Welcome to the ICOLA Website!
PO Box #1001
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Please call or email any officer with questions.
Stephanie Kessler, President, 326-1130
stephakneeatoe@yahoo.com
Bill Hagenbuck, Jr, Vice President
bill@hagenbuck.com
Linda Skallman, Treasurer
lskallman@comcast.net
Catherine McLynn, Secretary
cat@mclynn.net
We also have a FaceBook Page!
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Our Next Meetings will be:
June 18 at 6 pm at courthouse
July 16 at 6 pm at TBD for annual meeting
October 15 at 11:30 am at courthouse
ZOOM may be provided by Itasca Waters. NOTE: TWO SUMMER MEETINGS ARE IN EVENING.
Please Note New Times and Places
ICOLA minutes April 16, 2025
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Lake Stewardship Guides and Signs:
Itasca Lake Challenge Guide
This guide is for Deer Lake, but you can change the name for your lake!
PowerPoint Explanation of the Challenge Project
Available Signs:
For more Information, Contact Tom Nelson: nelso885@umn.edu
or the Itasca Soil and Water Conservation District: austin.steere@itascaswcd.org
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The Itasca County Soil and Water Conservation District has started a regular NEWSLETTER of interest to all things Soil, Water and Conservation.
Check it out HERE:
SWCD Winter_2021_2022_Newsletter_1
Also, be sure to check our Newsletter Page on this Website for more Lake Association Newsletters as the 2022 season gets underway.
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Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates (MLRA) has provided us with several newsletter items for your use:
1.1 – One watershed one plan
1.3 – WaterTradingArticle
1.4 – Wake Board Boats – New Sport and Lake Threat
The MN Natural Shoreline Partnership
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Five Star Lake Service Providers in Itasca County
Itasca Five Star Service Providers
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Please check out the latest newsletters from our member associations!
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Click Here for “What’s Up with Our Lakes” an interesting and important presentation from John Downing, World-Class Limnologist and Director of the Minnesota Sea Grant, Duluth
(This is a large file, be patient as it downloads).
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Itasca County Lake Data Compilation
Final Report from RMB Labs
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Please have your Lake Association Join (or Renew) ICOLA: ICOLA-dues-invoice
SWCD has grants available for shoreland work: SWCD Conservation
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County AIS Program
(CLICK THE LINK ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION)
Please consider applying for an AIS Community Action Project (CAP) matching grant (visit the Itasca AIS Program website for more information)
Itasca SWCD AIS Program Website
ItascaAIS.Info
Two terribly beautiful U-Tube on AIS:
Itasca and Aquatic Invasive Species
For more information contact Bill Grantges, AISP Coordinator:
Bill Grantges
218-256-4243
Coordinator@ItascaAIS.Info
Twitter: @IC_AIS
Itasca County AIS Program Facebook page
AIS Program mailing address:
Itasca SWCD AIS Program
PO Box 990
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
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Our regularly scheduled meetings are the Third Wednesdays of February, April, June, July, October,
at 6pm at the County Courthouse. We will use Zoom if called for.
Our Annual Business meeting in July at an alternative venue in the County.
ICOLA mailing address: PO Box 1001, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Please call or email any officer with questions.