TOWN OF PRESQUE ISLE: Aquatic Plant Survey & Analysis of Plant Community Change Armour/Big/Horsehead Lakes

Town of Presque Isle Lakes Committee is sponsoring a large scale lake planning grant to study Armour, Big and Horsehead Lake, in Vilas County. The Big Lake Property Owners Association and Friends of Armour Lake are project partners. The project will focus on updating Lake Management Plans (LMP) for Armour, Big and Horsehead Lake.

Project activities include: 1) Gather and assess existing Armour, Big and Horsehead Lake information; 2) PI aquatic plant survey, community and substrate mapping and analysis; 3) CLMN water quality sampling; 4) Educational program \2013 meetings, newsletter articles, and press releases; 5) Watercraft inspections and AIS monitoring.

Project deliverables include: 1) LMP; 2) PI and water quality data; 3) Aquatic plant community and substrate maps; 4) Entered inspection data into SWIMS; 5) Aquatic plant vouchers; 6) Education materials.

Specific conditions for this project: LMP needs Dept review and approval.

WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) copy of LMP, PI and water quality data, a set of aquatic plant vouchers, all maps from project, and all GIS data.

Activities

• Develop/Distribute Newsletter
• Information and Education
• Aquatic Plant Management Plan
• Monitor Invasive Species
• Map Invasive Species
• Aquatic Plant Monitoring or Survey
• Monitor Water Quality or Sediment
• Issue News/Media Release
• Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters
• Lakes Planning Grant
• Informational Meetings

Final Report and Products

• Presque Isle Wilderness Waters Program Aquatic Plant Management Plan – Armour Lake [PDF 6 MB]
• Presque Isle Wilderness Waters Program Aquatic Plant Management Plan – Big Lake [PDF 8 MB]
• Presque Isle Wilderness Waters Program Aquatic Plant Management Plan – Horsehead Lake [PDF 6 MB]