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Help Prevent the Spread of AIS

What You and Your Guests can do to Help Prevent the Spread of AIS

Many Itasca County local lakes and rivers now include zebra mussels, starry stonewort, or other aquatic invasive species (AIS). You can see the Itasca County infested lakes at:

Itasca AIS Lakes

Fortunately, the Wabana Chain is NOT one of them. WCOLA and Wabana Township have helped fund the public-access inspection program that helps prevent AIS from spreading, but inspectors can’t be at the landings 24/7. Public landings are only one entry path among many. We all have a prevention role … property owners, guests, recreational boaters, anglers, visitors, and the businesses that serve us, including resorts, camps, campgrounds, lake service providers, bait shops, and marine dealers. You and your guests can help!

AIS are not moved by waterfowl or other wildlife. They’re moved by us. We move AIS from one lake or river to another, via boats, trailers, bilge, live well, bait water, fishing and other water gear, docks, lifts, swim rafts, float planes, and recreational gear. Please take time to read carefully: Clean, Drain, and Dry your boats and equipment as you move from one body of water to another. Also remember to properly dispose of your extra bait as you leave each body of water. Put the bait in the trash receptacle at the landing.

Another tool to help stop the spread of AIS is a Boat Wash Station. Through your generosity and donations, WCOLA, in partnership with Wabana Township, has purchased a hot-water boat wash station that will be located at the Wabana Township Hall.

Learn more on how to Protect Our Lakes here.

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Wabana Township Comprehensive Plan

This Comprehensive Plan is intended to serve as a road map and vision for the future of Wabana Township. The document can guide people of Wabana Township in making decisions about land use, natural resources, and the township’s facilities and infrastructure.
This plan reflects the community’s goals and intentions as gathered from citizens about their present and future needs. By implementing this plan, future residents will find WabanaTownship as attractive and appealing as it is today.

The authority to develop and execute a comprehensive municipal plan for Wabana Township by the Wabana Town Board of Supervisors is granted in Minnesota Statutes, Sections 462.351 through 462.364, and specifically in Minnesota Statutes, Sections 462.355 and 462.356. This Comprehensive Plan will be reviewed and updated, as needed, every five years.

This plan is divided into three parts:
1) Township Overview: Introduction, History, and Community Information
2) Plan For the Future: Values, Goals, and Strategies and Action Plans
3) Appendix

Wabana Comp Plan finalPDF
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Wabana Township Semi-Annual Roadside Cleanup

On September 23, 2020 thirteen residents met at the town hall to get reflective vests and trash bags to walk the township’s roadsides picking up trash. The full bags are left at the flagpole for pick up by the County at no charge. The County Engineer’s Office provides trash bags and reflective vests for participants.

Thank you to all who participated: Jean and Tim Panchyshyn, Gary and Kim Oja, Denny and Jean Koewler, Louie and Janeen Gueltzow, Ellen Conover, Michael Linder, Steve Melin and Ken and Barbara Zimmer.

This is a semiannual event. All are welcome to participate. We hope you will join us in May 2021.

Chairman, Barbara Zimmer