DELAVAN LAKE SD: ACQ-Brown's Channel Watershed Land Acquisition #1

The Delavan Lake Sanitary District (DLSD) will use this grant to pay for part of the purchase of 18 lots along Browns Channel, part of Delavan Lake, located in the Town of Delavan. The project includes the Brown parcel (1.38 acres) and the Odling Parcel (0.30 acre), zoned Lowland Conservation District (C4). The parcel borders other DLSD lands under protection.

The DLSD will manage two invasive species, buckthorn and bush honeysuckle and other woody vegetation through yearly removal or cutting, with the goal of removing 80% within three years of property purchase. Native species will be planted in areas that non- native species are removed. Bank stabilization and stream channel habitat improvement projects will also take place.

All maintenance and improvement activities will be the responsibility of the DLSD in accordance with the Land Management Plan, dated January 22nd, 2015.

The project deliverable is the completed land purchase of 1.68 acres of land (the Brown and Odling parcels) in South Shore Manor 1st Addition.

Activities

• Land Acquisition
• Land Acquisition

Final Report and Products

• An Evaluation of Brown's Channel Tributary and its Watershed [PDF 17 MB]
• Brown Property Photos and Location Maps [PDF 3 MB]
• Delavan Lake and Brown's Channel Watershed Improvement Project [PDF 6 MB]
• Odling Property Photos and Location Maps [PDF 3 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Delavan Lake Sanitary District