Adaptive management plan

Margaret Lake deliverables, ranking, agreement, and application

Margaret Lake Association is sponsoring phased large scale lake planning project to study Margaret Lake, in Oneida County. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Margaret Lake. Phases 1 and 2 were funded with the Feb 1, 2011 grant cycle and Phase 3 will be submitted for funding consideration with the Aug 1, 2011 grant cycle. Phase 1 project activities include: 1) Gather and assess existing Margaret Lake info; 2) Point-intercept (PI) aquatic plant survey, community and substrate mapping and analysis; 3) Watershed assessment and water quality sampling; 4) Initiate volunteer frog and toad monitoring and angler\2019s journal program; 5) Educational program \2013 meetings, newsletter articles, and press releases. Project deliverables include: 1) PI, water quality and watershed data; 2) Aquatic plant community and substrate maps; 3) Aquatic plant vouchers; 4) Frog and toad and angler\2019s journal data; 5) Education materials.