TOWN OF NAMAKAGON: Eurasian Water Milfoil Prevention, Detection & Education

The Town of Namakagon in partnership with Namakagon Lake Association is sponsoring a one-year aquatic invasive species project to do the following activities: inspect watercrafts (approximately 500 inspection hours); install boat landing kiosks; and monitor aquatic plants.

Project deliverables include:

1. An AIS monitoring summary, including plant lists and latitude/longitude for sampling points.

2. Digital images of signs and kiosks constructed.

3. Clean Boats Clean Waters data collection summary. Data collected must include those data required as part of the CBCW program and must be entered in the statewide database.

Special Conditions

1. Any new identification of an aquatic invasive species must be immediately reported to the Department.

2. Data, records, and reports, including GIS-based maps and digital images, must be submitted to the Department in a format specified by the regional Lake Coordinator.

3. Aquatic plant monitoring methods must follow those provided by the Lake Coordinator.

Activities

• Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters

Final Report and Products

• Lake Namakagon Aquatic Baseline Sampling Results

People/Organizations Involved

• Namakagon Lake Association Inc