Lake Redstone Protection District
Did your shoreline assessment recommend a native plant buffer? Please consider taking advantage of the Sauk County Land Resources & Environment Department (LRE) Native Plant Sale Program.
If you are unaware of the assessment done last year, you can see the Assessment Summary Report includes a description of:
• The criteria used to evaluate each parcel
• A description, with pictures, of the best practice methods to prevent runoff
• The scoring method used to obtain the red/orange/yellow/green ratings
• Cost-share (reimbursement) information.
To obtain the report on your property, you must send an email requesting it to lrpd.board@gmail.com. Your request must include your parcel number(s). The fire number/address is not useful for the identification of parcels. In part, this is because many addresses in the Sauk County database of properties contain more than one parcel. You can find your parcel number on your real estate tax bill and on your deed.
The Sauk County Land Resources & Environment Department (LRE) Native Plant Sale Program encourages local planting of native plant species while meeting a demand for low priced planting stock. All kits contain 32 plants selected for various sun exposure and soil type. Each kit is sold for $70 + tax. Order deadline is May 8, 2026.
Please place your order early, as quantities are limited. Orders will be filled in the order in which they are received. Once a kit has sold out, we will not be able to order more until the following year. We will contact you if your order cannot be filled as indicated. Payment must accompany order.
Order pick up is Thursday, May 28, 2026 from 4:30pm-6:30pm and Friday, May 29, 2026 from 8:00am-Noon at Sauk County Highway Department (620 Linn Street, West Baraboo, WI). Please arrange to pick up your order on the date specified—plants dry out quickly and should be planted immediately. Any order not picked up on the specified date will be donated to The City of Baraboo Parks and Recreation Department.
For more details, please see:
Update On Artificial Enhanced Wake Ordinance
On Monday, January 12th the Town of La Valle Board voted to move forward with an ordinance for wake-enhanced boats. It will set restrictions of 400 feet from shore and no operation of wake-enhancement boats between 6pm and 10am. There is no minimum depth restriction. The board tried multiple versions to include a depth restriction, but were unsuccessful in getting a version approved by the DNR.
The Town must complete a legal review and schedule a public hearing. After the public hearing, they will have the vote to approve the ordinance.
Geese Roundup Form
A second roundup is budgeted for next year. Per the USDA, who has been doing geese roundups in the area since 1999, this will not need to be a regular activity. If you are interested in adding your property to the permission list as a possible collection point before next year’s round up, Pease complete the Permission Form and return it to the LRPD.
The form can be mailed to:
Lake Redstone Protection District
PO Box 313
La Valle, WI 53941
Or emailed to: lrpd.board@gmail.com
For more information, please see page 7 of the Spring 2025 Newsletter
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Zebra Mussels
With the large number of outside visitors coming to the lake this summer, we would encourage residents to be diligent in looking for invasive species as you remove your boats and docks this year. A number of nearby lakes have zebra mussels. So far, we have avoided getting these in our lake.
If you suspect that you have found these or other invasives, please contact the board at lrpd.board@gmail.com.
