Annual Membership
Big Wood Lake Association is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1988 for the purpose of conducting activities intended to protect, maintain and enhance the environmental an recreational values of Big Wood Lake and it’s surroundings. If you are a permanent or part-time lake area resident we encourage you to join the BWLA.
As a member you support the following environmental activities:
- Water quality sampling of the lake
- Checking the boat ramps, river inlet and perimeter of the lake for invasive plants
- Providing and maintaining of the marker buoys around the lake
As a member you receive:
- The Association newsletter, Wood Chips, which is published every spring and fall.
- The Big Wood Lake directory (updated every two years)
- Invitations to the sale of flares and the flotilla parade on the 4th of July, the annual picnic in July, association meetings in the spring and fall at Luther Point (including free breakfast at the fall meeting) and Big Wood Lake clothing sales at events.
- Eligibility to participate in the Flotilla & Boat Decorating Contest on July 4th (awarded at July picnic) and the Photo Contest (voted on and awarded at fall membership meeting)
Finally, membership also supports the association website updates and helped support the following improvements at the American Legion’s Thoreson Park:
- Purchase of picnic tables
- Upgrading of restrooms
- Upgrading of boat ramp
- Installment of flag pole and lighting
You can use the “Pay Now” button shown to join or renew your membership for $30 per year.
Friends of Big Wood Lake
Property owners, recreational lake users and lake area businesses are also encouraged to become a “Friend of Big Wood Lake”. Our “Friends” group began in 2006 to give members and recreational users the opportunity to donate more to the association (all donations being tax deductible because BWLA is a 501c3). All money goes to a dedicated fund to be used if or when the lake is faced with an environmental challenge such as an Eurasian Milfoil infestation. “Friends” are also invited to social events and encouraged to purchase clothing and flares.