Clean Lakes Festival Committee
The Clean Lakes Festival Committee is charged with performing all functions related to the annual Clean Lakes Festival. The majority of this committee’s membership is comprised of members of the Mad-City Ski Team, who plan, publicize and produce the annual Festival on an all-volunteer basis.
Currently CLA, which provides sponsorship of the Festival, is working with the committee to increase the scope, awareness, attendance and outreach opportunities of the Festival.
Yahara Pride Farm Conservation Board
The Yahara Pride Farm Conservation Board functions independently of, but is supported by, the Clean Lakes Alliance. Membership is comprised of five farmers, one independent crop consultant, one agribusiness representative and four members of the Clean Lakes Alliance Community Board of Directors.
Currently, the board is charged with the development of voluntary, non-regulatory, incentive-based, certified best-management practices that will help farmers have a positive impact on land and water resources within the Yahara Watershed. Their tasks also include creating a project-funding plan to allocate funds fairly to farmers who require financial assistance to complete a given conservation project, exploring options for additional services, such as estate planning and insurance discounts, that could be offered to farmers who participate in the Yahara Pride Farm Conversation Team program.
Strategic Direction Committee
The CLA Community Board of Directors Strategic Direction Committee provides guidance to the CLA Board of Directors and executive staff on integrating lake clean-up initiatives with CLA’s resources, needs, goals and mission.
Membership of the committee reflects the public-private partnership through which CLA works. The committee is comprised of five representatives from government agencies, five representatives from the area’s business community, and a representative of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Limnology.
Currently, the committee administers the project involving the Strand report, which will provide costs and prioritization of steps listed in the Yahara CLEAN report.
MEMBERS:
11 members: 5 representing the Clean Lakes Alliance (CLA); 1 from the Lakes and Watershed Commission; 1 from Dane County; 1 from the DNR; 1 from the City of Madison; 1 from MMSD; and 1 from the Yahara Pride Farm Conservation Board.
