Project Detail

LONG LAKE ASSOCIATION OF VILAS COUNTY: Aquatic Plant Management Plans

Purpose

Long Lake Association is sponsoring an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Education, Planning and Prevention grant to be completed by June 30, 2007. Big Sand Lake Property Owners Association is a project partner. The project will focus on developing APM Plans for Long and Big Sand Lakes in Vilas County. Completion of an APM Plan will allow for potential Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) cost sharing grants and permits for Eurasian water-milfoil (EWM) control. Project activities include: 1) Review and summarize available aquatic plant survey data from point-intercept surveys completed summer '06. 2) Administer a public questionnaire regarding lake management activities 3) Hold at least 3 meetings throughout project 4) Aquatic plant community mapping and analysis 5) Delineate watershed and land uses 6) Summarize existing water quality information 7) Educational article 8) AIS education and prevention efforts through meetings, article, and APM Plan implementation recommendations 9) Develop APM Plan Project deliverables include: 1) Educational article and public questionnaire 2) Aquatic plant community and watershed maps 3) APM Plan Specific conditions for this project: - A draft of public questionnaire should be submitted to Lakes Management Coordinator for review before sending to public - APM Plan needs Dept review and approval WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) and hard copy of APM Plan, data from watershed and land use analysis, copy of educational article, copy of public questionnaire, and all maps from project.

Project Type

Aquatic Invasives Grant

Project Sub Type

Aquatic Invasives Education

Project ID

AEPP-057-07

Year Started

2006

Status

Complete

Reports and Documents

APM Plan Big Sand Lake