MERCER LAKE ASSOCIATION: Mercer Lake Development of an Aquatic Plant Management Plan, Phase 1

Purpose

The Mercer Lake Association is sponsoring a project to develop an Aquatic Plant Management Plan for Mercer Lake. The project includes the following goals: 1) Complete a point-intercept aquatic plant survey on Mercer Lake (Phase I/this grant); 2) Determine if any invasive species are present in Mercer Lake (Phase I); 3) Develop am APM Plan for Mercer Lake (Phase II/will apply February 1, 2010); 4) Integrate this planning process with the ongoing effort of revising the Mercer Lake Management plan. Project deliverables include: 1) A final report summarizing the aquatic plant survey including the raw data (phase I); 2) Discussion of presence or absence of invasive species; 3) A final APM Plan for Mercer Lake following department and UW-Extension guidelines (phase II) 4) WDNR to be provided with electronic and hard copies of all data and or reports/plans generated as a result of this project.

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Lakes Grant
Large Scale Lake Planning
LPL-1337-10
2009
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Reports and Documents
Appendices to accompany Mercer Lake Aquatic Plant Management Plan 2012, prepared by Ecological Integrity Service. Includes invasive species information, aquatic plant management strategy northern regions WDNR, references, rapid response for early detection of Eurasian water milfoil, management options for aquatic plants, shoreline assessment results/template for further analysis, funding options, and aquatic plant distribution maps.
Mercer Lake (Iron County) aquatic plant management plan, sponsored by Mercer Lake Association of Iron County, prepared by Ecological Integrity Service. Includes graphs, maps, and tables. Appendices attached.
 
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Aquatic Plant Management Plan
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Grant Awarded
The Mercer Lake Association is sponsoring a project to develop an Aquatic Plant Management Plan for Mercer Lake. The project includes the following goals: 1) Complete a point-intercept aquatic plant survey on Mercer Lake (Phase I/this grant); 2) Determine if any invasive species are present in Mercer Lake (Phase I); 3) Develop am APM Plan for Mercer Lake (Phase II/will apply February 1, 2010); 4) Integrate this planning process with the ongoing effort of revising the Mercer Lake Management plan. Project deliverables include: 1) A final report summarizing the aquatic plant survey including the raw data (phase I); 2) Discussion of presence or absence of invasive species; 3) A final APM Plan for Mercer Lake following department and UW-Extension guidelines (phase II) 4) WDNR to be provided with electronic and hard copies of all data and or reports/plans generated as a result of this project.
 
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