LITTLE CEDAR LAKE P & R DISTRICT: Starry Stonewort Containment in Little Cedar Lake 2

Little Cedar Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District (LCLPRD) is sponsoring an Early Detection and Response (EDR) grant project for Starry Stonewort (SSW) (Nitellopsis obtusa \2013 NR40 prohibited species) evaluation and containment/prevention. SSW was first verified at Little Cedar Lake in 2019, and this project follows up on the previous, successful EDR grant project AIRR25019.

Final deliverables include: 1) Documentation of SSW diver-assisted hand removal activities; 2) Sub-PI and PI survey information (data spreadsheets, reports and/or maps); 3) Summary of education/outreach activities

Activities include: 1) Two diver-assisted hand removal events annually in 2023 and 2024 (4 total), targeting SSW in the navigational lane coming out from the public boat launch; 2) Sub-PI surveys, performed before and after the hand removal events, to evaluate management activities (sub-PI surveys to be performed by Waukesha County and DNR staff); 3) Full PI surveys, performed after the second hand removal event annually in 2023 and 2024 (full PI in 2024 is tentative, pending results of 2023 monitoring; full PI surveys to be completed by contracted consultant); 4) Outreach/education to LCLPRD members and lake users via communications and volunteer engagement, along with Clean Boats Clean Waters (CBCW; funded by a separate CBCW grant)

Special Conditions: 1) A NR109 permit for diver-assisted hand removal events will be required 2) All relevant data shall be entered into SWIMS database

This scope summarizes the project detail provided in the application and does not negate tasks/deliverables described therein. Data, records, and reports, including GIS-based maps, and digital images, must be submitted to the Department in a format specified by the regional Lake Biologist. If consultant is to provide a final report, it is recommended that Grantee provide the AIS Biologist with a draft for comment on report adequacy prior to making final payment to the consultant.