ARBUTUS LAKE ASSOCIATION: Arbutus Lake, Forest County, 2023 AIS-EDR Project

The Arbutus Lake Association, Inc (ALA) is sponsoring a project to implement activities related to an early detection of Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM). This will include EWM control and aquatic plant monitoring.

Project final deliverables include:

1) EWM management and required permit reporting (DASH records);

2) Data from EWM and aquatic plant surveys;

3) Annual and final AIS monitoring and control strategy reports.

Specific project activities include:

1) EWM control with DASH/hand pulling;

2) Late season bed mapping surveys (for EWM) in 2022 and 2023;

3) Aquatic plant point-intercept survey;

4) Annual and final AIS strategy assessment reports summarizing EWM management and monitoring during project and future EWM management direction.

Special Conditions: DNR is to receive copies of the final report along with, or prior to submission of grantee's final payment request. It is recommended that Grantee provide DNR Lake Coordinator with a draft of the final report for comment on report adequacy prior to making final payment to the consultant.

It is strongly recommended that an annual management strategy meeting be held each winter with DNR to discuss EWM management for the next year before aquatic plant management permit applications are submitted.

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.