LONG LAKE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION: Lakes of Long Lake Watershed AIS Education, Prevention and Planning Project

Long Lake Preservation Association is sponsoring a project to complete aquatic plant surveys on 8 lakes; initiate watercraft inspection and AIS monitoring programs on 5 lakes; coordinate other AIS information and education activities, including boat landing signage, presentations, and media outreach throughout the watershed. The project will include stakeholder participation and planning, resulting in a lake management implementation plan for Mud and Long Lakes with an emphasis on aquatic plants and rapid response plans for the other lakes.

Project tasks include: 1) Early season Curlyleaf pondweed survey and summer point-intercept surveys of all plants with two sets of vouchers; 2) Review and inclusion of previous water quality and watershed studies; 3) Dissolved oxygen meter purchase; 4) Abbreviated lake user/sociological survey; 5) Creation of a watershed Clean Boats Clean Waters program and data entry; 6) Information and education program, including shoreline demonstration project, with examples of results.

Activities

• Purchase Dissolved Oxygen Meter
• Habitat Restoration - Shoreland
• Social Survey of Residents or Users
• Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters
• Information and Education

Final Report and Products

• AEPP-264-11_APM Plan_Long and Mud Lakes_Aug2023 [PDF 36 MB]
• Big Devils Lake - Final PI - 2009 [ 2 MB]
• Long Lake - CLP - PI Survey - 2011 [ 3 MB]
• Mud Lake - PI Data [ 192 KB]
• Slime Creek Flowage - Final [ 2 MB]
• Slime Lake - Final PI -8/6/11 [ 2 MB]
• Twins Lake - PI - 7/26/2011 [ 1 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Long Lake Preservation Association