LAKE METONGA ASSOCIATION, INC.: Metonga AIS Monitoring & Control Strategy Development
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Purpose

Lake Metonga Association, Inc. is sponsoring an ACEI grant on Lake Metonga, in Forest County. This phase will control existing and prevent further invasive species infestations. Project goals include: 1) Target chemical treatments in areas of dominant (aerial coverage of ~ 50%) EWM populations in 2016. Collect pre-treatment data in 2015; 2) Hand removal by divers of EWM as an experimental EWM control technique to control low populations; 3) Annual Pre and Post treatment monitoring and analysis; 4) Annual volunteer AIS monitoring; 5) Recruit volunteers and implement a CB/CW program (paid by separate DNR grant); 6) Conduct whole lake point-intercept (PI) aquatic plant survey; 7) Volunteer residual herbicide monitoring; 8) Complete update of APM Plan; 9) Update stakeholder survey. Project deliverables include: 1) Chemical and hand removal control of EWM; 2) Pre and post treatment survey and residual sampling data; 3) PI data, aquatic plant community maps, and vouchers; 4) AIS educational, prevention and monitoring activities; 5) Annual reports and final report summarizing EWM management during project and future EWM management suggestions, CB/CW activities, AIS monitoring and AIS educational activities; 6) Updated APM Plan. Specific Conditions for this project: Annual reports and final report needs Dept review and approval. WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) copy of final report and annual reports, pre and post treatment survey data, PI data, vouchers, all maps, GIS data, and samples of educational and outreach products.

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Aquatic Invasives Grant
Aquatic Invasives Control
ACEI-160-15
2015
Complete
 
Reports and Documents
Final 2015-2017 EWM Monitoring & Control Strategy Assessment Report
This report discusses the monitoring and control activites conducted during 2017. This document serves as the final deliverable for the AIS-EPC Grant (ACEI-160-15).
2016 EWM Monitoring & Control Strategy Assessment Report
Final EWM monitoring and control strategy assessment report from 2016
Lake Metonga EWM Control & Prevention Project: 2014-2015 Application Materials
 
Activities & Recommendations
Grant Awarded
Grant ACEI-160-15 awarded
 
Watershed
Upper Wolf River and Post Lake
 
Waters
Metonga Lake
Monitoring Data
Lake Details