ONEIDA COUNTY: Oneida County AIS Prevention & Control Project 2020-2021
Oneida County is sponsoring a project focusing on AIS education, prevention, and monitoring, with the following goals/activities: 1) Attend statewide lakes/AIS and local lake org. conferences and meetings; 2) Host 16 AIS training/ed. events (per grant application); 3) Take part in DNR LE AIS Team events; 4) Participate in AIS statewide campaigns; 5) Distribute AIS statewide campaign materials to various user groups; 6) Perform CBCW inspections; 7) Write and distribute at least 10 AIS updates; 8) Revise OC AIS ordinance; 9) Host OC Stewardship Awards Banquet and Poster Contest; 10) Update OC AIS Strategic Plan for 2020-2025; 11) Conduct AIS/WQ monitoring on at least 15 waterbodies and Pelican Lake zebra mussel (ZM) monitoring; 12) Hire 3 seasonal AIS staff; 13) Coordinate AIS control/restoration projects; 14) Assist DNR with PI/AIS surveys; 15) maintain DO meter for voluneteers; 16) Create a final report. Project deliverables include: 1) Workshop/meeting attendance lists, AIS outreach updates, and awards ceremony; 2) Hired staff; 3) Entry of CBCW and AIS monitoring forms in SWIMS; 4) One point-intercept and AIS survey report; 5) Summaries of AIS control projects and ZM monitoring project; 6) DO meter check-out lists and calibration log; 8) Updated AIS maps; 9) 2020-2025 AIS Strategic Plan; 10) Final report. Specific project conditions: Final report needs Dept review and approval. WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) copy of final report, all maps, presentations, and AIS educational materials. Voucher specimens will be collected/ photographed following DNR protocols and submitted to the regional DNR AIS coordinator. The YSI sensors will be calibrated prior to each use and/or following the manufacturer recommendations and a calibration log must be submitted to DNR at the end of the season. DNR to receive electronic .pdf copies of the final report along with, or prior to submission of grantee's final payment request.
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AIS_GRANT
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Aquatic Invasives Education
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| Project ID
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AEPP60320
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Year Started
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2020
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| Status
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COMPLETE
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Final Report and Products
People/Organizations Involved