Miller Dam Lake Association: Chequamegon Waters Comprehensive Lake Management Plan: Miller Dam Lake (Chequamegon Waters Flowage) Association will conduct an Aquatic Plant Survey and develop an Aquatic Plant Management Plan for Miller Dam Lake. The Lake contains Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM) and Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP). A point intercept plant survey will be conducted to produce a baseline evaluation of the plant community. To apply management actions in an ecologically sound manner the lake association will develop an aquatic plant management plan to guide their efforts.

Preliminary goals (APM Plan) include: 1) Effectively manage EWM and CLP; 2) Maintain and improve recreational opportunities; 3) Preserve native aquatic plants; 4) Protect and improve fish and wildlife habitat; 5) Evaluate water quality concerns; 6) Evaluate Lake Watershed and potential nutrient impacts.

Project deliverables include: 1) A project kick-off meeting; 2) A public information meeting at draft stage of APM plan; 3) Produce a comprehensive APM plan; 4) Interpret the results of the aquatic plant survey; 5) Provide maps (including CLP, EWM beds) to the lake associations for management.

Specific project conditions: 1) Follow department protocol when conducting the point intercept study; 2) Provide hard copy of point intercept data in proper spreadsheet format; 3) Provide lake maps to the lakes coordinator and enter them into SWIMS; 4) Contact Erin McFarlane (715-346-4978) and Laura Herman (715-365-8998) at UW-Extension to learn about the Clean Lakes/Clean Waters Program and AIS monitoring programs; 4) The Voigt Intertribal Task Force (VTF) (Peter David, 715-682-6619 (ext.123) (pdavid@glifwc.org)) must be consulted on activities that could impact wild rice and/or habitat that could support wild rice. APM Plan development and associated permitting activities require VTF consultation. Thus, its imperative wild rice and associated habitat be an APM Plan component. Contact Frank Koshere (715-392-0807) for specifics on integrating wild rice discussion in your Plan.

Miller Dam Lake Association: Chequamegon Waters Comprehensive Lake Management Plan: Miller Dam Lake (Chequamegon Waters Flowage) Association will conduct an Aquatic Plant Survey and develop an Aquatic Plant Management Plan for Miller Dam Lake. The Lake contains Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM) and Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP). A point intercept plant survey will be conducted to produce a baseline evaluation of the plant community. To apply management actions in an ecologically sound manner the lake association will develop an aquatic plant management plan to guide their efforts.

Preliminary goals (APM Plan) include: 1) Effectively manage EWM and CLP; 2) Maintain and improve recreational opportunities; 3) Preserve native aquatic plants; 4) Protect and improve fish and wildlife habitat; 5) Evaluate water quality concerns; 6) Evaluate Lake Watershed and potential nutrient impacts.

Project deliverables include: 1) A project kick-off meeting; 2) A public information meeting at draft stage of APM plan; 3) Produce a comprehensive APM plan; 4) Interpret the results of the aquatic plant survey; 5) Provide maps (including CLP, EWM beds) to the lake associations for management.

Specific project conditions: 1) Follow department protocol when conducting the point intercept study; 2) Provide hard copy of point intercept data in proper spreadsheet format; 3) Provide lake maps to the lakes coordinator and enter them into SWIMS; 4) Contact Erin McFarlane (715-346-4978) and Laura Herman (715-365-8998) at UW-Extension to learn about the Clean Lakes/Clean Waters Program and AIS monitoring programs; 4) The Voigt Intertribal Task Force (VTF) (Peter David, 715-682-6619 (ext.123) (pdavid@glifwc.org)) must be consulted on activities that could impact wild rice and/or habitat that could support wild rice. APM Plan development and associated permitting activities require VTF consultation. Thus, its imperative wild rice and associated habitat be an APM Plan component. Contact Frank Koshere (715-392-0807) for specifics on integrating wild rice discussion in your Plan.

Miller Dam Lake Association: Chequamegon Waters Comprehensive Lake Management Plan: Miller Dam Lake (Chequamegon Waters Flowage) Association will conduct an Aquatic Plant Survey and develop an Aquatic Plant Management Plan for Miller Dam Lake. The Lake contains Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM) and Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP). A point intercept plant survey will be conducted to produce a baseline evaluation of the plant community. To apply management actions in an ecologically sound manner the lake association will develop an aquatic plant management plan to guide their efforts.

Preliminary goals (APM Plan) include: 1) Effectively manage EWM and CLP; 2) Maintain and improve recreational opportunities; 3) Preserve native aquatic plants; 4) Protect and improve fish and wildlife habitat; 5) Evaluate water quality concerns; 6) Evaluate Lake Watershed and potential nutrient impacts.

Project deliverables include: 1) A project kick-off meeting; 2) A public information meeting at draft stage of APM plan; 3) Produce a comprehensive APM plan; 4) Interpret the results of the aquatic plant survey; 5) Provide maps (including CLP, EWM beds) to the lake associations for management.

Specific project conditions: 1) Follow department protocol when conducting the point intercept study; 2) Provide hard copy of point intercept data in proper spreadsheet format; 3) Provide lake maps to the lakes coordinator and enter them into SWIMS; 4) Contact Erin McFarlane (715-346-4978) and Laura Herman (715-365-8998) at UW-Extension to learn about the Clean Lakes/Clean Waters Program and AIS monitoring programs; 4) The Voigt Intertribal Task Force (VTF) (Peter David, 715-682-6619 (ext.123) (pdavid@glifwc.org)) must be consulted on activities that could impact wild rice and/or habitat that could support wild rice. APM Plan development and associated permitting activities require VTF consultation. Thus, its imperative wild rice and associated habitat be an APM Plan component. Contact Frank Koshere (715-392-0807) for specifics on integrating wild rice discussion in your Plan.

West Wisconsin Land Trust: Acq-Axe Handle Easement: WWLT is seeking $200,000 in Lake Protection Grant funding to contribute to the cost of a conservation easement designed to protect a 48.55-acre parcel on Axe Handle Lake from development into rural residential housing (up to 31 lots possible under current Chippewa Co. shoreland zoning). The easement would permanently restrict future development to no more than two residential lots, require that all stormwater from development be infiltrated prior to reaching the lake, and require maintenance of a 100-foot forested vegetative buffer to protect the lake's water quality and natural scenic beauty. The owners of the property have offered to donate the remaining value of the easement (est. $575,000). No public access is provided via the easement other than one educational tour per year. Hunting allowed by owners permission.

Chippewa County: Acq-Bass Lakes/Tram Lake Acquisition-Galgano Property: Chippewa County will acquire 220 acres with frontage on Bass Lakes #1 and #2 and Tram Lake to protect the lake from residential development.

West Wisconsin Land Trust: Acq-Long Lake (Mills) Easement: West Wisconsin Land Trust proposes to purchase a conservation easement on a 15 acre parcel with approximately 4,000 ft. of shoreline on Long Lake in Chippewa County. Easement reduces the number of developable lots from eight to two and requires maintenance of a 100 ft. natural and forested vegetative buffer aling the shoreline.

Lower Long Lake Foundation, Inc.: Acq-Playter Parcel Purchase: The Lower Long Lake Foundation, Inc. has purchased the 59-acre Playter property on the northeastern shore of Long Lake in Chippewa County. Project involved bargain sale and up-front funding from Chippewa County's Stewardship fund -- funding that will be reimbursed with $50K of the grant award. The property includes 700 ft. of shoreline, and will be maintained for resource protection, lakeshore preservation, environmental education and scientific study.

Town Of Hallie: Acq-Town Of Hallie Acquistion On Lake Hallie: The Town of Hallie proposes to purchase approximately 22 acres of land on the north end of Lake Hallie. The parcel is currently owned by American Materials Corporation, and is threatened with development. The parcel is an environmentally sensitive area, a major feature of the land is a wetland spring area. This area is a major cold-water source for the lake and provides a unique riparian buffer for several hundred feet of shoreline. The area also provides an extensive area of riparian wildlife habitat.

West Wisconsin Land Trust: Acq-Larrabee (Munger) Easement: West Wisconsin Land Trust requests $200,000 to purchase a conservation easement on a 24-acre parcel owned by the Munger family on Larrabee Lake in Chippewa County.

Lower Long Lake Foundation, Inc.: Acq-Playter Parcel Purchase: The Lower Long Lake Foundation, Inc. has purchased the 59-acre Playter property on the northeastern shore of Long Lake in Chippewa County. Project involved bargain sale and up-front funding from Chippewa County's Stewardship fund -- funding that will be reimbursed with $50K of the grant award. The property includes 700 ft. of shoreline, and will be maintained for resource protection, lakeshore preservation, environmental education and scientific study.

Rib Lake Inland Lakes P & R District: Lmi-Fd-Rib Lake Rehabilitation/Sediment Analysis, 1998-99: Rib Lake Inland Lake Protection District proposes to conduct a diagnostic/feasibility study of lake bottom sediments as a preliminary step to a possible sunken log retrieval and/or dredging project in Rib Lake.

West Wisconsin Land Trust: Acq-Taylor-Snake Easement: West Wisconsin Land Trust seeks funding toward the purchase of a conservation easement on two parcels with frontage on Herde Lake: One (126 acres) sharing frontage on Taylor Lake, and another (155 acres) with frontage on Snake and several unnamed, wild lakes.

West Wisconsin Land Trust: Acq-Herde Iii, Triple Lakes Easements: WWLT is seeking $200,000 in Lake Protection funding to contribute to the cost of two conservation easements: one secured on a 30-acre parcel on Herde Lake, and the other on a 740-acre parcel that includes frontage on, or entirely encompasses, 14 lakes including the Triple Lakes, and Henneman, Logger, Chick, Calkins North and Taylor lakes in Chippewa County. The Herde Lake easement allows no development on the property (which had been subdivided to accommodate 11 condominium lots) and requires maintenance of a 100 ft. forested vegetative shoreline buffer strip to protect the lake's water quality and natural scenic beauty. The Triple Lakes easement extinguishes a condominium plat approval allowing for development of up to 181 lakefront lots allowing, instead, development of 13 residential lots and requiring maintenance of 75' (min.) vegetative buffer strips on all lake shorelines.

Chippewa County: Lco-Shoreland Ordinance Rev.: Chippewa County proposes to amend or create a shoreland zoning ordinance that complies with the requirements of NR 115, Wisconsin Administrative Code (as revised effective February 1, 2010) and retain existing regulations that exceed the water resource protections of NR 115 or are specific or unique to local needs.

Project deliverables include: 1. Copies of any fact sheets or handouts created for public hearings. 2. A summary of the comments received at public hearings. 3. A certified copy of the County Board-approved updated shoreland ordinance or ordinance language (if integrated into other codes). 4. Any GIS maps of the shoreland zone or shoreland condition surveys related to the project.

Specific conditions for this Project: 1. The WDNR will be provided electronic and hard copies of all data and or reports or surveys generated as a result of this project.