Lakes Grant
Large Scale Lake Planning
LPL165518
2018
Complete
The Winnebago Waterways Recovery Area sits within the larger Upper Fox and Wolf River Basins. The project area spans six counties and includes the four Winnebago Pool Lakes as well as the surrounding subwatersheds. While most lake management plans focus mainly on in-lake issues, this plan is being written as a watershed plan. This means the lake management plan will address in-lake issues as well as runoff from urban and agricultural landscapes which can have a negative impact on water quality.
The Winnebago Waterways Recovery Area sits within the larger Upper Fox and Wolf River Basins. The project area spans six counties and includes the four Winnebago Pool Lakes as well as the surrounding subwatersheds. While most lake management plans focus mainly on in-lake issues, this plan is being written as a watershed plan. This means the lake management plan will address in-lake issues as well as runoff from urban and agricultural landscapes which can have a negative impact on water quality.
The Winnebago Waterways Recovery Area sits within the larger Upper Fox and Wolf River Basins. The project area spans six counties and includes the four Winnebago Pool Lakes as well as the surrounding subwatersheds.
While most lake management plans focus mainly on in-lake issues, this plan is being written as a watershed plan. This means the lake management plan will address in-lake issues as well as runoff from urban and agricultural landscapes which can have a negative impact on water quality.
Grant Awarded
The Fox - Wolf Watershed Alliance is sponsoring a project to develop a Comprehensive Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Lake Winnebago.
Specific project activities / deliverables include: 1) Develop & implement multiple communication strategies; 2) improve project awareness through community engagement events, 3) Improve information and education outreach through activities / presentations designed to meet specific stakeholder needs, 4) create & engage focus groups to prioritize management recommendations, 5) conduct citizen survey of 1,000 shoreline property owners, conduct aquatic plant PI survey of entire lake system, 6) identify & prioritize a list of habitat improvement projects, 7) complete comprehensive management / APM / AIS Strategic plan and obtain DNR approval and 8) conduct Plan Adoption Outreach, Engagement, and Communication activities to ensure LMP implementation.