The Shores of Jacksonport Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday July 1st at 8 a.m. at the Jacksonport Town Hall. We hope to see all shore residents and those living across the road from the shore at this meeting. There will be an up date on what is happening on the shore.
The Town of Jacksonport has established a very simple Phragmites program and has reduced the Phragmites on our beaches to about 3% of what they once were. This year will be a real test as we have had an unusual amount of rain and many old canes washing up, the question is what will happen? We are asking that a membership dues of $25 be paid to the S.J.N.A. by all shore residents and those living across the road, and sent to Eric Wickstrom , 6706 Memorial Dr., Egg Harbor, WI. 54209 or it can be paid at the meeting. We encourage all town residents to send a donation of at least $20. ( note Phragmites project) to the Town of Jacksonport, 3365 County Road V, Sturgeon Bay, WI. 54235 to support the Invasive Species Projects. You may also sign up for the Propane Group at this meeting. Phragmites are not just a shore problem they are found in the ditches throughout the township, in wetlands inland, around Kangaroo Lake and Clark Lake, which is currently being helped by a Ridges Grant, and have been found in wooded land growing to 15 ft., and in a quarry. Volunteer walkers will be walking the beaches the last 2 weeks of July to spot and DCIST will map the Phragmites for spraying in early fall. We ask all residents to monitor their property and report all Phragmites to Randy Halstead Town Chairman 920-823-2303 or Jo Wahlen 920-823-2032 co – ordinator for this project who work with Kari Hagenow Of DCIST and Krista Lutzke from Soil and Water. Self reporting has a huge impact on this project. We are also asking shore owners NOT TO MOW after July 4th below the high watermark, which is marked with iron stakes, so that the Phragmites can be easily spotted. When mowed they travel underground to your neighbor’s. Much of the land from the Ridges North has been named a Ramsar Site which has been designated as wetlands of International Importance. This land is recognized as being of significant value not only for the country in which it is located, but for humanity as a whole. Let us do our part to keep this county pristine.