Lake Elwood Association is sponsoring phased large scale lake planning grants to study Elwood Lake in Florence County. The Town of Florence is a project partner. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Elwood Lake. Completion of a LMP will allow for potential Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) cost sharing grants and permits for Eurasian water-milfoil (EWM) control. Project activities include: 1) Stakeholder participation - kick-off meeting, stakeholder survey, planning meetings (up to 3), wrap-up meeting, news release, and newsletter article 2) Water quality sampling and analysis (Secchi, P, Chla, DO, temp, N, conductivity, pH, Alk, suspended solids, and Calcium) - sampling by citizen monitor and consultant 3) Aquatic plant community mapping and analysis 4) Curly-leaf pondweed survey 5) EWM assessment (spring 2007) 6) Fisheries assessment 7) Watershed assessment 8) Zebra mussel monitoring 9) Sensitive area delineation 10) Develop LMP.

Lake Elwood Association is sponsoring phased large scale lake planning grants to study Elwood Lake in Florence County. The Town of Florence is a project partner. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Elwood Lake. Completion of a LMP will allow for potential Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) cost sharing grants and permits for Eurasian water-milfoil (EWM) control. Project activities include: 1) Stakeholder participation - kick-off meeting, stakeholder survey, planning meetings (up to 3), wrap-up meeting, news release, and newsletter article 2) Water quality sampling and analysis (Secchi, P, Chla, DO, temp, N, conductivity, pH, Alk, suspended solids, and Calcium) - sampling by citizen monitor and consultant 3) Aquatic plant community mapping and analysis 4) Curly-leaf pondweed survey 5) EWM assessment (spring 2007) 6) Fisheries assessment 7) Watershed assessment 8) Zebra mussel monitoring 9) Sensitive area delineation 10) Develop LMP.