FRIENDS OF LAKE MOHAWKSIN: Lake Mohawksin AIS Control & Prevention Project, Phase 2

Friends of Lake Mohawksin is sponsoring an AIS control project on Lake Mohawksin with project partner Wisc. Public Service & Packaging Corporation of America. This is the second phase (years 3 and 4) of a four year project focusing on EWM management, AIS education, prevention and monitoring. The goal is to reduce the treatable EWM to less than 50 acres and have a density rating below D=1.

Activities include: 1) Annual chemical treatments of EWM; 2) Volunteer hand removal of isolated EWM plants; 3) Annual Pre and Post treatment monitoring and analysis; 4) Kick-off meeting, volunteer AIS training and attendance at sport show; 5) Annual volunteer monitoring and residual monitoring; 6) Purple Loosestrife (PL) control program; 7) Recruit volunteers and expand current CB/CW program; 8) Entry of inspection forms 3200-120 and monitoring forms onto Dept website; 9) Point-intercept aquatic plant survey and 1 set of voucher specimens; 10) Develop annual project report and a final report.

Activities

• Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters
• APM Chemical Permit Request
• Informational Meetings
• Monitor Pre and Post Treatment

People/Organizations Involved

• Friends Of Lake Mohawksin