COURTE OREILLES LAKE ASSOC.: RES-Lac Courte Oreilles Shoreland Restoration

Courte Oreilles Lake Association is sponsoring a project to design and install shoreline buffer restorations on Lac Courte Oreilles and Little Lac Courte Oreilles Lakes.

Project tasks include: 1) Shoreline buffer design/restoration on approximately 25 shoreline sites; 2) Modeling to estimate TSS and TP reductions from buffer restorations; 3) Develop and distribute shoreline buffer educational materials.

Shoreline restorations shall follow standards set forth in NR 191.24(3) unless mutually agreed to in writing with the regional lake biologist before implementation occurs. Shoreline restorations using grant funding for plants or labor require a Department approved restrictive covenant that permanently establishes the vegetative buffer on the parcel. Maintenance, operation, and protection will be specified in a ten-year contract for each BMP site. The Department may perform site inspection and/or monitoring.

Activities

• Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment, Inventory
• Habitat Restoration - Shoreland

Final Report and Products

• Assessment and Prioritization of the Riparian Buffer Zone of Lac Courte Oreilles Using Geographic Information Systems [Presentation] [PDF 1 MB]
• Lac Courte Oreilles Shoreland Buffer Projects [Website]
• Short Ears, Long Tales - Courte Oreilles Lakes Association Newsletter Issue #21 [PDF 3 MB]
• Short Ears, Long Tales - Courte Oreilles Lakes Association Newsletter Issue #3 [PDF 1 MB]
• The Lac Courte Oreilles Lakes Shoreline Assessment and Restoration Project [PDF 146 KB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Lac Courte Oreilles Lakes Association Inc (Cola)
• Alex Smith