TOWN OF BLACKWELL: Year 1, Grant 2: Algal & Water Quality Assessment & Aquatic Plant Survey for Bear Lake
The Town of Blackwell is sponsoring phased large scale lake planning grants to study Bear Lake in Forest County. Project partners include the US Forest Service and UW-Stevens Point. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Bear Lake. Year 1 Grant 2 project activities include: 1) Algal assessment; 2) Information and Education activities \2013 two planning meetings; 3) Water quality sampling and analysis; 4) Develop hydrologic and phosphorous budget; 5) Crayfish monitoring; 6) Point-intercept (PI) aquatic plant survey; 7) Historic records survey; 8) Purchase Hach HQ30d meter; 9) Develop LMP. Project deliverables include: 1) Water chemistry, algae, crayfish, and PI data; 2) Hydrologic and Phosphorous budget; 3) Hach meter; 4) LMP.
| Project Type
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LAKE_GRANT
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Large Scale Lake Planning
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| Project ID
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LPL-1367-10
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Year Started
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2010
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| Status
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COMPLETE
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Activities
- Comprehensive Planning Studies
- Lake Management Plan Development
Final Report and Products