An experienced executive in the financial services industry, William Mahler is an advocate for preserving the natural environment. Among his areas of focus, William Mahler helps to protect Wisconsin's Crab Lake ecosystem as the president of the Crab Lake Conservation Foundation.
Seeking to sustain the Crab Lake area, the Crab Lake Conservation Foundation carries out boating safety, fishery, natural-beauty, and water-quality initiatives, and in recent years it has sought to reduce the negative effects of the invasive yellow iris. The yellow iris causes significant environmental damage, including overwhelming native vegetation and trapping sediment.
In a 2020 report, the foundation estimated its impact on reducing the harm caused by the yellow iris. It announced it had addressed (by either removing or treating plants) 56.5 percent of the 112 known yellow iris locations. It had also removed or treated 74.5 percent of 2870 known yellow iris leaf fans. In all, the organization removed and burned 3.7 cubic yards of total plant mass volume. Additionally, the foundation stated that though its 2019-2020 yellow iris abatement initiatives represented a “very high bar,” abatement should not be seen as a 100-percent effective measure. Accordingly, further surveys and abatement efforts should be expected in order to manage the invasive plant's impact on the area’s ecosystem.
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