The Channel Preservation Assn proposes to develop an Aquatic Management Plan for "the channels" of Lake Winnebago. The project deliverables will include (1) review of plant management alternatives relative to the channel; (2) two distinct surveys of plants conducted in June and August, 2003, by rake survey methodology, and include an apppraisal report; (3) a public participation session with a report on significant public input events; and (4) develop srategies for the management of the nuisance plant conditions while preserving tghe functional and structural habitat value of this backwater complex . This could include land or water strategies. A final report will be developed and shared with the DNR.