THREE LAKES WATERFRONT ASSOCIATION: Three Lakes Management Planning - Phase 4 Spirit Lake

Purpose

Three Lakes Waterfront Association, Inc. is sponsoring a large scale lake planning grant to study Spirit Lake, in Oneida County. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Spirit Lake. Project activities include: 1) Stakeholder participation \2013 stakeholder survey, planning meetings (up to 2), kick-off meeting, wrap-up meeting, news release(s), and newsletter article; 2) Water quality sampling and analysis; 3) Watershed assessment and P load modeling; 4) Fisheries assessment; 5) Shoreline assessment; 6) Professional Dreissena monitoring; 7) Aquatic plant surveys (PI survey, early-season AIS survey, community mapping, and substrate mapping); 8) Data analysis; 9) Volunteer watercraft inspections; 10) Develop LMP. Project deliverables include: 1) Stakeholder survey, news release(s), and newsletter article; 2) Water chemistry data; 3) Watershed maps and modeling data; 4) PI and shoreland data; 5) Aquatic plant community and substrate maps; 6) Aquatic plant vouchers; 7) Entered inspection data into SWIMS; 8) LMP. Specific conditions for this project: 1) Draft of stakeholder survey needs to be submitted to Lakes Management Coordinator for review and approval before sending to public; 2) Draft of LMP needs Dept review and approval. WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) copy of LMP, news release(s), newsletter article, stakeholder survey, data from PI survey, early-season AIS survey, shoreland assessment, watershed assessment and water quality sampling, all maps from project, all GIS data, and aquatic plant vouchers.

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Lakes Grant
Large Scale Lake Planning
LPL-1513-13
2013
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Reports and Documents
Since its inception, the Three Lakes Waterfront Association (TLWA), along with its long-time partner, the Town of Three Lakes, has worked to prevent introduction and establishment of aquatic invasive species within the chain of lakes. The groups have approached this sometimes overwhelming task through diligent volunteer monitoring of the chain’s littoral zone (Adopt-AShoreline) and an annual educational initiative that includes direct contact with lake stakeholders through multiple avenues, such as conducting annual meetings with educational speakers, staffing informational booths and manning the chain’s many landings with Clean Boats / Clean Waters watercraft inspectors. The association also educates stakeholders through more passive activities, like direct mailings, newsletters and signage at boat landings.
 
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Grant Awarded
Three Lakes Waterfront Association, Inc. is sponsoring a large scale lake planning grant to study Spirit Lake, in Oneida County. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Spirit Lake. Project activities include: 1) Stakeholder participation - stakeholder survey, planning meetings (up to 2), kick-off meeting, wrap-up meeting, news release(s), and newsletter article; 2) Water quality sampling and analysis; 3) Watershed assessment and P load modeling; 4) Fisheries assessment; 5) Shoreline assessment; 6) Professional Dreissena monitoring; 7) Aquatic plant surveys (PI survey, early-season AIS survey, community mapping, and substrate mapping); 8) Data analysis; 9) Volunteer watercraft inspections; 10) Develop LMP.
Lakes Planning Grant
Lake Management Plan Development
Social Survey of Residents or Users
Information and Education
Informational Meetings
Issue News/Media Release
Develop/Distribute Newsletter
Monitor Water Quality or Sediment
Watershed Mapping or Assessment
Water Quality Modeling
Monitor Invasive Species
Aquatic Plant Monitoring or Survey
Monitor Fish Community
Map Invasive Species
Data analysis, report production
Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters
Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment, Inventory
Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment or Inventory
 
Watershed
 
Waters