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Lake Geneva
and Town of Linn, WI, April 18, 2008 - Just in time
for Earth Day, the Geneva Lake Conservancy announced the installation
of the first Watershed awareness signs around the lake, designed
to make residents and visitors more aware of the land, which
drains into and affects the health of historic Geneva Lake.
The Town of Linn and Lake Geneva were the first of eight communities
to approve and support this new program, which will see Watershed
Signs initially installed at 39 locations designated as entry
and exit points to the Geneva Lake Watershed. The Conservancy
is working with all the surrounding communities to pinpoint
locations that will deliver the maximum impact for watershed
awareness.
"The Conservancy would like to thank the Town of Linn and
Lake Geneva, as well as Fontana, the Village and Town of Walworth,
and the Town of Delavan for their support of the Watershed signage
program. The Conservancy is still awaiting formal approval from
the Village of Williams Bay and the Town of Geneva," said
Conservancy Executive Director James Celano. "The Watershed
signage program is a small step toward working not only within
each community, but also with the family of communities which
embrace the watershed, to find more ways to work together and
educate people about the reasons and ways to protect our common
watershed."
The installation of the Watershed Signs is the second phase
in the Geneva Lake Conservancy's Watershed Education Program.
This program is designed to educate our neighbors in Lake Geneva,
Town of Linn, William's Bay, Fontana, Walworth, Town of Walworth,
Town of Delavan, and Town of Geneva, as well as their visitors,
about the sensitive nature and importance of the Geneva Lake
Watershed (the 13,121 acres that drain into Geneva Lake).
Many community citizens
have made donations to the Geneva Lake Conservancy to enable
the Conservancy to create this signage program. Major donors
to the signage program will be recognized with a formal plaque
at the Conservancy's headquarters at the historic Mill House
in Fontana. Additional donations are still needed and welcome,
not only for the signage program, but also for the now-developing
community educational program for local schools, civic groups
and governments. For more information, please do not hesitate
to contact the Conservancy at (262) 275-5700. Donations can
be mailed to Geneva Lake Conservancy, P.O. Box 588, Fontana,
WI 53125.
The Geneva Lake Conservancy
is a registered 501(c)3 sponsored solely by donations and
community volunteers.
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