PICKEREL/CRANE LAKE PROT & REHAB DISTRICT: Pickerel Crane Lake Management Planning Project, Phase 3

Pickerel Crane P&R District is sponsoring large scale lake planning grants to study Pickerel and Crane Lakes in Forest County. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Pickerel and Crane Lakes that will include an AIS control plan and a native mechanical harvesting plan. Completion of a LMP will allow for potential Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) cost sharing grants and permits for Eurasian water-milfoil (EWM) control.

Project activities include: 1) Stakeholder participation - kick-off meeting, AIS training, planning meetings (up to 2), wrap-up meeting, news release, newsletter article, and progress report; 2) Recruit volunteers and implement a CB/CW program; 3) Annual volunteer AIS monitoring; 4) Water quality sampling (Secchi, P, Chla, N, Conductivity, pH, Alkalinity, Total Suspended solids, Calcium, DO, and temp); 5) Curly-leaf pondweed (CLP) survey and aquatic plant community mapping; 6) Sensitive area delineation; 7)Fisheries assessment; 8) Watershed assessment and P load modeling; 9) Zebra mussel monitoring; 10) Develop LMP (with AIS control and harvesting components).

Activities

• Comprehensive Planning Studies
• Watershed Mapping or Assessment
• Lake Management Plan Development

Final Report and Products

• Pickerel and Crane Lakes Comprehensive Management Plan 2012 [PDF 2 MB]
• Pickerel and Crane Lakes Comprehensive Management Plan Appendices 2012 [PDF 1 MB]
• Pickerel and Crane Lakes Comprehensive Management Plan Maps 2012 [PDF 2 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Pickerel/Crane P & R District