Project Detail

BUCKATABON LAKE ASSOCIATION: AIS Prevention & Planning Project for Buckatabon Lakes

Purpose

Buckatabon Lakes Association is sponsoring an Aquatic Invasive Species Education, Prevention & Planning grant to study Upper and Lower Buckatabon Lakes, in Vilas County. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for both lakes. Project activities include: 1) Citizen participation \2013 lake user survey, charrette and planning meetings (6); 2) Water quality sampling and analysis and watershed assessment; 3) Early-season and mid/late season AIS surveys; 4) Shoreland and Coarse Woody Habitat assessment; 5) Collect and synthesize existing lake data; 6) Aquatic plant surveys (PI survey, community mapping and substrate mapping); 7) Data analysis; 8) Develop LMP. Project deliverables include: 1) Lake user survey and charrette information; 2) Water chemistry data; 3) Watershed maps and modeling data; 4) PI, shoreland and woody habitat data; 5) Aquatic plant community and AIS maps; 6) Aquatic plant vouchers; 7) LMP. Specific conditions for this project: 1) Draft of stakeholder survey and charrette needs Dept review and approval; 2) Draft of LMP needs Dept review and approval. WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) copy of LMP, lake user survey, charrette information, data from PI survey, shoreland assessment, woody habitat assessment, watershed assessment and water quality sampling, all maps from project, all GIS data, and aquatic plant vouchers.

Project Type

Aquatic Invasives Grant

Project Sub Type

Aquatic Invasives Education

Project ID

AEPP55418

Year Started

2018

Status

Complete

Reports and Documents

Buckatabon Lakes Vilas County, WI Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention & Planning Project

The ultimate goal for this project is to understand the current ecological condition of Buckatabon Lakes and develop actions that support its aesthetic qualities and ecosystem health over time. Supporting goals include identifying ecological threats and formulating responses to them; maintaining high quality aesthetic and recreational opportunities; engaging and educating the lake community; and developing actions that conserve native species and their habitats. Likewise, this plan seeks to meet NR 198.43 requirements, allowing the Buckatabon Lakes Association (BLA) to be eligible for further Wisconsin DNR Surface Water Grants.

Buckatabon Lakes Vilas County, WI Aquatic Invasive Species Pevention & Planning Project [Summary]

The ultimate goal for this project was to understand the current ecological condition of Buckatabon Lakes and develop actions that support its aesthetic qualities and ecosystem health over time. Supporting goals include identifying ecological threats and formulating responses to them; maintaining high quality aesthetic and recreational opportunities; engaging and educating the lake community; and developing actions that conserve native species and their habitats. Likewise, this plan seeks to meet NR 198.43 requirements, allowing the Buckatabon Lakes Association (BLA) to be eligible for further Wisconsin DNR Surface Water Grants.

Buckatabon Lakes Vilas County, WI Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention & Planning Project [Appendices]

Appendices. History, Dam Information, PI data, Plant mapping, EWM maps, Presto-Lite, Fisheries surveys.

Activities & Recommendations

Grant Awarded

Grant AEPP55418 awarded

Watershed

Tamarack Pioneer River

Waters

Buckatabon Creek

Monitoring Data

Lower Buckatabon Lake

Monitoring Data

Lake Details

Purpose

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