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FRIENDS OF MOOSE LAKE: Comprehensive Lake Management Plan - Moose Lake

The Friends of Moose Lake is sponsoring a project to complete a Lake Management Plan. Project goals include: 1) Research/compile existing physical, biological, and social data to compare with newly collected data; 2) Collect new water quality data to meet objectives of WISCALM Tier 1 baseline monitoring strategy; 3) Assess aquatic macrophyte community condition; 4) Include stakeholders in management planning, data collection/monitoring, and education events; 4) Survey residents for recreational and lake concerns; 5) Begin long-term water level monitoring; 6) Determine current status of the lake\2019s fish population and angler satisfaction levels; 7) Review local institutional programs; 8) Assess shoreline condition collecting development density information, presence/absence of fish and wildlife critical habitat and in-lake course woody structure; 9) Analyze land-use and identify potential critical sites of nutrient/sediment loads within the lake watershed.

Project deliverables include: 1) Summary of lake user survey results; 2) Project related newsletter article(s); 3) Summary of water level data for 2 field seasons; 4) Summary of water quality lab chemistry results; 5) Point-intercept aquatic macrophyte data and frequency in table form; 6) Angler diary information compiled into a visual summary; 7) Map of immediate watershed with potential critical areas identified; 8) Final written comprehensive lake management plan with management recommendation; 9) Listing and map of shore land management ranks per parcel; 10)Written review of the county resource management plan and sharing of project results for incorporation into county plan updates; 11) Final report and close out materials, including budget items.

Specific project conditions: semi-annual progress reports submitted to WDNR; WDNR review of draft Lake Management Plan; The WDNR will be provided electronic and hard copies of all data and or reports/plans generated as a result of this project.

Project Type LAKE_GRANT - Large Scale Lake Planning
Project ID LPL-1566-15
Year Started 2015
Status COMPLETE

Activities

  • Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment, Inventory

Final Report and Products


People/Organizations Involved

  • Friends Of Moose Lake
  • Carolyn Huza