MANITOWISH WATERS LAKE ASSOCIATION: Rest Lake Management Planning Project

Manitowish Waters Lakes Association, Inc is sponsoring a large scale lake planning grant to study Rest Lake in Vilas County. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Rest Lake.

Project activities include: 1) Stakeholder participation 2013 stakeholder survey, planning meetings (up to 2), kick-off meeting, wrap-up meeting, news release(s), and newsletter article; 2) Water quality sampling and analysis; 3) Watershed assessment and P load modeling; 4) Fisheries assessment; 5) Shoreline assessment; 6) Professional Dreissena monitoring; 7) Curly-leaf pondweed survey, PI survey, and aquatic plant community mapping; 8) Data analysis and develop LMP; 9) Volunteer AIS monitoring and watercraft inspections; 10) Purple loosestrife biocontrol.

Activities

• Informational Meetings
• Lake Management Plan Development
• Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment, Inventory

Final Report and Products

• Appendicies of the Manitowish Chain of Lakes Lake Management Plan [PDF 12 MB]
• Manitowish Waters Chain of Lakes Comprehensive Management Plan [DRAFT part 8.1; Rest Lake, Vilas County] [PDF 3 MB]
• Manitowish Waters Chain of Lakes Comprehensive Management Plan [DRAFT, Part 8.2; Island Lake, Vilas Co.] [PDF 2 MB]
• Manitowish Waters Chain of Lakes Comprehensive Management Plan [DRAFT, Part 8.3; Spider Lake, Vilas County] [PDF 2 MB]
• Manitowish Waters Chain, Vilas County, Wisconsin Comprehensive Lake Management Plan [PDF 6 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Manitowish Waters Lakes Association Inc