BEECHER LAKE PROTECTION & REHAB DISTRICT: Beecher Lake AIS Management Plan Update

The Beecher & Upper Lakes Protection and Rehabilitation District is sponsoring a project to update the Aquatic Plant Management (APM) Plan for Beecher and Upper Lakes.

Activities: 1) Review of Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM) management since 2008; 2) Conduct a point-intercept survey of Beecher and Upper Lakes; 3) Conduct genetic testing of EWM to determine if hybrid strains are present; 4) Identify stakeholders affected by AIS management, conduct a survey, and hold two public meetings; 5) Develop an APM Plan that incorporates integrated pest management.

Deliverables: 1) All data collected including timeline of past management; 2) Agendas and minutes for planning meetings; 3) APM Plan that evaluates available management options and includes an adaptive management approach and implementation plan.

Conditions: 1) Enter data collected into SWIMS database under the grant project number. 2) Draft user survey questions to be reviewed and approved by DNR Social Scientist before distribution or use. 3) Point intercept surveys shall follow Recommended Baseline Monitoring of Aquatic Plants in Wisconsin: Sampling Design, Field and Laboratory Procedures, Data Entry and Analysis, and Applications, publication number PUB-SS-1068. Submit electronic point intercept data to this email address: DNRBaselineAquaticPlants@wisconsin.gov

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.