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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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