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 2 project activities include: 1) Rare species and water quality assessment; 2) Volunteer frog and toad monitoring and angler\2019s journal program; 3) Document the littoral zone and riparian area condition using digital photography; 4) Qualitatively document the littoral zone and riparian area using a volunteer-based rapid assessment technique; 5) Quantitatively document the littoral zone and riparian area using the USEPA Lake Assessment Procedure along with the WDNR Supplemental Lakeshore Assessment; 6) Educational program \2013 stakeholder survey, meetings, newsletter articles, and press releases; Project deliverables include: 1) Rare species, water quality, frog and toad, and angler\2019s journal data; 2) An electronic, image-based waterfront archive that presents geographic data, digital photographic documentation and qualitative assessment; 3) Report of the USEPA and WDNR quantitative assessment; 4) Education materials and stakeholder survey.