Addressing Excess Sedimentation Impairments In The Nemadji River Basin: The goal of this project is to assess excess sedimentation impairments in the Nemadji River basin and coordinate implementation planning about the Nemadji Basin Plan. The Nemadji watershed was included in the St. Louis River Area of Concern (SLRAOC) because of concerns about accelerated erosion and sedimentation due to land use practices dating back to the mid-1800’s. The St. Louis River AOC is impaired for excessive loading of sediment and nutrients (Beneficial Use Impairment 6). The goals of the project will be met through collection of biological, water quality, and sediment data, Hydrological Simulation Program-Fortran (HSPF) modelling, and development of workshops to encourage land use planning and “slow the flow” management practices in the Nemadji Watershed.

Minong Flowage Association: Hlk-Minong Flowage: Fish-Sticks Dan Maxwell: Minong Flowage Association will implement best practices described in Wisconsin\2019s 2014-2017 Healthy Lakes Implementation Plan. Practices include: fish sticks 1 lakeshore property.

The best practices require a contract to remain in effect for 10 years and must include minimum operation and maintenance requirements and data collection as described in grant condition #17. If best practice(s) are implemented on land owned by the grant Sponsor, this Lake Protection Grant Agreement serves as the contract. If best practice(s) are implemented on land other than the sponsor\2019s, a contract between the sponsor and landowner that abides by grant condition #17 is required.

The Department may require re-payment of project installation costs if the best practice is disturbed or removed. The Sponsor and/or the Department may perform site inspections and/or monitoring to ensure project success.

Deliverables: Best practice location and design information, if not included in the application; signed 10-year landowner contract; pre and post project installation photographs; summary of education activities and publicity/promotion of Healthy Lakes initiative, if applicable.
Special conditions: The state share of each best practice cannot exceed $1,000. The state share of grant administration and technical assistance costs may not exceed 10% of the grant award; technical assistance does not include implementation labor. Funding cannot be used for mitigation or regulatory compliance activities. Water regulation and/or county zoning permits must be issued before construction. The Healthy Lakes logo should be used for promotion and publicity, and DNR recognized as a funding source.

Village Of Lake Nebagamon: Lmi-Stormwater Runoff Boat Landing Lake Nebagamon: The Village of Lake Nebagamon is sponsoring a project to implement engineered stormwater best practices at the lake\2019s public boat landing downtown. The Project also includes community outreach and tours to share the project results.

Deliverables include: construction specs and plans, 25-year operation & maintenance plan with pre/post photos, and an outreach summary.

The specific objectives, metrics, and deliverables for the listed activities are included in the application and supporting materials, and this scope is not intended to replace or supersede those documents.

Village Of Lake Nebagamon: Lmi-Stormwater Runoff Boat Landing Lake Nebagamon: The Village of Lake Nebagamon is sponsoring a project to implement engineered stormwater best practices at the lake\2019s public boat landing downtown. The Project also includes community outreach and tours to share the project results.

Deliverables include: construction specs and plans, 25-year operation & maintenance plan with pre/post photos, and an outreach summary.

The specific objectives, metrics, and deliverables for the listed activities are included in the application and supporting materials, and this scope is not intended to replace or supersede those documents.

Minong Flowage Association: Hlk-Minong Flowage: Fish-Sticks Dan Maxwell: Minong Flowage Association will implement best practices described in Wisconsin\2019s 2014-2017 Healthy Lakes Implementation Plan. Practices include: fish sticks 1 lakeshore property.

The best practices require a contract to remain in effect for 10 years and must include minimum operation and maintenance requirements and data collection as described in grant condition #17. If best practice(s) are implemented on land owned by the grant Sponsor, this Lake Protection Grant Agreement serves as the contract. If best practice(s) are implemented on land other than the sponsor\2019s, a contract between the sponsor and landowner that abides by grant condition #17 is required.

The Department may require re-payment of project installation costs if the best practice is disturbed or removed. The Sponsor and/or the Department may perform site inspections and/or monitoring to ensure project success.

Deliverables: Best practice location and design information, if not included in the application; signed 10-year landowner contract; pre and post project installation photographs; summary of education activities and publicity/promotion of Healthy Lakes initiative, if applicable.
Special conditions: The state share of each best practice cannot exceed $1,000. The state share of grant administration and technical assistance costs may not exceed 10% of the grant award; technical assistance does not include implementation labor. Funding cannot be used for mitigation or regulatory compliance activities. Water regulation and/or county zoning permits must be issued before construction. The Healthy Lakes logo should be used for promotion and publicity, and DNR recognized as a funding source.

Village Of Lake Nebagamon: Lmi-Stormwater Runoff Boat Landing Lake Nebagamon: The Village of Lake Nebagamon is sponsoring a project to implement engineered stormwater best practices at the lake\2019s public boat landing downtown. The Project also includes community outreach and tours to share the project results.

Deliverables include: construction specs and plans, 25-year operation & maintenance plan with pre/post photos, and an outreach summary.

The specific objectives, metrics, and deliverables for the listed activities are included in the application and supporting materials, and this scope is not intended to replace or supersede those documents.

Douglas County: Acq-Upper St Croix Flowage Land Acquisition-Bell Trust/Wilcox Is: Douglas County will acquire approximately 128 acres (six parcels) of land located on the Gordon/St. Croix Flowage to protect the headwaters of the St. Croix Scenic Riverway. The properties include primarily wooded acreage located along both the southern shore of the flowage and Wilcox Island along the northern shore. A legal description of the parcels is attached. The property will be managed by the County Forestry Department as either special use areas to preserve and protect the water quality and wildlife habitat of the flowage or as county forest lands. The primary goals of the property's management plan are 1) to preserve and protect the water quality of the flowage and the high quality fishery and wildlife habitat, rich in both aquatic and terrestial bio-diversity 2) to protect the southern shoreline of the flowage from further development, and 3) to protect and maintain as a unique benchmark stand the old growth red and white pine stand on Wilcox Island. The property will be open for public access and use but intensive access or recreational provisions are not planned.

Minong Flowage Association: Hlk-Minong Flowage: Fish-Sticks Dan Maxwell: Minong Flowage Association will implement best practices described in Wisconsin\2019s 2014-2017 Healthy Lakes Implementation Plan. Practices include: fish sticks 1 lakeshore property.

The best practices require a contract to remain in effect for 10 years and must include minimum operation and maintenance requirements and data collection as described in grant condition #17. If best practice(s) are implemented on land owned by the grant Sponsor, this Lake Protection Grant Agreement serves as the contract. If best practice(s) are implemented on land other than the sponsor\2019s, a contract between the sponsor and landowner that abides by grant condition #17 is required.

The Department may require re-payment of project installation costs if the best practice is disturbed or removed. The Sponsor and/or the Department may perform site inspections and/or monitoring to ensure project success.

Deliverables: Best practice location and design information, if not included in the application; signed 10-year landowner contract; pre and post project installation photographs; summary of education activities and publicity/promotion of Healthy Lakes initiative, if applicable.
Special conditions: The state share of each best practice cannot exceed $1,000. The state share of grant administration and technical assistance costs may not exceed 10% of the grant award; technical assistance does not include implementation labor. Funding cannot be used for mitigation or regulatory compliance activities. Water regulation and/or county zoning permits must be issued before construction. The Healthy Lakes logo should be used for promotion and publicity, and DNR recognized as a funding source.

Village Of Lake Nebagamon: Lmi-Stormwater Runoff Boat Landing Lake Nebagamon: The Village of Lake Nebagamon is sponsoring a project to implement engineered stormwater best practices at the lake\2019s public boat landing downtown. The Project also includes community outreach and tours to share the project results.

Deliverables include: construction specs and plans, 25-year operation & maintenance plan with pre/post photos, and an outreach summary.

The specific objectives, metrics, and deliverables for the listed activities are included in the application and supporting materials, and this scope is not intended to replace or supersede those documents.

Whitefish Lake Conservation Organization, In: Lmi-Whitefish Lake Diagnostic & Feasibility Study: The Whitefish Lake Conservation Organization, in cooperation with the US Geological Survey, Wis. Dept. of Nat. Res., and private consultants, will conduct a comprehensive diagnostic/feasibility study of Silver Lake and it's watershed and develop a lake management plan.

The project includes the following activities; (1) the USGS will conduct an assessment of the lake's hydrology and water quality and model lake responses to management scenarios, (2) the DNR [Integ. Sci. Serv.] will conduct a lake bottom sediment core study to determine historical conditions and changes in lake water quality over time, (3) consultant Susan Cray Borman will conduct an aquatic plant survey and develop management recommendations, and (4) consultant Eric Olson will coordinate and compile the results of these studies into planning reports and action plans as well as provide for project public communication, input (through surveys and working groups) and education.

Project deliverables include: l. Detailed hydrologic and nutrient budgets, including simulations of alternative development scenarios in a published technical report. 2. Detailed aquatic plant survey and report. 3. A lake core paleoecological study and report. 4. Two interim planning reports synthesizing and summarizing the findings of the other studies, and 5. A comprehensive lake management plan for Whitefish Lake.

Specific conditions for this project include: The installation of all stream and lake gauging stations must receive the approval and/or permit from the Department of Natural Resources water regulation section.

The Department of Natural Resources will be provided with electronic and paper copies of the annual and final reports of the results of this study and the lake management plan. The project results will be disseminated to the public by newsletter(s), public meeting(s), and local newspaper articles.

West Wisconsin Land Trust: Acq-Whitefish Lake - Griggs Shore: West Wisconsin Land Trust will sponsor a project to acquire a conservation easement on 37 acres including approximately 1/2 mile of shoreland on Whitefish Lake and 4,500 feet of shoreline frontage on a large wetland.

Amnicon/Dowling Lake Management District: Amnicon Lake Management Planning: Conduct water quality sampling. Conduct aquatic plant survey of lake. Conduct an aerial photography survey of lake shoreline. Conduct a periphyton survey in lake. Conduct a shoreline conductivity profile survey. The grantee will disseminateinformation to the public by newsletter, local newspaper articles, public meetings and summary report mailings. Project results will be reposited at Trilakes Civic Club, 7872 S. County Rd. A, Superior, WI, 54880.

Amnicon/Dowling Lake Management District: Amnicon Lake Water Quality Monitoring And Assessment: The Amnicon/Dowling Lake Management and Sanitary District proposes to continue the water quality monitoring on Amnicon lake and continue their lake management planning process. Project activities include 1) monitoring lake water quality from April to November, 2) monitoring and evaluating four "Hot Spot" sites for potential harmful runoff during precipitation events, 3) monitoring eight existing shoreline wells to characterize groundwater quality and potential lake impacts, 4) install eight seepage meters around the lake and monitor quality of groundwater entering the lake, 5) evaluate previously identified areas of concern and make recommendations for the implementation of "Best Management Practices" where indicated, and 6) analyze and characterize the lake sediments. A final report will be prepared describing the project results. A paper copy and an electronic copy of the final report will be provided to the Department of Natural Resources. Information on the project will be disseminated to the public by newsletter, public meeting, and summary report mailing.

Amnicon/Dowling Lake Management District: Amnicon Lake Water Quality Monitoring: The Amnicon/Dowling Lake Management & Sanitation District proposes to conduct water quality monitoring on Amnicon Lake, including the purchase of water quality monitoring equipment. Project activities also include providing water quality sampling training to volunteers, providing a groundtruthing review session to volunteers, analyzing groundtruthing results, and preparing a final report. The Department of Natural Resource will be provided with a paper copy and an electronic copy of the final report. Information about the project will be disseminated to the public by newsletter, public meeting, summary report mailings, and local newspaper article.

Amnicon/Dowling Lake Management District: Amnicon Lake Comprehensive Lake Management Plan Development: The Amnicon/Dowling Lake Management & Sanitary District will conduct a comprehensive lake management planning project involving a study and evaluation of Amnicon Lake in Douglas County. Project activities include; conducting a review and research of all available reports, records, maps, etc., conducting a shoreline inventory, conducting a watershed assessment, conducting a surface runoff assessment, conducting lake and stream water quality monitoring, conducting lake bottom sediment monitoring, calculating a lake water budget, preparing a lake nutrient budget, conducting computer modeling of lake water quality data and information, and preparing a final comprehensive lake Management Plan/Report.

Specific deliverables for this grant project include:
? A comprehensive lake management plan for Amnicon Lake including the project activity results.

The Department of Natural Resources will be provided with both a paper copy and an electronic copy of the final report. The project results will be disseminated to the public by newsletter(s), public meeting(s), and local newspaper articles.

St. Louis River Citizen Action Committee: Membership Recruitment For The St. Louis & Nemadji River Stewardship Project: The St. Louis River Citizens Action Committee will conduct an organizational development and informational & educational project in the St. Louis and Nemadji River watersheds in Douglas County. Activities involved with this project include; distribution and dissemination of informational and educational materials on the Nemadji River Basin Project and the St. Louis River Area of Concern and the Remedial Action Plan, conduct and support of workshops and workgroup activities, expansion of the organizations Internet site, creation of a "health scorecard" for rivers to increase public understanding, and increasing the membership and participation in the activities of the organization. Reports of ongoing project activities will be disseminated via newsletter(s) or brochures(s), meeting(s), and the preparation of a final report.

Specific deliverables for this grant project will include:
A final report that summarizes the grant project activities and includes examples of outreach materials developed.

The Department of Natural Resources will be provided with both a paper copy and an electronic copy of the final report. The project results will be disseminated to the public by brochure(s), public meeting(s), and local newspaper articles.