RICE LAKE P & R DISTRICT: Rice Lake, Barron County South Basin 2024-25 EWM/HWM Control Project

The Rice Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District (RLPRD) is sponsoring a project to Manage and Monitor Eurasian and Hybrid Watermilfoil (EWM/HWM), as well as Update the existing Aquatic Plant Management Plan (APM Plan) in Rice Lake (Barron County).

Activities: 1) EWM/HWM Management and Planning; 2) Update of Existing APM Plan; 3) Education and Outreach; 4) AIS Monitoring; 5) Point Intercept Survey; 5) Water Quality Monitoring

Deliverables: 1) Meeting Minutes and Agendas; 2) Management Planning; 3) EWM/HWM Management; 4) Survey Results and Reports; 5) Water Quality Monitoring; 6) Updated and Finalized APM Plan; 7) AIS Monitoring

Conditions:

1) Point intercept surveys shall follow Recommended Baseline Monitoring of Aquatic Plants in Wisconsin: Sampling Design, Field and Laboratory Procedures, Data Entry and Analysis, and Applications, publication number PUB-SS-1068 2010. Submit electronic point intercept data to DNRBaselineAquaticPlants@wisconsin.gov

2) All monitoring shall follow DNR protocols.

3) Enter data collected into SWIMS database under the grant project number.

4) Do not duplicate CLMN efforts, and include these data in any trends analysis and final reporting.

5) Notify DNR AIS Biologist of any new detection of an AIS species.

6) Provide DNR Biologist with draft version of the management plan for review.

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.

If a consultant provides a final report, it is recommended that the Grantee provide the DNR Biologist with a draft for comment on report adequacy prior to making a final payment to the consultant. Include electronic copy of the final report along with or prior to submission of grantee's final payment request.