Project Detail

KETTLE MORAINE LAKE ASSOCIATION: Kettle Moraine Lake AIS Control & Prevention

Purpose

Kettle Moraine Lake Association, Inc. proposes to continue the management of both curly-leaf pondweed (CLP) and Eurasian water milfoil (EWM) in Kettle Moraine Lake and prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS). Specifically, Kettle Moraine Lake Association will monitor CPL and EWM populations within Kettle Moraine Lake to create annual refined treatment strategies and determine program effectiveness, conduct large-scale herbicide treatments of CLP and smaller treatments of EWM, monitor herbicide concentrations, conduct whole-lake point-intercept and community mapping surveys, introduce native aquatic plants, and continue Clean Boats Clean Waters watercraft inspections and volunteer-based AIS monitoring and hand removal in Kettle Moraine Lake. An updated aquatic plant management plan will also be developed. The project elements and deliverables are specified in the grant application materials submitted to the Department dated August 1, 2012.

Project Type

Aquatic Invasives Grant

Project Sub Type

Aquatic Invasives Control

Project ID

ACEI-126-13

Year Started

2012

Status

Complete

Reports and Documents

2017 AIS Monitoring and Control Strategy Assessment Report - Kettle Moraine Lake

In August 2012, with the assistance of Onterra, LLC, the KMLA successfully applied for a WDNR ACEI grant to fund EWM and CLP control and associated monitoring for five years (2012-2016). During the final year of the project, an updated AIS-related management plan would be created.

Activities & Recommendations

Grant Awarded

Aquatic Plant Monitoring or Survey

APM Chemical Permit Request

Biomonitoring Toxicity Tests

Map Invasive Species

Monitor Invasive Species

Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters

APM Mechanical Permit Request

Aquatic Plant Management Plan

update

Project Deliverable