LONG LAKE OF PHELPS LAKE DISTRICT: Long Lake AIS Control & Prevention Project: 2013 - 2017

Long Lake of Phelps Lake District is sponsoring an ACEI grant on Long Lake, in Vilas County. This project will focus on annual EWM management in Long Lake and also update the Long Lake Management Plan (LMP).

Project activities include: 1) Annual chemical treatments and manual removal of EWM; 2) Annual pre/post treatment monitoring and analysis; 3) Annual volunteer AIS and herbicide concentration monitoring; 4) Implement volunteer boat washing by handing out boat wash tokens; 5) Conduct volunteer and paid watercraft inspections; 6) Entry of inspection and monitoring data onto SWIMS; 7) Point-intercept (PI) aquatic plant survey and community mapping; 8) Develop annual project report and an updated LMP plan.

Project deliverables include: 1) Chemical and manual removal of EWM; 2) Pre/post treatment, PI survey and community mapping data; 3) Entered inspection and monitoring data onto SWIMS; 4) AIS educational, prevention and monitoring activities; 5) Annual reports and an updated LMP plan summarizing EWM management during project and future EWM management direction, boat washing activities, inspection activities, AIS monitoring and AIS educational activities.

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

WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) copy of updated LMP, all annual reports, all maps, all GIS, survey data (pre/post treatment and PI), and samples of educational and outreach products.

Activities

• APM Chemical Permit Request
• Biomonitoring Toxicity Tests
• APM Mechanical Permit Request
• Project Deliverable
• Map Invasive Species
• Aquatic Plant Monitoring or Survey
• Lake Management Plan Development
• Monitor Pre and Post Treatment

Final Report and Products

• 2013 EWM Monitoring and Control Strategy Assessment Report [PDF 605 KB]
• 2014 EWM Monitoring and Control Strategy Assessment Report [PDF 1 MB]
• 2015 EWM Monitoring and Control Strategy Assesment Report [PDF 1 MB]
• 2016 EWM Monitoring and Control Strategy Assessment Report [PDF 1 MB]
• Long Lake - Vilas County, Wisconsin - Aquatic Plant Management Plan Update [PDF 4 MB]
• Long Lake AIS Final Report [PDF 7 MB]
• Summary of Diver Assisted Suction Harvesting & Hand Removal Efforts - Long Lake, Vilas County, WI [2015 Permit Annual Report] [PDF 706 KB]
• Summary of Diver Assisted Suction Harvesting - Long Lake, Vilas County, WI [2018 Permit Annual Report] [PDF 1 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Long Lake Of Phelps Lake District