Purpose
The Town of Barnes is sponsoring a project to implement Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM) management activities from their aquatic plant management plan and conduct water quality sampling in Sand Bar and Tomahawk lakes.
Activities:
1) Conduct planning and stakeholder meetings;
2) EWM management (herbicide treatment and DASH removal);
3) Pre and post treatment EWM bed mapping;
4) Herbicide concentration monitoring and analysis;
5) Conduct water quality sampling (Secchi depth, temperature/dissolved oxygen profile, total phosphorus, chlorophyll-a) for 2025 and 2026 in Sand Bar and Tomahawk lakes;
Deliverables:
1) EWM management and permit reporting (treatment records);
2) Data from all aquatic plant surveys and water quality monitoring;
3) Herbicide concentration results in SWIMS;
4) Annual and final EWM management and monitoring reports.
Conditions:
1) All monitoring shall follow WDNR protocols.
2) WDNR Lake Biologist will be provided with an electronic copy of reports, data (Excel) from monitoring and surveys, and all maps and GIS datafiles from project;
3) Conduct annual meeting with WDNR Biologist to discuss EWM management for the next year before aquatic plant management permit applications are submitted;
4) Enter data collected into SWIMS database under the grant project number;
5) WDNR Lake Biologist will be invited to management planning meetings;
This scope summarizes details provided in the application and does not negate tasks and/or deliverables described therein. Data, reports, surveys, and supporting information, including photos, maps and GIS data, must be submitted to the DNR in electronic format and in any other format they specify.
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ACEI36325
2025
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