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THREE LAKES WATERFRONT ASSOCIATION: Three Lakes Management Planning Project - Phase 3 Big Fork Lake

Three Lakes Waterfront Association, Inc. is sponsoring a large scale lake planning grant to study Big Fork Lake, in Oneida County. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Big Fork Lake.

Project activities include: 1) Stakeholder participation - 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) Aquatic plant surveys (PI survey, CLP assessment, community mapping, substrate mapping); 8) Data analysis; 9) Volunteer watercraft inspections and AIS monitoring; 10) Develop LMP.

Project deliverables include: 1) Stakeholder survey, news release(s), and newsletter article; 2) Water chemistry data; 3) Watershed maps and modeling data; 4) PI and shoreland data; 5) Aquatic plant community and substrate maps; 6) Aquatic plant vouchers; 7) Entered inspection and AIS monitoring data into SWIMS; 8) LMP.

Specific conditions for this project: 1) Draft of stakeholder survey needs to be submitted to Lakes Management Coordinator for review and approval before sending to public; 2) Draft of LMP needs Dept review and approval.

Project Type LAKE_GRANT - Large Scale Lake Planning
Project ID LPL-1470-12
Year Started 2012
Status COMPLETE

Activities

  • Watershed Mapping or Assessment
  • Map Invasive Species
  • Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment, Inventory
  • Data analysis, report production
  • Monitor or Assess Watershed Condition
  • Informational Meetings
  • Monitor Fish Community
  • Wastewater Monitoring or Management
  • Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters
  • Lakes Planning Grant
  • Social Survey of Residents or Users
  • Develop/Distribute Newsletter
  • Issue News/Media Release
  • Aquatic Plant Monitoring or Survey
  • Lake Management Plan Development
  • Monitor Invasive Species

Final Report and Products


People/Organizations Involved

  • Three Lakes Waterfront Association Inc.