Town Transfer Site Hours & Information

DNR Fire Management
Get informed about Wildland Fire. Proper burning; get a permit; current fire danger; Firewise tips; and more.

UPDATE:  Denver Rd. will be OPEN this afternoon, WEDNESDAY, May 22nd.  3 culverts have been installed so there are areas of gravel.  Travel slowly please.

IMPORTANT!  Due to high water, County Highway N will be closed from Hiatt Road to East Pigeon Lake Road until further notice. 

Town Employees and Committee Members are encouraged to attend a CPR and First Aid Class to be held Friday, May 24th from 8am-noon in the Town Hall.  Please contact Tom Renz at 715-558-3650 to sign up.

Barnes Emergency Services is seeking to hire one full time State of Wisconsin licensed EMT (or person who is licensable in Wisconsin).
Position Notice - Job Description

OAK WILT is HERE!!  From April 15th through July 15th, no harvesting, pruning, brushing or any injury to oak trees. This flyer explains more. For more specific information about where Oak Wilt has been identified and practices to control spread click here.

The annual Clean Sweep Household Hazardous Waste Collection event has been scheduled for: Wednesday afternoon, May 22nd
from 3pm-7pm at the Bayfield County Garage in Washburn.

THE TRANSFER SITE WILL BE OPEN ON SATURDAYS, beginning April 6th, 8am-2pm.  It is also open Wednesdays & Sundays.  THE BRUSH PIT WILL ONLY BE OPEN WHEN THE TRANSFER SITE IS OPEN.

THE LAKES COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS to the Town Board can be found under "Committees", "Lakes".

Looking for citizens to volunteer on Town Committees. If interested, double click on heading "committee" on home page. Special Committees form on bottom left to print off or pick one up in the Town Office.

Tomahawk Park is getting improvements!  The Town has received a matching funds grant to expand the park facilities. Learn more here and see new shelter.  Please consider making a tax deductible donation using this Pledge form. Friends of Tomahawk Park is on Facebook!

Tracy Pooler is the Bayfield County Ass't Zoning Administrator -contact him at 715-373-6138 for Planning and Zoning questions.  He has office hours in Barnes on Tuesdays from 10-12pm.