ARBUTUS LAKE ASSOCIATION: Arbutus Lake Management Plan Phase 2

Arbutus Lake Association is sponsoring phased large scale lake planning grants to study Arbutus Lake in Forest County with a study completion date of December 31, 2009. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Arbutus Lake.

Project activities include:

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

2) Water quality sampling and analysis (Secchi, P, Chla, DO, temp, N, conductivity, pH, Alk, suspended solids, and Calcium; included in Phase I)

3) Aquatic plant survey (point-intercept)

4) Aquatic plant community mapping and analysis

5) Curly-leaf pondweed assessment

6) Fisheries assessment

7) Watershed assessment

8) Zebra mussel monitoring

9) Sensitive area delineation

10) Develop LMP

Activities

• Monitor Invasive Species
• Monitor Water Quality or Sediment
• Lake Management Plan Development
• Develop/Distribute Newsletter
• Informational Meetings
• Comprehensive Planning Studies

Final Report and Products

• Arbutus Lake Forest County, Wisconsin Comprehensive Management Plan [PDF 890 KB]
• Arbutus Lake Forest County, Wisconsin Comprehensive Management Plan Appendicies [PDF 2 MB]
• Arbutus Lake Forest County, Wisconsin Comprehensive Management Plan Maps [PDF 2 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Arbutus Lake Association Inc