COUDERAY WATERS REGIONAL LAND TRUST: Moose Lake Legacy Initiative

The Moose Lake Legacy Initiative will analyze landscapes within the West Fork of the Chippewa River basin Watershed, with particular attention focused on the islands and shorelines of Moose Lake. Many of Moose Lake's private lands still remain in a natural state. The goal is to protect these lands in a natural state to preserve scenic beauty, high quality fishery and water quality.

The project includes the following goals:

1. Develop a watershed and lake information system (WALIS) appropriate for natural resources and land conservation decision making, planning, and management.

2. Develop a watershed and lake conservation strategy that prioritizes the most critical, threatened, aesthetic, or ecologically important shoreline and island resources. A survey for aquatic invasive species (AIS) will also be implemented.

3. Build awareness and partnerships among local stakeholders, conservation organizations, professionals, and others regarding project results, methods, issues, watershed conditions, and land conservation strategies.

4. Enhance Couderay Waters Regional Land Trust's capacity to conserve and protect critical lands in perpetuity.

Activities

• Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment, Inventory
• Watershed Mapping or Assessment
• Monitor Invasive Species