Project Detail

UNIFIED LOWER EAGLE RIVER CHAIN OF LAKES COM: Eagle River Chain of Lakes AIS Project, Phase III

Purpose

The Unified Lower Eagle River Chain of Lakes Commission (ULERCLC) is sponsoring an AIS ACEI grant on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes in Vilas County. This is the third phase of a three year, three phase project that will focus on EWM management, and AIS education, prevention and monitoring. The goal is to reduce the treatable EWM to half its current size within three years and allow the ULERCLC to continue management of AIS on its own. Project activities include: 1) Annual chemical treatments of EWM and residual monitoring (year 3 \2013 Scattering Rice); 2) volunteer hand removal of EWM as an experimental EWM control technique; 3) Annual Pre and Post treatment monitoring and analysis; 4) Annual volunteer AIS monitoring; 5) Recruit volunteers and implement a CB/CW program; 6) Stakeholder participation: CB/CW training, budget and grant meeting, project status/informational meeting; 7) Entry of inspection forms 3200-120 and monitoring forms onto Dept website; 8) Develop management strategy (working with UW Ext) to protect native plants; 9) Develop annual project report and a final report. Project deliverables include: 1) Chemical and hand removal control of EWM; 2) Pre and post treatment survey and residual monitoring data; 3) Completed entry of inspection 3200-120 and monitoring forms onto Dept. website; 4) A minimum of 132 volunteer hours of monitoring and 200 hours of CB/CW; 5) Native plant protection strategy; 6) AIS educational, prevention and monitoring activities; 7) Final report summarizing EWM management during project and future EWM management suggestions, CB/CW activities, AIS monitoring and AIS educational activities. Specific Conditions for this project: Final report needs Dept review and approval. WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) and hard copy of final report, all annual reports, pre and post treatment survey data, native plant protection strategy, and samples of educational and outreach products.

Project Type

Aquatic Invasives Grant

Project Sub Type

Aquatic Invasives Control

Project ID

ACEI-075-10

Year Started

2010

Status

Complete

Activities & Recommendations

Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters