Project Detail

GRINDSTONE LAKE ASSOCIATION: Building Citizen-Agency Capacity for Lake Management

Purpose

Activities: The Grindstone Lake Association is sponsoring a small-scale lake planning grant for organizational development which will focus on identifying roles and responsibilities for specific lake management topics and developing a framework for coordination among citizens and agencies to direct lake management. Project activities include: 1) Recruitment of citizens and agency staff to facilitate and participate in a 1.5 day citizen-agency engagement workshop. 2) Presentations on the biological, physical, chemical, and cultural aspects of Grindstone Lake; 3) Presentations on the roles and responsibilities of agency staff related to water quality protection, shoreland and lake habitat protection, and aquatic invasive species. This is followed by a gap analysis of necessary roles and responsibilities. 4) Develop a \201Croad map\201D of collaborative citizen-agency strategies to protect and/or restore lake health including a timetable and schedule. Project deliverables include: 1) A citizen-agency engagement workshop; 2) Video of presentations on the various aspects of Grindstone Lake; 3) A matrix of roles, responsibilities, and resources for each critical lake issue (including a gap analysis); 4) A timetable and schedule of citizen-agency collaborations on critical lake management needs for 2020-2022. 5) Results/report will be presented to the lake association and at the Wisconsin Lakes Convention. Specific project conditions: WDNR Lake Biologist will be provided with an electronic copy of workshop results, videos and report.

Project Type

Lakes Grant

Project Sub Type

Small Scale Lake Planning

Project ID

SPL39919

Year Started

2019

Status

Complete

Reports and Documents

SPL 399 19_Final Report_11202019