THREE LAKES WATERFRONT ASSOCIATION: Three Lakes Chain Env. Monit. Ph V - Little Fork

The Three Lakes Waterfront Association (TLWA) is sponsoring a project which will focus on updating water quality, aquatic plant, and aquatic invasive species (AIS) information on Little Fork Lake as part of their Lake Management Plan (LMP). This is expected to be part of Phase 5 of 8 with the remaining lakes in the Chain to follow in subsequent projects.

Activities:

1) Sample lake water quality;

2) Conduct aquatic plant point-intercept (PI) surveys, early season AIS mapping surveys (for EWM), and aquatic plant community mapping;

3) Monitor purple loosestrife (PL) and yellow iris (YI) populations.

Deliverables:

1) Data from water quality monitoring, aquatic plant surveys, and AIS monitoring;

2) Annual project report.

Conditions:

1) WDNR Lake Biologist will be provided with an electronic copy of reports; data from monitoring and surveys; all maps and GIS data from project.

2) Water hardness sample should be collected between July 15-Sept 15 to follow DNR LTT protocol. Another water hardness sample can also be collected at spring overturn, if desired.

3) The data for temperature/dissolved oxygen profiles, Secchi depths, and yellow iris/purple loosestrife monitoring and biocontrol should be entered into the SWIMS database under this grant project (unless another partner such as the CLMN volunteer or Oneida County is already entering the data).

This scope summarizes details provided in the application and does not negate tasks and/or deliverables described therein. Data, reports, surveys, and supporting information, including photos, maps and GIS data, must be submitted to the DNR Biologist in electronic format and in any other format they specify.

Also see B. Special Conditions below.