Project Detail

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON: Whole Lake Mixing to Remove Invasive Rainbow Smelt in Crystal Lk: final phase

Purpose

UW-Madison Center for Limnology is sponsoring the final ACEI Research and Demonstration grant to study Crystal Lake, in Vilas County. The project will focus on mixing Crystal Lake to remove smelt and restore the ecosystem that existed prior to smelt invasion. If successful, this project will be used as a model to apply to other smelt removal projects. Project activities include: 1) Build Gradual Entrainment Lake Inverters (GELI\2019s) and mixing system; 2) Hire undergraduates each summer; 3) Mix Crystal Lake for three summers (2012-2015); 4) Monitor physical and chemical limnology weekly and every ten minutes (with automated sensor networks); 5) Monitor fish community every 2 weeks, benthos every month, and zooplankton every week; 6) Public education and outreach \2013 build an exhibit for Crystal Lake Nature Center, lead 2 interpretive Naturalist sessions, news releases, website updates, workshops, WI Lakes Convention presentation, and K-12 educational events; 7) Annual summaries and a final report. Project deliverables include: 1) Mixing system; 2) Hired students; 3) Limnological, fish, benthos, and zooplankton monitoring data; 4) potential extirpation of rainbow smelt; 5) Public education and outreach \2013 informational materials, presentations, media outreach, web-based materials, K-12 education, and undergraduate education; 6) Annual summaries and final report. Specific conditions for this project: Annual summaries and final report needs Dept review and approval. WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) copy of annual summaries, final report, all education and outreach materials, and all data and maps from project.

Project Type

Aquatic Invasives Grant

Project Sub Type

Aquatic Invasives Research Grant

Project ID

ACEI-141-13

Year Started

2013

Status

Complete

Reports and Documents

Crystal Lake Mixing Project Final Report

Experimental mixing of a north-temperate lake: testing the thermal limits of non-native rainbow smelt, a cold-water fish

Factsheet for research on whole-lake mixing as a control method for non-native rainbow smelt.

Activities & Recommendations

Grant Awarded

Aquatic Invasives Research

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON: Whole Lake Mixing to Remove Invasive Rainbow Smelt in Crystal Lake: final phase. Build Gradual Entrainment Lake Interters and mixing system and mix lake for 3 years

Control Invasive Species

Hold Workshops

Information and Education

build exhibit for Crystal Lake Nature Center; Lead interpretive Naturalist Sessions; WI Lake Convention presentation; K-12 educational events; Website updates

Issue News/Media Release

Monitor Fish Community

monitor fish community every 2 weeks

Monitoring Ecosystem

Monitor physical and chemical limnology weekly & every 10 mins with automated sensor network; Monitor Benthos every month; Zooplankton weekly

Project Deliverable

Final Report

Project Deliverable

Annual Reports

Watershed

Waters

Purpose

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