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Racine, Wisconsin – Racine Yacht Club has officially recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. This is the marina’s third time being certified. Their initial certification was in 2010. Being a clean marina not only engages the marina in best practices, but also the surrounding community. “With the clean marina program, there’s an awareness for everybody…
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Bayfield, Wisconsin – Apostle Islands Marina has officially recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The marina first certified in 2016. Gateway to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, and on the beautiful Lake Superior, Apostle Islands Marina is “the face of Bayfield,” according to Bill Peterson, marina manager. Clean marina certification has been an important resource…
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh have received a grant to install Seabins, innovative plastic pollution capture devices, at three Wisconsin Clean Marinas. An estimated 22 million pounds of plastic enter the waters of the Great Lakes each year. However, plastic pollution technologies, like the Seabin, are boosting the outlook for how we can alleviate…
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Bayfield, Wisconsin – Pikes Bay Marina is officially recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. This is Pikes Bay’s second recertification, since their initial certification in 2011, and they remain committed to the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program.  “As the new general manager at Pikes Bay Marina, recertifying as a Clean Marina was one of my main…
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Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin – SkipperBud’s Harbor Club Marina is officially re-certified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The marina’s continuous commitment to maintain clean-boating best practices has been strong since its initial certification in 2010. “Harbor Club wanted to recertify as a clean marina because we find it very important that we do our part in…
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Ashland Marina joins an elite group of certified clean marinas along Lake Superior as the newest member of the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program. Ashland Marina’s certification is the most recent example of the city of Ashland’s ongoing effort to sustainably redevelop the waterfront to enhance public access and improve water quality. “The Ashland Marina became a Clean…
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Saxon Harbor Campground and Marina joins Wisconsin Clean Marina Program Saxon, Wis. – Saxon Harbor Campground and Marina has been certified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. Saxon Harbor Marina and Campground was completely destroyed in a severe storm and flood on July 11, 2016. Since then, the marina has been an example of resiliency in the…
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Quarterdeck Marina certified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin – SkipperBuds’s Quarterdeck Marina in Sturgeon Bay has been certified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The marina initially certified with the program in 2010. The Wisconsin Clean Marina program welcomes Quarterdeck Marina back to the program as a certified marina in 2020. Quarterdeck Marina…
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Port Washington Marina recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina   Port Washington, Wisconsin – Port Washington Marina has been recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The marina was the first to join the program in 2010 and has continued to uphold a high standard of environmental stewardship. “Our tenets are proud of the fact that…
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South Shore Yacht Club recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina   Milwaukee, Wisconsin – South Shore Yacht Club has been recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The yacht club has upheld the best management practices set by the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program since they were first certified in 2014. “Members of South Shore Yacht Club…
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