The new ordinance isn t simply a rewriting of the old ordinance with a few twists, rather, it embarks on a new concept of lake classification to place the tightest restrictions on waterbodies that are the most vulnerable to overdevelopment. Every one of Vilas County s 1300 lakes is categorized into one of nine classifications based on size, sensitivity to pollution and level of development. For example, on trout streams and lakes under 50 acres, any newly platted lot will have to contain at least 300 feet of frontage and 60,000 square feet of areas for the entire lot. Wolf packs are distributed across at least 20 Wisconsin counties. Juneau Co. The other 46 packs are located across northern Wisconsin.
Most packs occur from Lincoln County westward.
Two wolf groups were detected in northeastern Wisconsin. A pair of wolves north of Star Lake in northern Vilas County, and a small pack of three wolves in northern Forest County were counted. This is the first verified wolf pack for the Nicolet National Forest. Wolf population counts have been made annually since 1979 using aerial observations of radio-collared wolves and their companions and snow tracking by Department of Natural Resources biologists and volunteers. The growth of the population was not as high this year as it has been in some recent years due to the fact that most of our state s most favorable wolf habitat is starting to filled up.