The Chippewa Flowage Area Property Owners Association
(CFAPOA)
and
Couderay Waters Regional Land Trust
(CWRLT)
are pleased to present
the Chippewa Islands Project.
Thanks to the vision and stewardship of people in prior decades, 90% of the shoreline and nearly all of the islands on the Flowage are undeveloped and will stay that way.
We did it!!
Thanks to your commitment and generosity
We have SAVED Big Timber Island
On January 27, 2004 the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board unanimously approved the acquisition of the privately owned parcel on Big Timber Island. On February 4, 2004 Governor Jim Doyle signed the purchase agreement. Documents and deeds have been signed and recorded. It's a Done Deal!
Your gifts, totaling over $50,000 made this possible. One can give without loving but no one can love without giving. The hundreds of people who gave what they could have proven they truly love this wonderful semi-wilderness resource. You have proven to everyone the Chippewa Islands Project is for real. You have made the first half of the Chippewa Islands Project a rousing success!
Now, let's save "Moonshine" island!
Located on the south side of Moonshine Lake, the island has approximately 20 acres and 3000 feet of frontage that are privately owned. It lies in the beautifully wild southeast quadrant. This is the last privately owned, undeveloped island property on the Chippewa Flowage. With your help it can be secured from development.
We have been in contact with the owners and they are receptive to our goals. Most of the logistical infrastructure for this effort is in place from our success with the Big Timber phase. Remaining details will be worked out over the next few weeks. This acquisition is consistent and in perfect harmony with the Chippewa Flowage Joint Agency Management Plan. Ultimately this purchase may also require the approval of the Natural resources Board and the governor.
Current list of supporting organizations:
- Chippewa Flowage Area Property Owners Association
- Couderay Waters Regional Land Trust
- Fishing Has No Boundaries - Hayward Chapter
- Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce
- Hayward Area Development Corporation
- Hayward Guide Service
- Hayward Lakes Resort Association
- Exeland Rod & Gun Club
- Lac Courte Oreilles Conservation
- Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Council
- Lake Chippewa Flowage Resort Association
- Muskies, Inc. - Hayward Lakes Chapter
- President, Wisconsin Association of Lakes
- Realtors Association of Northwestern Wisconsin
- Sawyer County Lakes Forum
- Sawyer County Board of Supervisors
- Sawyer County Conservation Congress
- Town of Hunter
- Troop 55 Radisson Boy Scouts
- US Forest Service
- Walleyes For Northwest Wisconsin
- Winter Lakes Alliance
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The Chippewa Islands Project remains a co-operative effort of the Chippewa Flowage Area Property Owners Association and the Couderay Water Regional Land Trust to facilitate and expedite this transaction.
Broad based public support for the Project was pivotal in the success of the Big Timber phase. The number and variety of supporting organizations, the number and amounts of contributions were absolutely critical. YOU MADE IT HAPPEN!
While we anticipate the public launch of the "Moonshine" effort around May 1st, our accounts are open for contributions NOW. CWRLT is a 501 (c)(3) Non-profit organization. Contributions are tax deductable dependant only on one's individual tax filing status.
No contribution is too large; no contribution is too small.
All contributions are greatly appreciated.
All donors of $250 or more will receive
a written receipt for their records.
All major contributors will be publicly
acknowledged unless they request otherwise.
Please make checks payable to: CWRLT/CHIP
Send to:
CWRLT/CHIP
PO Box 13097
Hayward, Wisconsin 54843
We have an account at the local Edward Jones office.
Donating appreciated securities is an excellent way to give!
Call today!
Edward Jones Hayward Office
715-634-6760
 The transfer of this property to public or quasi public ownership will fill in the last piece of the puzzle; be the last brush stroke on the vision of an enduring, though heavily used, semi-wilderness paradise in the heart of Wisconsin’s vacationland.
This is an opportunity to give a little something back; or maybe, to give something forward, to our grandchildren's grandchildren and beyond. Please give what you can.
Thank you!
Update Tuesday, May 02, 2006
To all of you who have contributed, THANK YOU!
To all of you who are planning to contribute, DO IT NOW!
To those who aren't planning to contribute WHY NOT?
"Woods, Water, World Class Events"...
Sounds Like a Day on the Chippewa Flowage!
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Major Contributors to Moonshine Island Include:
- Muskies, Inc - Hayward Lakes Chapter
- Fritz & Kitty Taylor
- Dave & Joyce Emmert
- Donald & Susan Reinardy
- Bernie & Kathleen Tworak
- John & Marlen Kaiser
- Robert & Lois Olson
- Muskies, Inc International (Perry Smith FDN)
- Winter Huskies Snowmobile Club
- Bill And Nancy Althoff
- Cheryl Treland
- Sawyer Coubty Snowmobile Alliance
- Gander Mountain, Inc
- Wal-Mart
- Dennis Skare
- In Memory of Lee Minton
- In Memory of Betty Clagett
- In Memory of Mary Kahler
Thank you John and Marlen!
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