BIG ARBOR VITAE LAKE ASSOC: Big Arbor Vitae Lake Management Planning Project, Phase 1

Purpose

Big Arbor Vitae Lake Association is sponsoring phased large scale lake planning grant project to study Big Arbor Vitae Lake, in Vilas County. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Big Arbor Vitae Lake. An application for Phase 3 of the LMP will be submitted for funding consideration in August 2011. Phase 1 project activities include: 1) Stakeholder participation \2013 stakeholder survey, planning meetings (up to 2), kick-off meeting, news release(s), and newsletter article; 2) Water quality sampling and analysis; 3) Watershed assessment and P load modeling; 4) Fisheries assessment. Project deliverables include: 1) Stakeholder survey, news release(s), and newsletter article; 2) Water chemistry data; 3) Watershed maps and modeling data. Specific conditions for this project: Draft of stakeholder survey needs to be submitted to Lakes Management Coordinator for review and approval before sending to public. WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) copy of news release(s), newsletter article, stakeholder survey, data from watershed assessment and water quality sampling, all maps from project, and all GIS data.

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Lakes Grant
Large Scale Lake Planning
LPL-1430-11
2011
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Reports and Documents
Big Arbor Vitae Lake (Vilas County) comprehensive management plan 2014 sponsored by Big Arbor Vitae Lake Association, prepared by Onterra, LLC. Includes photos, graphs, diagrams, maps, and tables. Maps and appendices are attached.
Appendices to accompany Big Arbor Vitae Lake Comprehensive Management Plan 2013. Includes public participation materials, stakeholder survey response charts and comments, water quality data, 2012 WDNR sediment core report, watershed analysis WILMS results, aquatic plant survey data, Big Arbor Vitae fish stocking records - WDNR, Great Lakes Fishery Commission: Heterosports bulletin, aquatic plant management strategy - northern region WDNR, and shoreland habitat best management practices materials.
Maps to accompany Big Arbor Vitae Lake Comprehensive Management Plan 2013
 
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Grant Awarded
Big Arbor Vitae Lake Association is sponsoring phased large scale lake planning grant project to study Big Arbor Vitae Lake, in Vilas County. The project will focus on developing a Lake Management Plan (LMP) for Big Arbor Vitae Lake. An application for Phase 3 of the LMP will be submitted for funding consideration in August 2011. Phase 1 project activities include: 1) Stakeholder participation \2013 stakeholder survey, planning meetings (up to 2), kick-off meeting, news release(s), and newsletter article; 2) Water quality sampling and analysis; 3) Watershed assessment and P load modeling; 4) Fisheries assessment. Project deliverables include: 1) Stakeholder survey, news release(s), and newsletter article; 2) Water chemistry data; 3) Watershed maps and modeling data.
Water Quality Modeling
Watershed Mapping or Assessment
 
Watershed
 
Waters