About us

 

Three Lakes Waterfront Association is a 501©(3) non-profit corporation

Purpose

Three Lakes Waterfront Association, is organized to preserve and protect Wisconsin inland waters, their watersheds and ecosystems in the vicinity of Three Lakes through:

  • Promoting and encouraging through education responsible stewardship of Wisconsin waters.
  • Acquiring, exchanging and disseminating information to members on water and land use, related environmental matters, zoning and other pertinent laws and regulations.
  • Supporting and conducting related research and education.
  • Coordinating joint endeavors with similar organizations to promote environmental and ecological education and activities. 

Contact Us:

Three Lakes Waterfront Association

P.O. BOX 145
Three Lakes, WI 54562

[email protected] 

Structure

Three Lakes Waterfront Association is one of the largest organizations of its kind in Wisconsin with more than 800 family memberships and growing. TWLA is governed by a Board of Directors elected from and by the membership for three-year terms. The association is a member organization of the Wisconsin Association of Lakes, comprised of more than 275 area associations, with a combined membership in excess of 75,000 families.

Board of Directors

a cast of fourteen professionals who:

    • Meet monthly to discuss and act on lake issues
    • Write grants, review lake-related publications for best practices
    • Liaise with the public and government agencies – contract and direct scientific research
    • Communicate by a biannual Newsletter, TLWA.org Website, email notifications and social media
    • Guide and participate in programs including Clean Boats/Clean Waters, Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) monitoring and mitigation, Fish Sticks, Adopt-Your-Shoreline, Three Lakes Aquatic Education and Scholarship, Rapid Response Dive Team and Shoreline Restoration
    • CPA services, legal review, management decisions, biologic and geologic consultants, GPS-based cartography, photography

    officers 2021-2024

    Fred Knoch

    Fred Knoch

    PRESIDENT

    • THE BUCK STOPS HERE
    • DIVE TEAM
    Lynn Zibell

    Lynn Zibell

    VICE PRESIDENT

    • NEWSLETTER EDITOR
    • DEMMER LIAISON
    • DIVE TEAM ASSIST
    Ed Jacobsen

    Ed Jacobsen

    SECRETARY

    • BUSINESS LIASION
    Ken Rader

    Ken Rader

    TREASURER

    Board Members 2021-2024

    Robert Agen

    Robert Agen

    • CLEAN BOATS
    • CLEAN WATERS
    • DIVE TEAM ASSIST
    ED COTTINGHAM

    ED COTTINGHAM

    • SCHOLARSHIPS
    • TOWN LIASION
    • INFRASTRUCTURE
    LORETTA GRIFFIN

    LORETTA GRIFFIN

    • LEGAL COUNSEL
    PAUL MATTHIAE

    PAUL MATTHIAE

    • AQUATIC EDUCATION
    • PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE
    JOHN RAY

    JOHN RAY

    • MEMBERSHIP
    • CARTOGRAPHY
    • GEOLOGY
    • WEBSITE
    NORRIS ROSS

    NORRIS ROSS

    • GRANTS
    • STATE LIASION
    DAVE WHEELER

    DAVE WHEELER

    • ADOPT YOUR SHORELINE
    • LAKE CAPTAIN COORDINATOR
    KELLY WRANOWSKY

    KELLY WRANOWSKY

    • LOCAL EVENTS COORDINATOR
    PAUL WUSSOW

    PAUL WUSSOW

    • WEBSITE EMERITUS
    JERRY OEHMAN

    JERRY OEHMAN

    • CONSULTANT EMERITUS