Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Monitoring Station
Station ID:
10003983
Station Name:
Blacksmith Lake
Specific Parameter:
-- All Parameters --
Additional Comments about Aquatic Invasives Monitoring
Are Loon Alert signs posted on your lake?
Banded Mystery Snail
Chick loss, other cause
Chick predator
Chinese Mystery Snail
CURLY-LEAF PONDWEED
Date loons first arrived in spring
Date of first "Ice Off"
Date sample was analyzed
Describe portion of waterbody you can see from your observation point
Describe your observation point
Diameter of zooplankton net opening
Did at least some data collectors monitor in August?
Did at least some data collectors monitor in July?
Did at least some data collectors monitor in June?
Did at least some data collectors monitor in May?
Did loons use your lake as part of their migration route?
Did loons use your lake during the summer?
Did you check underwater solid surfaces (boat hulls, dock legs, rocks)?
Did you find another invasive species?
Did you look for Eurasian Water-Milfoil?
Did you monitor all Beaches and Boat Landings?
Did you monitor docks and piers?
Did you monitor perimeter of Whole Lake?
Did you observe entire shallow water area?
Did you survey the entire lake?
Did you use rake to extract plant samples?
Did you walk along the shoreline?
Does your lake have a lake association?
Eurasian water-milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL (MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM L.)
FISHHOOK WATER FLEA
Freshwater Jellyfish
Have you consolidated all of your samples into one composite bottle?
How many chicks hatched for the entire lake?, # chicks
How many chicks survived to 4- weeks?, # chicks
How many chicks survived to 8-weeks?, # chicks
How many public landings are on your lake?
How often are you at your lake property?
How often were you able to check the lake for loons?
Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)
If you or past observers have always used another method, describe
Latitude of sample
Longitude of sample
Month loons first arrived in spring
Month of first "Ice Off"
Name of plankton sample analyst
Nesting pairs who hatched chicks, # pairs
Nesting territorial loon pairs, # pairs
Other nesting site (1)
Other species looked for
Other way nest was lost (1)
Predation by (1)
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)
Satellite derived water clarity greater than max depth of lake
Site 1 - Number of net tows
Site 2 - Depth of tows
Site 3 - Number of net tows
Species Name
SPINY WATER FLEA
Territorial loon pairs in residence, # pairs
Total Paid Hours Spent
Total Volunteer Hours Spent
Volume of sample that was analyzed (ml)
Water Clarity - Predicted Secchi Depth Derived from Satellite Imagery
Were you able to locate the loon nesting sites?
Were you able to locate the nesting site? (1)
What type of ownership is the land where the nest is located? (1)
Which months or dates?
Year of first "Ice Off"
ZEBRA MUSSEL, ADULT
ZEBRA MUSSEL, VELIGER
Sample Results
Project
Date/Time
DNR Parameter
Species
Result
Units
Present/Absent
Lab Comments
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