CITY OF SHELL LAKE: Shell Lake Invasive Species Project, 2009- 2011

The City of Shell Lake is sponsoring a continuing AIS prevention & education project including a boat inspection program at the public boat landing; an educational workshop; educating boaters about AIS; purchase of nets for use in monthly aquatic sampling for zebra mussel veligers & spiny water fleas, test fish for VHS when there is a potential for pipeline diversion activation; shoreline surveys for invasive aquatic plants; continuation of purple loosestrife infestation inventory within the City of Shell Lake and beetle rearing. A part-time coordinator will be hired to train, schedule, and oversee paid and volunteer workers.

Activities

• Hire Local Aquatic Invasives Coordinator
• Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment, Inventory
• Control Invasive Species
• Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters
• Hold Workshops

Final Report and Products

• City of Shell Lake 2009 Annual Report for Technical Oversight Committee [PDF 3 MB]
• City of Shell Lake 2010 Annual Report for Technical Oversight Committee [PDF 3 MB]
• City of Shell Lake 2011 Annual Report for Technical Oversight Committee [PDF 3 MB]
• Shell Lake's Year 2011 Annual Report, Aquatic Invasive Species Inspection Program [PDF 4 MB]