FLORENCE COUNTY: Florence County AIS Program Coordinator

Florence County is sponsoring an Aquatic Invasive Species Education, Prevention & Planning project which will focus on preventing AIS introductions into county lakes and providing AIS education.

Project activities include:

1) Recruit volunteers and implement a CB/CW program at town landings

2) Hire an AIS Coordinator (duties include training volunteers, landing inspections, entry of inspection forms, and AIS presentations/media releases)

3) Deliver suspect AIS to WDNR

4) Entry of inspection forms 3200-120 onto Dept website by Coordinator

5) Publicize AIS education and project in local media

6) Develop custom county AIS brochure

7) Participate in lake association annual meetings, Ski-ters Waterskiing Shows, summer library reading program, and Wild Rivers 40th Anniversary Celebration

8) Present project results at Florence Cty LCC meeting in September

Activities

• Issue News/Media Release
• Develop/Distribute Brochures/Literature
• Hire County Aquatic Invasives Coordinator
• Develop/Distribute Brochures/Literature
• Informational Meetings
• Hire Local Aquatic Invasives Coordinator