Purpose
Archibald Lake Association is sponsoring a project to conduct AIS control on Archibald Lake to reduce Eurasian water milfoil abundance using herbicide treatments and hand-harvesting.
Deliverables: all data collected during the project including pre- and post-treatment sub-PI data, summary results of early-season sub-PI including maps, AIS Monitoring and Control Strategy Assessment Report describing PI results, results of herbicide concentration monitoring, late-season EWM mapping results, annual project report describing control activities.
Activities: 1) pre-treatment sub-PI survey to determine extent EWM growth and treatment area; 2) post-treatment sub-PI surveys to assess management at treatment sites; 3) herbicide concentration monitoring in the hours and days following treatment; 4) hand harvesting (including DASH) to target the 2022 treatment sites and any remaining EWM in the 2023 treatment sites; 5) late-season EWM mapping following control activities; 6) final project report including data collected during the project period, results of the previous year\2019s management activities and action plan for next year.
Special Conditions: Point Intercept surveys shall be conducted according to: Baseline Monitoring of Aquatic Plants in Wisconsin: Sampling Design, Field and Laboratory Procedures, Data Entry and Analysis Lakes, Publication number PUB-SS-1068 2010. If consultant is to provide final report, it is recommended that Grantee provide DNR Lake Coordinator with a draft for comment on report adequacy before making final payment to consultant. DNR to receive an electronic .pdf copy of the final report along with, or before submission of grantee's final payment request.
This scope summarizes the project detail provided in the application and does not negate tasks/deliverables described therein. Data, records, and reports, including GIS-based maps, and digital images, must be submitted to the Department in a format specified by the regional Lake Biologist.Related Reports
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Aquatic Invasives Control
ACEI31923
2023
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