PORTAGE COUNTY LCD: Love Creek

The Portage County Land and Water Conservation Department is sponsoring a project to conduct a point intercept survey of the aquatic plant community to help determine the best course of action for management of EWM.

Activities: 1) 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.govConduct .

2) Enter all data in the PI spreadsheet provided by the Department.

3) Map locations of AIS and determine contour by depth measurements derived from the survey.

4) Show bathymetry on the AIS location map.

Deliverables: 1) Completed PI survey with data entered on DNR spreadsheet.

2) Maps, including but not limited to, AIS and bathymetry.

3) Share report with Love Creek residents and DNR.

Conditions:

1) All data gathered from this project is public domain.

2) All deliverables must be completed before any APM management.

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.