Project Detail

RED CEDAR LAKES ASSOCIATION: Red Cedar Lakes AIS Education, Prevention and Planning Project

Purpose

Red Cedar Lakes Association is sponsoring a project to complete aquatic plant surveys, watercraft inspection, and AIS monitoring on Red Cedar, Balsam, and Hemlock Lakes; coordinate other AIS information and education activities, including boat landing signage, presentations, and media outreach throughout the watershed; and biocontrol purple loosestrife. The project will include stakeholder participation and planning, resulting in a lake management implementation plan for the 3 lakes with an emphasis on aquatic plants. Project tasks/deliverables include: 1) Early season Curlyleaf pondweed survey and summer point-intercept surveys of all plants with two sets of vouchers; 2) Early detection and response plans; 3) Review and inclusion of previous water quality and watershed studies; 4) Dissolved oxygen meter purchase; 5) Abbreviated lake user/sociological survey; 6) Creation of a watershed Clean Boats Clean Waters program and data entry; 7) Information and education program, including shoreline demonstration project, with examples of results. Special Conditions: 1) WDNR\2019s Aquatic Plant Management in Wisconsin guidance must be followed for point-intercept survey monitoring and aquatic plant management plan development; 2) WDNR Aquatic Plant Management Strategy (2007) will be utilized in Plan development; 3) Properties using grant funds for shoreline restoration implementation require a Department approved restrictive covenant that permanently establishes the vegetative buffer on the parcel. Restorations will follow standards set forth in NR 191.24(3) unless mutually agreed to in writing with the regional lake coordinator before implementation occurs. This scope summarizes project details provided in the application and does not negate tasks/deliverables described therein. Data, records, reports, and education materials, including GIS-based maps and digital images, must be submitted to the Department in a format specified by the regional lake coordinator.

Project Type

Aquatic Invasives Grant

Project Sub Type

Aquatic Invasives Education

Project ID

AEPP-265-11

Year Started

2010

Status

Complete

Reports and Documents

Red Cedar Lakes - Aquatic Plant Management Plan - 2012/2017