Project Detail

CITY OF SHELL LAKE: Shell Lake Invasive Species, 2008

Purpose

The City of Shell Lake is sponsoring an AIS prevention & education project including a boat inspection program at the public boat landing; an educational workshop; educating boaters about AIS & prevention; monthly aquatic sampling for zebra mussel veligers & spiny water fleas, test fish for VHS; shoreline surveys for AIS plants; & the continuation of purple loosestrife infestation inventory within the City & beetle rearing. A part-time coordinator will be hired to train, schedule, & oversee paid & volunteer workers. Deliverables include: 1) Final Report summarizing project accomplishments including sign construction & watercraft inspection report time & number of people reached. 2) Watercraft inspection report including time & number of people reached; CB/CW survey results; results will be entered into the CB/CW database. 3) Zebra mussel veliger & spiny water fleas samples & fish samples (VHS) submitted for analysis. 4) Report on aquatic sampling results for zebra mussel veligers, spiny water flea, VHS, & shoreline monitoring observations of any detected AIS with appropriate maps. 5) Report on Purple Loosestrife infestation inventory, beetle release data & with maps. 6) Copy of mailings/printed education materials; 7) AIS materials generated or paid for by this grant. Special conditions for this project: The project sponsor shall immediately contact the DNR in the event of a new AIS infestation. This scope summarizes the scope provided in the grant application and does not supersede application specifics. Data, records, and reports, including GIS-based maps and digital images, must be submitted to the Department in a format specified by the Lake Coordinator. It is recommended that Grantee provide DNR Lake Coordinator with a draft report. DNR to receive both paper and electronic copies of the final report. DNR to receive both paper and electronic .pdf copies of the final report

Project Type

Aquatic Invasives Grant

Project Sub Type

Aquatic Invasives Education

Project ID

AEPP-113-08

Year Started

2008

Status

Complete

Activities & Recommendations

Grant Awarded