Project Detail

GRINDSTONE LAKE ASSOCIATION: Grindstone Lake Macrophyte Study

Purpose

Grindstone Lake Association in partnership with Sawyer County and LCO Conservation Departments is sponsoring a project to survey the aquatic plant community; develop an aquatic plant management plan, and complete a watershed delineation and shoreline assessment. These components will be integrated with previous studies to form a comprehensive lake management plan in the future. Aquatic Plant Management survey and plan should follow the Aquatic Plant Management in Wisconsin guidance and meet the NR 198.43 requirements in order to be aquatic invasive species control grant-eligible. The specific deliverables associated with this project include: 1. Aquatic Plant Management Plan, including: maps of important fishery habitats, prioritized protection areas, special concern species protection plans, AIS prevention and contingency plans, and long-range management objectives. 2. Point-intercept aquatic plant survey results/spreadsheet. 3. Watershed delineation with land use and vegetative cover detail, including identification of environmentally sensitive areas. 4. Shoreline inventory/assessment, including identification of environmentally sensitive areas and problem (e.g. erosion, invasive species, overdevelopment) areas. Special Conditions 1. Any new identification of an aquatic invasive species must be immediately reported to the Department. 2. Data, records, and reports, including GIS-based maps and digital images, must be submitted to the Department in a format specified by the regional Lake Coordinator. A draft report/deliverables must be submitted to the regional Lake Coordinator for review before finalization.

Project Type

Lakes Grant

Project Sub Type

Large Scale Lake Planning

Project ID

LPL-1093-06

Year Started

2006

Status

Complete

Reports and Documents

GRINDSTONE LAKE AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT PLAN