Local Resources

• Joint Rock Lake Committee
• Jefferson County Land and Water Conservation Department
• Rock River Coalition
• Butterflies seen in Jefferson County, Wi. & their Host Plants

State Resources

• Wisconsin Association of Lakes
• Upper Rock River Basin (DNR)
• University of Wisconsin-Extension Lakes Program
• Important Questions and Answers on Wisconsin Lakes (DNR)
• LAKE TOPICS, A TO Z (DNR)
• Safeguarding Our Shorelands for the Future (DNR)
• The Wisconsin Wetlands Association
• Ripple Effects: Ideas for Home, Yard, Rain Gardens, Teachers and the Community. From Dane County.

Relevant Resources

• Native Plants, Natural Landscaping!
• Sensible Shoreland Lighting: discusses the issue of light pollution, with a special focus on issues surrounding shoreland lighting.
• The Quiet Zone Limiting the excessive noise caused by certain types of boats and behaviors; reducing the noise levels of watercraft in general to below those of diesel trucks; and creating and preserving quiet lakes and quiet times—these are the goals of NPC’s Quiet Lakes Project.
• International Dark-Sky Association: the recognized authority on light pollution and the leading organization combating light pollution worldwide.
• Minnesota Shoreland Management Resource Guide
• North American Lake Management Society
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Lakes)