boats are making waves in Cottage Country  (June 21, 2021 article in the Ottawa Citizen)

Excessive Boat Wakes-- Why the Fuss   (Couer d’Alene Idaho Press, May 28, 2022)

Wake boats and Invasives (Letter to the Editor, Lakeland Times August 26, 2022)

Surf’s Up on Minnesota’s Hottest Lake Sport, But Not Everyone’s Aboard (Minnesota Public Radio, July 26, 2019)

STATEMENTS OF INDIVIDUALS REGARDING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WAKE SURFING

Statement of Steve Herbeck
Renowned musky fishing guide, regarding the impact of wake surfing on fishing.

Statement of Phil Nies
Former Town Supervisor in Round Lake Wisconsin that the Sawyer County, WI wake surfing regulations are largely self-enforcing.


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