Peppermill
Lake Management Plan |
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Aquatic
Species Management |
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| Machine harvest aquatic plants to improve water quality, to provide safe boating areas, control invasive species and to improve aquatic habitat. | ||
WHO |
WHEN |
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| 1. No harvesting in
areas between shoreline and ends of the boat docks except a 30 foot wide area may be hand harvested. Machine harvest will occur as such: a. late May to late June, E. watermilfoil harvested to a depth of one foot from bottom b. early July to late July, harvest once according to map (Appendix C). c. mid August to late August, harvest once according to map (Appendix C). d. mid Sept to late Sept, E. watermilfoil harvested to a depth of one foot from bottom |
PLD
& Private Contractor |
Annually |
| 2. Pursue funding for
harvester purchase Peppermill Lake District 2005 |
Adams
LWCD, WDNR |
2008 |
| Monitor the harvesting of aquatic plants | ||
| 1. WDNR representative
and a Peppermill Lake District representative will together annually inspect harvesting operations. |
WDNR
PLD |
Annually |
| 2. Record the pounds
of aquatic plants removed by taking an average weight of a trailer full
of plants harvested and multiplying this by the number of trailer loads.
This will be documented and reported to WDNR Aquatic Plant Specialist by
12/31 of each year. |
PLD |
Annually |
| 3. Wet tissues samples will be randomly taken from harvested plants and sent to a certified lab to measure the phosphorus content. This is done to determine the amount of phosphorus being removed from the lakes by harvesting plants. | Peppermill
Lake District |
Annually |
| Control invasive species utilizing chemical treatments | ||
| 1. Spot
treat invasive species with chemicals specific for the species in shallow
water areas where they cannot be mechanically harvested. |
PLD
private contractor |
Annually |
| Control Eurasian watermilfoil by cultural and biological methods | ||
| 1. Inventory
lake to see if milfoil weevils exist. |
PLD
, Adams LWCD, WDNR |
2007 |
| Protect sensitive areas within lake from mechanical & chemical disturbances | ||
1. Identify and map sensitive areas within the lake |
Adams
LWCD WDNR |
2006 |
| 2. Develop a strategy to protect sensitive areas within the lake and incorporate the strategy into the lake management plan. | PLD |
2007 |
| Control invasive species utilizing monitoring and identification. | ||
| 1. Develop a group of volunteers to monitor lake for invasive species. | Peppermill Lake District | 2007 |
| 2. Educate volunteer monitor group on invasive species | Adams LWCD | 2007 |
3. Visually monitor lake for invasive species and plot the locations on a lake map. |
Peppermill Monitor Grp | Annually |
| 4. Conduct aquatic plant survey using 2001 aquatic plant survey methods. Survey shall include the shoreline area. | Adams LWCD | 2006 |
| 5. Maintain edcuational signs about exotic species at boat landing. | Peppermill Lake District | Annually |