LINCOLN COUNTY: Seven Island Lake Management Planning Project phase II

Lincoln County Land Conservation Department is sponsoring a large scale lake planning grant to study Seven Island Lake in Lincoln County with a study completion date of December 31, 2008. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Seven Island Lake. Completion of a LMP will allow for potential Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) cost sharing grants and permits for Eurasian water-milfoil (EWM) control.

Project activities include:

1) Stakeholder participation - kick-off meeting, survey, planning meetings (up to 3), wrap-up meeting, news release, newsletter article, and progress report

2) Water quality sampling (Secchi, P, Chla, N, Conductivity, pH, Alkalinity, Total Suspended solids, Calcium, DO, and temp)

3) Curly-leaf pondweed survey

4) Aquatic plant community mapping

5) Fisheries assessment

6) Watershed assessment

7) Zebra mussel monitoring

8) Purchase DO meter

9) Develop LMP

Activities

• Watershed Mapping or Assessment
• Lake Management Plan Development
• Purchase Dissolved Oxygen Meter
• Monitor Invasive Species
• Comprehensive Planning Studies

Final Report and Products

• Seven Island Lake Lincoln County Wisconsin Comprehensive Management Plan [PDF 5 MB]