WEST WISCONSIN LAND TRUST: ACQ-Axe Handle Easement
WWLT is seeking $200,000 in Lake Protection Grant funding to contribute to the cost of a conservation easement designed to protect a 48.55-acre parcel on Axe Handle Lake from development into rural residential housing (up to 31 lots possible under current Chippewa Co. shoreland zoning). The easement would permanently restrict future development to no more than two residential lots, require that all stormwater from development be infiltrated prior to reaching the lake, and require maintenance of a 100-foot forested vegetative buffer to protect the lake's water quality and natural scenic beauty. The owners of the property have offered to donate the remaining value of the easement (est. $575,000). No public access is provided via the easement other than one educational tour per year. Hunting allowed by owners permission.
| Project Type
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LAKE_GRANT
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Lake Protection Grant
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| Project ID
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LPT-327-09
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Year Started
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2008
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| Status
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COMPLETE
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Activities
- Easement/Buffer
- Educate and engage residents
- Shoreland Ordinance