MINOCQUA/KAWAGUESAGA LAKES PROTECTION ASSN.: Minocqua & Kawaguesaga AIS Prevention & Control

Minocqua and Kawaguesaga Lakes Protection Association is sponsoring an ACEI grant on Minocqua and Kawaguesaga Lakes, in Oneida County. This project will focus on annual AIS monitoring and management.

Project activities include: 1) Annual DASH and professional removal of EWM; 2) Annual pre/post treatment monitoring, analysis and mapping; 3) Annual volunteer AIS monitoring; 4) Shoreland restoration design assistance and incentives; 5) Point-intercept (PI) aquatic plant survey and community mapping; 6) Develop annual project reports.

Project deliverables include: 1) Manual removal of EWM; 2) Pre/post treatment, PI survey and community mapping data; 3) AIS educational, prevention and monitoring activities; 4) Shoreland restoration designs; 5) Annual reports summarizing EWM management during project and future EWM management direction, shoreland restorations, AIS monitoring and AIS educational activities.

Specific Conditions for this project: 1) Annual reports need Dept review and approval; 2) Shoreland restoration designs need Dept review and approval.

WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) copy of all annual reports, all maps, all GIS, survey data (pre/post treatment and PI), and samples of educational and outreach products.