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Aquatic Plant Management in Wisconsin
Full APM Guide
(1.7 MB)
(excluding appendices)
APM Guide Excerpts
Preface and Table of Contents
Chapter I - Aquatic Plant Management (APM) in Wisconsin
(pdf)
Chapter II - Components of a Seven-Step APM Plan (pdf)
Chapter III - Specific Elements of Your Aquatic Plant Management Plan
(pdf)
Creating Your Plan
Implementing and Evaluating Your Plan for an Aquatic Plant Manipulation
Contingency Plan for Newly-found Populations of an Aquatic Invasive Species
Appendices
Appendix A - Glossary of Common Lake Terms
(pdf)
Appendix B - Recommended Baseline Monitoring of Aquatic Plants in Wisconsin: Sampling Design, Field and Laboratory Procedures, Data Entry and Analysis, and Applications
(pdf) - March 2010, including:
Regional WDNR Staff Contact Information (pdf)
Statistical Output Examples (pdf)
Creating a Plant Distribution Map Using PI Data (pdf) -
for ArcGIS 9.3 & 3.3
Appendix C - Aquatic Plant Survey Data Workbook
(excel)-updated Nov. 2010
Including these worksheets:
Tab 1 - README
Tab 2 - ENTRY
Tab 3 - FIELD SHEET
Tab 4 - BOAT SURVEY
Tab 5 - STATS
Tab 7 - MAX DEPTH GRAPH
Tab 8 - CALCULATE FQI
Appendix D - Aquatic Plant Treatment Evaluation
(pdf)
Compute Pre & Post Data Workbook
(Excel)
Early Detection Plan: Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) Rapid Response Plan, Prepared by the Gilmore Lake Association, 2010
(pdf)
Appendix E - Aquatic Plant Management Options
(pdf)
For more information or questions regarding APM in Wisconsin contact:
UWEX-Lakes
or
Carroll Schaal
, WDNR
Strategic Analysis of Aquatic Plant Management in Wisconsin
Aquatic plants are a critical component of the state’s freshwater environment. They help to ensure good water quality and clarity, through their influence on sediment stability, nutrient uptake, and oxygen content, while providing habitat and food for fish and wildlife. Sometimes, however, aquatic plants can become overabundant and interfere with water recreation and other uses of lakes, rivers, and ponds.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is responsible for balancing the protection of aquatic plants with the management of problem species. Aquatic plant management (APM) is important to Wisconsin’s people and communities. Recreational users, property owners and the tourism industry benefit from an effective APM program. The DNR’s strategic analysis of APM in Wisconsin was conducted to help decision-makers and the public to better understand the topic, and to aid in the crafting of future policy.
The
final strategic analysis report
[PDF] summarizes current information on APM, including known and possible environmental impacts, applicable regulations, economic considerations, and potential management alternatives for the future.
For more information about the strategic analysis process and the feedback and public review of this document, go to the DNR's website
HERE
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