Polk County is sponsoring a project to assess watershed, water quality, plankton, algae, and shoreline conditions; determine nutrient loads, budget, and model lake response; distribute and analyze a sociological survey; educate public through pontoon classroom and shoreline restoration workshop; develop a lake management plan including public participation/meetings. The specific project tasks include: 1. Expanded bimonthly water quality monitoring including spring and fall overturn; 2. Tributary water quality and flow monitoring; 3. Daily lake level and precipitation monitoring; 4. Plankton and algae assessment; 5. Shoreline assessment and restoration workshop; 6. Watershed delineation and modeling; 7. Sociological survey; 8. Pontoon classroom; 9. Lake management plan development including public participation/meeting. Final deliverables include examples of education materials developed; agenda or attendance lists for workshops, planning meetings, and education events; and a single lake management plan that includes methodologies, results, and management alternatives discussion with an implementation plan that is approvable for Lake Protection Grant eligibility.

Polk County is sponsoring a project to assess watershed, water quality, plankton, algae, and shoreline conditions; determine nutrient loads, budget, and model lake response; distribute and analyze a sociological survey; educate public through pontoon classroom and shoreline restoration workshop; develop a lake management plan including public participation/meetings. The specific project tasks include: 1. Expanded bimonthly water quality monitoring including spring and fall overturn; 2. Tributary water quality and flow monitoring; 3. Daily lake level and precipitation monitoring; 4. Plankton and algae assessment; 5. Shoreline assessment and restoration workshop; 6. Watershed delineation and modeling; 7. Sociological survey; 8. Pontoon classroom; 9. Lake management plan development including public participation/meeting. Final deliverables include examples of education materials developed; agenda or attendance lists for workshops, planning meetings, and education events; and a single lake management plan that includes methodologies, results, and management alternatives discussion with an implementation plan that is approvable for Lake Protection Grant eligibility.

Polk County is sponsoring a project to assess watershed, water quality, plankton, algae, and shoreline conditions; determine nutrient loads, budget, and model lake response; distribute and analyze a sociological survey; educate public through pontoon classroom and shoreline restoration workshop; develop a lake management plan including public participation/meetings. The specific project tasks include: 1. Expanded bimonthly water quality monitoring including spring and fall overturn; 2. Tributary water quality and flow monitoring; 3. Daily lake level and precipitation monitoring; 4. Plankton and algae assessment; 5. Shoreline assessment and restoration workshop; 6. Watershed delineation and modeling; 7. Sociological survey; 8. Pontoon classroom; 9. Lake management plan development including public participation/meeting. Final deliverables include examples of education materials developed; agenda or attendance lists for workshops, planning meetings, and education events; and a single lake management plan that includes methodologies, results, and management alternatives discussion with an implementation plan that is approvable for Lake Protection Grant eligibility.

Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment or Inventory