GORDON/ST. CROIX FLOWAGE ASSOCIATION: Gordon/St. Croix Flowage AIS Prevention & Education Project

The Gordon St. Croix Flowage Association is sponsoring an AIS prevention project including monitoring of launches by boat inspections, an aquatic plant survey, & construction of a kiosk to inform the public of AIS. A consultant will be hired for administration; a part-time supervisor will be hired to train, schedule, & oversee paid & volunteer workers; an aquatic plant survey will be completed with the assistance of UW-Stevens Point.

Activities include:

1. Public landing boat inspections & boater education from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend and fishing opener weekend.

2. Aquatic plant survey using the Point Intercept Survey method; aquatic macrophyte samples to be sent to a herbarium for identification

3. Construction of an information kiosk at the landing to increase boater awareness of AIS.

Activities

• Aquatic Plant Monitoring or Survey
• Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters

Final Report and Products

• Aquatic Macrophyte Survey of the St. Croix/Gordon Flowage Douglas County, Wisconsin
• ST CROIX GORDON FLOWAGE AQUATIC PLANT SURVEY [PDF 5 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Gordon/St Croix Flowage Association