RICE LAKE P & R DISTRICT: 2015-2017 APM Plan Implementation
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Purpose

Rice Lake P&R District is sponsoring a 3-yr project to implement approved activities from the Rice Lake Aquatic Plant Management Plan. Project deliverables include GIS data & maps of areas monitored, aquatic plant & turion monitoring results, examples of AIS education & outreach, AIS monitoring data in SWIMS, management/treatment summaries. Specific project activities include: 1) Curly-leaf pondweed chemical & manual control; 2) Pre-post treatment aquatic plant monitoring; 3) Turion monitoring; 4) AIS monitoring & education; 5) Herbicide monitoring. Special Conditions: 1) WDNR\2019s Aquatic Plant Management in Wisconsin guidance shall be followed for aquatic plant monitoring; 2) Sponsor shall contact DNR immediately if a new AIS is found; 3) AIS monitoring and watercraft inspection personnel shall be trained and follow DNR approved protocols; 4) Aquatic plant harvesting expenses or match activities are not eligible in this grant. This scope summarizes the project detail provided in the application and does not negate tasks/deliverables described therein. Data, records, and reports, including GIS-based maps, and digital images, must be submitted to the Department in a format specified by the regional Lakes Biologist.

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Aquatic Invasives Grant
Aquatic Invasives Control
ACEI-177-15
2015
Complete
 
Reports and Documents
Rice Lake, Barron County 2017 Lake Management Summary Report
The Rice Lake Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District (Lake District) completed its new Aquatic Plant Management Plan (APMP) in 2014 and began implementation of it in 2015 after receiving an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Established Infestation Control Grant (AEIC) in the spring of 2015. Aquatic plant management included curly-leaf pondweed (CLP) harvesting and herbicide application in both the main and south basins of the lake, and harvesting of native plants within predetermined navigation channels.
Rice Lake, Barron County 2016 Lake Management Summary Report
The Rice Lake – Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District (Lake District) completed its new Aquatic Plant Management Plan (APMP) in 2014 and began implementation of it in 2015 after receiving an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Established Infestation Control Grant (AEIC) in the spring of 2015. Aquatic plant management included curly-leaf pondweed (CLP) harvesting and herbicide application in both the main and south basins of the lake, and harvesting of native plants within predetermined navigation channels. Herbicide concentration testing within the south basin treatment locations and several other locations was completed. CLP turion density sampling was also completed in both 2015 and 2016.
 
Activities & Recommendations
Grant Awarded
Grant ACEI-177-15 awarded
 
Watershed
Brill and Red Cedar Rivers
 
Waters
Red Cedar River
Monitoring Data