DOUGLAS COUNTY: St. Croix Flowage Vegetation Management Survey

Project Scope

The Douglas County is sponsoring a project to complete vegetation assessment in the St. Croix Flowage. This will provide baseline data for decision makers composing a Comprehensive Management Plan for the St. Croix Flowage.

Activities: 1) Whole Lake PI survey 2) EWM and CLP bed mapping 3) Creation of final report

Deliverables: 1) Whole Lake PI Survey 2Mapping on CLP and EWM 3) All reports, including final report

Conditions:

1) Enter data collected into SWIMS database under the grant project number.

2) 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

3) Lake-wide point intercept surveys to be conducted between July 1 and August 31.

4) All monitoring shall follow DNR protocols.

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.