Project Detail

PIGEON LAKE OF MANITOWOC COUNTY INC: Pigeon Lake of Manitowoc County

Purpose

Pigeon Lake of Manitowoc County proposes to create an updated aquatic plant management plan for Pigeon Lake with an emphasis placed upon alternatives for the control of Eurasian water milfoil. Specifically, Pigeon Lake Association will: 1. Compile and analyze available water quality and fisheries data. 2. Conduct a watershed assessment review to verify watershed boundaries, update general land use and perform basic predictive modeling. 3. Assess the aquatic plant community utilizing early-season aquatic invasive species survey, existing point-intercept survey data, and aquatic plant community mapping. 4. Conduct a shoreline condition and course woody habitat assessment. 5. Provide for stakeholder participation and education by holding a kickoff meeting, a planning meeting and a wrap-up meeting. 6. Generate an updated aquatic plant management and implementation plan. The project elements and deliverables are specified in the grant application materials submitted to the Department dated February 1, 2013.

Project Type

Aquatic Invasives Grant

Project Sub Type

Aquatic Invasives Education

Project ID

AEPP-401-13

Year Started

2013

Status

Complete

Reports and Documents

Pigeon Lake Comprehensive Management Plan 2014

Pigeon Lake (Manitowoc County) comprehensive management plan, includes photos, figures, maps, graphs, and tables

Pigeon Lake Comprehensive Management Plan [Appendices] 2014

Public participation materials, including PowerPoint presentations; water quality data (table); WILMS watershed model results, including a WILMS Analysis; aquatic plant survey data from the Wisconsin DNR (2012), including tables; Pigeon Lake fisheries memo from the Wisconsin DNR (2011), including a memorandum and tables

Pigeon Lake Comprehensive Management Plan [Maps] 2014

Maps of Pigeon Lake compiled by Onterra, LLC. to accompany Pigeon Lake Comprehensive Management Plan (2014)

Activities & Recommendations

Grant Awarded

Aquatic Plant Management Plan

Update

Monitor Fish Community

Watershed Mapping or Assessment

Data analysis, report production

Informational Meetings

Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment, Inventory

Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment or Inventory