LAKE LUCERNE ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION: Lake Lucerne AIS Monitoring/Clean Boats Clean Waters Project

Lake Lucerne Advancement Association is sponsoring an AEPP project which will focus on AIS education and monitoring in Lake Lucerne, Forest County.

Project activities include: 1) Hire project coordinator; 2) Recruit volunteers and implement a CB/CW program and an AIS monitoring program; 3) Conduct CB/CW, AIS volunteer monitoring workshops/trainings as needed; 4) Entry of inspection and monitoring forms into SWIMS; 5) Develop AIS educational materials: placemats, newsletter articles, CBCW placards, and can coolers; 6) Distribute AIS informational materials at the public boat launch, community events, resorts and businesses, and through mailings to homeowners; 7) Develop partnership with Native American Tribes.

Project deliverables include: 1) Hired coordinator; 2) Minimum of 800 hours of watercraft inspection time; 3) Trained CB/CW (80 hours) and AIS Monitoring (50 hours) volunteer; 4) AIS Materials: placemat, informational mailings, pictures of the new \201Cgreen\201D grocery bag, placards and can coolers; 5) Entered inspection and monitoring data into SWIMS; 6) 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) copy of the final report and samples/pictures of AIS educational materials.

Activities

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

People/Organizations Involved

• Lake Lucerne Advancement Association