March 9 2026 General Meeting Minutes

Date: March 09, 2026

Butte des Morts Conservation Club

General Meeting Minutes

Date: Monday, March 9, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Butte des Morts Lions Club
 
The General Meeting of the Butte des Morts Conservation Club was called to order at 6:30 PM by Bruce Loberg.
 

1. Communications

Winneconne Town Reporting – January meeting minutes have not yet been posted to determine our next steps.
 

2. Property / Trail Updates

·       Guideposts Brochure: Lawanda completed the brochure.
·       Lift: Decision made to scrap the lift; revisit in spring.
·       Breakwall Project: One full day of work completed, capping 11. 30 tons of rock piled by the schoolhouse.
·       $440k grant ends March 26th. Angelo and Tom are working on an extension that takes 3 months to process. Open water work would not be able to start until August 22nd.
·       $150k GLRI Grant expires June 1, 2026. Jim at Fox Wolf is working on the extension.
·       Fish Stick Project completed – 3 total were placed. $15,000 of DU money was spent from the Van Dyke project.
·       Inside Rock Removal: Art continues work.
·       Trail Brush Clean Up will need to be scheduled when things dry up.
·       Wiouwash Cleanup will happen in May (Jordan).
 

3. Fundraising

300 Battle on Bago tickets sold; expected return of $3,228.
 

4. Old Business

·       Strategic Plan: Seeking leaders.
·       UW–Oshkosh Grant: Art to follow up.
·       Building Cleanup: Spring project. Garage repairs needed. Bruce is contacting Matt MacArthur (Night Hawk Construction).
·       Parking Lot Bridge: Bruce to develop 8’ x 8’ viewing platform sketch for Ty Johnston.

5. New Business

·       Jordan will post the new phone number on the website.
·       Schoolhouse cleanup will need to be scheduled in the spring.
·       By Law meeting needs to be scheduled.
 

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned by Mark Swanson, seconded by Kevin Stowe.
 

Next General Meeting

Monday, April 6, 2026
6:30 PM
Butte des Morts Lions Club