PELICAN LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC INC: Pelican Lake AIS Prevention/Education Project

Pelican Lake Property Owners Association is sponsoring an AEPP grant for Pelican Lake, in Oneida County. The project will focus on AIS education, prevention and monitoring.

Project activities include: 1) Recruit volunteers and implement a CB/CW program at Pelican Lake landings; 2) Hire 2 AIS coordinators; 3) Conduct AIS citizen lake monitoring following Dept/UW Ext guidelines; 4) Entry of inspection and monitoring forms into SWIMS; 5) Disseminate AIS information at boat landings, public areas, resorts, campgrounds, businesses, tournaments, in newsletter article(s) and in news releases.

Project deliverables include: 1) Estimated 1100 watercraft inspection hours; 2) Entered inspection and monitoring data into SWIMS; 3) Assembled AIS information and newsletter article(s); 4) Hired coordinators; 5) Final report summarizing CB/CW activities, AIS monitoring, and AIS educational activities.

Specific Conditions for this project: Final report needs Dept review and approval.

WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) of final report, samples of assembled AIS information, newsletter article(s) and news releases.

Activities

• Develop/Distribute Newsletter
• Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters
• Develop/Distribute Brochures/Literature
• Project Deliverable
• Hire Local Aquatic Invasives Coordinator
• Monitor Invasive Species
• Engage Volunteers in Monitoring/Restoration
• Information and Education

Final Report and Products

• Pelican Lake AEPP-342-12 Year End Summary [PDF 105 KB]
• Pelican Lake AEPP-342-12 Year End Summary Accompanying Documents [PDF 2 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Pelican Lake Association Wisconsin