BIG TWIN LAKE ASSN INC: Big Twin 2025 APM Plan Update

The Big Twin Lake Association (BTLA) is sponsoring a project which will focus on creating an aquatic plant management plan (APMP) for Big Twin Lake.

Activities:

1) Conduct aquatic plant point-intercept (PI) survey, late season EWM mapping survey, and aquatic plant community mapping;

2) Conduct acoustic bathymetry survey;

3) Review historical water quality data;

4) Conduct a lake user social survey;

5) Develop an APMP.

Deliverables:

1) Data from aquatic plant, bathymetry, and social surveys;

2) A completed final report and updated APMP.

Conditions:

1) All monitoring shall follow DNR protocols.

2) Draft lake user survey questions to be reviewed and approved by DNR Social Scientist before distribution or use.

3) DNR Lake Biologist will be provided with a copy of reports and/or management plans; data from aquatic plant, bathymetry, and lake user surveys.

4) DNR Lake Biologist will be invited to management planning meetings.

This scope summarizes details provided in the application and does not negate tasks and/or deliverables described therein. Data, reports, surveys, and supporting information, including photos, maps and GIS data, must be submitted to the DNR Biologist in electronic format and in any other format they specify.

If a consultant provides a final report, it is recommended that the Grantee provide the DNR Biologist with a draft for comment on report adequacy prior to making a final payment to the consultant. Include electronic copy of the final report along with or prior to submission of grantee's final payment request