UPPER TURTLE LAKE ASSOCIATION: 2018-19 Upper Turtle Lake CLP Planning Project

The Upper Turtle Lake Association is sponsoring a curly-leaf pondweed monitoring and planning project.

Specific project activities include: 1) CBCW watercraft inspection; 2) Volunteer AIS monitoring; 3) AIS outreach & education; 4) Spring and summer whole lake point intercept plant surveys; 5) Pre-post treatment monitoring; 6) CLP bed mapping; 7) CLP turion monitoring; 8) Dye study in north bay of the lake; 9) Lake water quality monitoring.

Project deliverables include GIS data & maps of areas monitored, CBCW, AIS, and water quality monitoring data in SWIMS, education materials developed, dye study report, and CLP and turion monitoring reports.

Special Conditions: 1) Sponsor shall contact DNR immediately if a new AIS is found; 2) Water quality, WAV, and AIS monitoring personnel shall be trained and follow DNR approved protocols; 3) Water quality, WAV, and AIS monitoring data shall be entered in SWIMS; 4) Education materials shall be consistent with the Department\2019s statewide education strategy for preventing and controlling AIS; 5) WDNR\2019s Aquatic Plant Management in Wisconsin guidance shall be followed for point-intercept surveys and pre-post aquatic plant monitoring.

This scope is intended to summarize the detailed project scope provided in the application and does not supersede those application tasks/deliverables. Data, records, reports, and education materials, including GIS-based maps and digital images, must be submitted to the Department in a format specified by the regional lake coordinator.

Final Report and Products

• 2017 Curly-leaf pondweed (Potamogeton crispus) Point-intercept and Bed Mapping Surveys, and Warm-water Macrophyte Point-intercept Survey - Upper Turtle Lake [PDF 9 MB]
• 2017 Upper Turtle Lake CLP Survey [Excel File] [ 1 MB]
• 2017 Upper Turtle Lake PI Survey [Excel File] [ 867 KB]
• 2018 Curly-leaf Pondweed (Potamogeton crispus) Pre/Post Herbicide and Bed Mapping Surveys - Upper Turtle Lake [PDF 3 MB]
• 2018 Curly-leaf pondweed (Potamogeton crispus) Fall Turion Survey Upper Turtle Lake [PDF 875 KB]
• 2018 Upper Turtle Lake CLP Turion Survey Data [Excel File] [ 5 MB]
• 2018 Upper Turtle Lake Posttreatment Survey [Excel File] [ 122 KB]
• 2018 Upper Turtle Lake PrePosttreatment Comparison Data [Excel File] [ 162 KB]
• 2018 Upper Turtle Lake Pretreatment Survey [Excel File] [ 103 KB]
• AEPP 551 18_Final Report_CLP Turion Survey_10172021 [PDF 2 MB]
• AEPP 551 18_Final Report_Survey Report_07142022 [PDF 8 MB]
• Upper Turtle Approval Letter [PDF]
• Upper Turtle Lake, Barron County, 2018-2022 APMP [PDF 2 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Upper Turtle Lake Association