LAKE ASSOCIATION OF LONG LAKE, INC: Long Lake Management Planning Project, Phase 2

The Lake Association of Long Lake is sponsoring phased large scale lake planning grants to study Long Lake in Florence County with a study completion date of December 31, 2010. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Long Lake. Phases 1 and 2 were funded in this grant cycle (Feb 2009) and Phase 3 will be submitted for funding in Feb 2010.

Project activities include: 1) Education and Outreach - kick-off weekend meeting, lake fair, kiosk construction, and user survey; 2) Recruit volunteers and implement a CB/CW program and AIS monitoring; 3) Water quality sampling and analysis (secchi, P, Chla, DO, temp, pH, N, and calcium) and sediment sample for P analysis; 4) Point-intercept (PI) aquatic plant survey, analysis and community mapping; 5) Purple loosestrife (PL) assessment, mapping and control; 6) Wildlife Assessment (birds, amphibians and reptiles); 7) Vascular plant assessment and fisheries assessment; 8) Watershed assessment and P load modeling; 9) Develop shoreland protection and restoration (P&R) plan; 10) Develop LMP.

Activities

• Lake Management Plan Development
• Aquatic Plant Monitoring or Survey
• Comprehensive Planning Studies
• Watershed Mapping or Assessment
• Habitat Restoration - Shoreland
• Monitor Water Quality or Sediment

Final Report and Products

• Delineation of Long Lake [Pg 1] [PDF 4 MB]
• Delineation of Long Lake [Pg 2] [PDF 9 MB]
• Final Project Report Lake Association of Long Lake [PDF]

People/Organizations Involved

• Lake Association of Long Lake, Inc.