BEAVER DAM LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: Beaver Dam Lake Early Season AIS Assessment

BDLIA is sponsoring a project to assess and create plan for response to curlyleaf pondweed in Beaver Dam Lake, Dodge County.

Project final deliverables include: all data collected, agendas and minutes for planning meetings, and a AIS management plan that includes methodologies, results, and management alternatives discussion with an implementation plan.

Specific project activities include: 1) In-Lake water quality & phytoplankton monitoring; 2) Sediment core collection & analysis; 3) Lake level & precipitation monitoring; 4) Conduct sociologic survey; 5) Shoreline inventory/mapping; 6) Watershed & land use delineation; 7) Management planning meetings.

Special Conditions: 1) CLMN efforts should not be duplicated, and these data shall be included in the trends analysis and final reporting; 2) All data shall be entered into the SWIMS database; 3) Draft sociological/user surveys and shoreline assessments must be reviewed and approved by the Department before being initiated.

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 Lake Biologist.

If consultant is to provide final report, it is recommended that Grantee provide DNR Lake Coordinator with a draft for comment on report adequacy prior to making final payment to the consultant. DNR to receive both paper and electronic .pdf copies of the final report along with, or prior to submission of grantee's final payment request.

Activities

• Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment, Inventory

Final Report and Products

• 2016 AIS Monitoring & Control Strategy Assessment Report [PDF 1 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Beaver Dam Lake Improvement Association