This report contains a plan for the long-term management of Lake Owen, including: a summary of lake uses and users, a list of specific management goals to protect or restore the desired ecological and social conditions of the lake, a summary of available physical, chemical, and biological data, a description of present and future lake stressors, an analysis of current policy and regulation relating to the lake, a summary of management recommendations, and detailed appendices on Lake Owen.

Lake Owen Association is sponsoring a comprehensive monitoring, modeling, and planning project. The project will emphasize shoreline restoration, including understanding implementation barriers and identifying priority restoration sites. Activities include: sociological survey; ordinance review/inventory; aquatic plant, plankton, water quality, water level and discharge and shoreline monitoring; watershed mapping and land use characterization; previous monitoring/report summary; and nutrient/land use scenario (WiLMS) and ecosystem (AQUATOX) modeling. This information will be integrated with stakeholder/public participation to create a comprehensive lake management plan. Deliverables include: 1) a comprehensive lake management plan with stakeholder survey and results summary; quantified management goals; lake condition assessment; stressor analysis; specific management recommendations; and 2) a non-technical summary for distribution to all riparians.

Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment or Inventory