Project Detail

LAKE LUCERNE ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION: Lake Lucerne AIS Awareness Project

Purpose

Lake Lucerne Advancement Association is sponsoring an AEPP grant which will focus on increasing the awareness of AIS issues near Lake Lucerne in Forest County. Project activities include: 1) Hire a Lake Coordinator to oversee and participate in the association's watercraft inspection program; 2) Recruit volunteers and implement a CB/CW program and an AIS monitoring program; 3) Conduct any CB/CW,AIS volunteer monitoring, or any other workshops/trainings as needed; 4) Develop AIS educational materials: placemats, "green" grocery bags, quarterly newsletter, and update on lake association's website to include AIS info.; 5) Distribute AIS informational materials at the public boat launch, community events, resorts and businesses, and through mailings to homeowners; 6) Construct a new kiosk at the Lake Lucerne boat launch; 7) Send three people to WAL Lakes Convention. Project deliverables include: 1) Hiring of an AIS coordinator including a position description; 2) 244 volunteer hours of CB/CW staffing at the public boat launch; 3) 152 hours of staffing the boat launch by the hired Lake Coordinator; 4) Trained CB/CW and AIS Monitoring volunteers; 5) Attendance by three people at WAL Lakes Convention; 6) 200 volunteer hours AIS monitoring; 7) AIS Materials: placemat, informational mailings, pictures of the new "green" grocery bag and kiosk' 8) CB/CW (form 3200-120) data collection and entry into dept. website; 9) Final report summarizing CB/CW activities, AIS monitoring, and AIS educational activities. Specific conditions for this project: Final report including the project deliverables identified above, needs Dept review and approval.

Project Type

Aquatic Invasives Grant

Project Sub Type

Aquatic Invasives Education

Project ID

AEPP-181-09

Year Started

2008

Status

Complete

Activities & Recommendations

Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters