Blake Lake 2017 August 19, 2017 9:00 am – 11:00 am Annual Meeting Georgetown Lutheran Church
WELCOME!!! ● Call to order ● Introductions, welcome new members ● Approval of amended minutes
Treasurer’s Report - Jen Wistrcill (Treasurer) As of August 17, 2017 ACCOUNT BALANCE Savings Account $ 5.00 Money Market $ 88,570.32 Dam Account $ 2,216.02 BL Account $ 10,789.97
Old Business
Committee Reports Dam Update Lake Management Plan Healthy Lakes Program Clean Boats, Clean Waters APM Harvey Report EPP/AIS/HL Grants Update WLP Convention (2018)
Dam Update August 2017 $ 270 k Dam Grant Application Current Estimate is being considered +/- 10%
Lake Management Plan Update ≤ Shelley Rodriguez, Commissioner
Lake Management Plan Vision: Big Blake Lake is a sustainable, healthy environment for people, recreation, wildlife, and native plants. Engaged and informed stakeholders protect the lake and its watershed. Lake Management Plan status update: ● February 2017 - approved by Blake Lake District and BLPRD board ● March 2017 - Sent by Polk County Land and Water Resources to WDNR ● WDNR approval expected any time. Next steps ??? Implementation and oversight
Lake Management Plan Progress - and what is left to do. Goal 1: Reduce watershed and internal sources of phosphorus Obj 1 - Support harvesting of CLP to remove nutrients In flight: ongoing harvesting and budgeting that supports sustainability Obj 2 - install <10 shoreline plantings, restorations, rain In flight; Peggy’s shoreline restorations grant program gardens Obj 3 - Evaluate purchase of highly erodible/ecologically sensitive land Obj 4 - Engage agricultural community to partner in reducing watershed run-off Obj 5 - educate stakeholders on relationship between boat traffic and phosphorus release from sediment Obj 6 - upgrade non-compliance septic systems through engaging and educating shoreline property owners
Lake Management Plan Goal 2: Reduce CLP to recover native plants and protect sensitive areas from disturbances Obj 1 - Ensure appropriateness of harvesting timing and In flight: Jim Maxwell locations APM Obj 2 -Allow riparian owner to manually remove In flight; ongoing vegetation if adequate navigational opportunities aren’t to opportunity provided by harvester Obj 3: Monitor the success of harvesting program Obj 4 - plant control prevents harm to important fish spawning and prevent direct removal or harm to wild rice
Lake Management Plan Goal 3: Provide information and education with intent of changing stakeholder behaving to protect Big Blake Lake Obj 1 - Use existing channels to deliver at least one focused educational message per year to meet the goals of this plan Obj 2 -Explore new and innovative methods to provide information and education
Lake Management Plan Goal 4: Prevent the introduction of new invasive species and eradicate newly introduced invasives Obj 1 - Ensure the lake residents and users understand In flight: CBCW program the steps necessary to prevent invasives Obj 2 -Explore new and innovative methods to provide In flight: CBCW program information and education
Lake Management Plan Goal 5: Evaluate the progress of lake management efforts and needs through monitoring. Obj 1 - Continue current data collection efforts to In flight: CBCW program evaluate progress Obj 2 - Expand data collection efforts depending on In flight: CBCW program needs
Lake Management Plan Goal 6: Protect, maintain, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat. Obj 1 - Maintain and enhance desirable populations of game fish by installing 5 habitat improvements like fish sticks Obj 2 -Restore 10 developed shorelines to more In flight: Peggy’s lakeshore native habitats per year restoration grant program
Lake Management Plan Goal 7: Sustain the implementation of the plan. Obj 1 - Form teams to ensure that the goals of the plan are met Obj 2 - Continue to seek funding to implement Inflight - grant programs, CBCW the plan
Lake Management Plan Volunteers! We need you!!! Any and all efforts get us closer to our GOAL - Protecting our beautiful lake and habitat!! Please sign up in back and/or talk to Shelley or Peggy for more information.
Healthy Lakes Program
Healthy Lakes Program - goals • Filter runoff water, through buffers, plants, shrubs • Stop phosphorus and other nutrients from entering lake • Slow down and divert runoff – hard surfaces, roofs, driveways, slopes; help water soak into ground • Cleaner swimming and boating - reduce algae
Healthy Lakes - 5 practices • Native shoreline plantings • Rain gardens • Rock infiltration - “rock boxes” • Diversion • Fish sticks
Healthy Lakes – reduce phosphorus! Blake Lake on Impaired Waters List in 2016 High phosphorus = bad algae blooms
Why does it matter?- reason #1 Over 90% of all lake life is born, raised and fed on your…shoreline!!!
Why does it matter?- reason #2 There are 15,000+ lakes in Wisconsin! $2.3 billion economic impact yearly.
Why does it matter? More than 50% of county taxes come from shoreline properties! Lakes with poor habitat tend to have poor water quality.
Why does it matter? Good water quality adds to property value for all of us.
Phosphorus sources?
Managing runoff in 3 zones
We WANT – buffered, native shoreline
We DON’T want - algae!
We DON’T want - algae!
We DON’T want - algae!
Healthy Lakes – grant model • 75% covered by grant • 10-25% property owner • 0-15% district • Up to $1000 covered by grant per installation • $25,000 max per group application – district submits • February 1 deadline • Two years allowed to complete the installation • Leave in place for 10 years
Healthy Lakes – progress! Grant #1: progress steps Step 1: Presentations, displays, newsletters, 3 emails, workshop. Success: 13 members signed up!!! Step 2: Site visits in September 2016 at 13 properties Step 3: Grant application sent Feb. 1 Step 4: Grant for $22,000 awarded to district April 27, 2017 Step 5: Installing 19 practices before Dec. 31, 2018 Step 6: As projects are completed, submit for reimbursement Step 7: Tours of completed projects - 2018
Healthy Lakes – what’s next? Grant #2: next steps Step 1: Sign up for next grant TODAY, or by August 30. Step 2: Site visits in September 2017 Step 3: District applies for grant #2 by Feb.1 Step 4: Projects ready to start May 1, 2018.
Healthy Lakes – cost share Grant cost share request: TOTAL GRANT #1 $20,000 • 75% covered by DNR $15,000 • 10% property owners $ 2,000 • 15% district $ 3,000
Healthy Lakes – website tools More info: healthylakeswi.com
AIS / Aquatic Invasive Species Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program
Thank you volunteers!
Thank you volunteers!
AIS | Aquatic Invasive Species Our goals • Harvesting - invasive weed curly leaf pondweed • Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program - check boats at the landings to prevent the spread of invasives • Education – members and visitors • Monitoring for new invasives: zebra mussels, eurasian milfoil • Rapid response plan ready for new infestations
AIS | Clean Boats, Clean Waters Our goals • Prevent the spread of invasives entering or exiting lake • Perform free boat checks • Talk to boaters at landings • 400 volunteer hours per season
AIS | Clean Boats, Clean Waters Grant cost share request: TOTAL GRANT $ 4,800 • 75% covered by DNR $ 3,600 • 25% district pays $ 1,200
AIS | serious threats Increased state and countywide focus • Zebra mussels, eurasian milfoil Actions needed: • URGENT: Install zebra mussel traps (Tom Borden) • URGENT: Hire biologist to monitor for early detection ($1,500) Cost/request from 2018 budget: $1,500
APM Harvesting Jim Maxwell
Harvester Report as of Aug 19, 2017 RECORD YEAR for CLP!!! June 8, 2017 246 > 155 June 8, 2016 NORTH End: CLP: 128 loads CoonTail = 6 SOUTH End: CLP: 118 loads CoonTail = 7
Grants Update/Overview AIS: APM/EPP/HL Sam Rivers Weber, Co-chair
Where Have We Been? Paleolimnology (1990’s-2005).... Harvester (Purchase Equipment ‘05) APM (Harvesting Operations) EPP (Water Quality = Lake Plan) Core-Study (Historical Sediment) LMP (Lake Mgmt Plan 2016-2021)
What Have We Learned? 8,280 Point Intercepts 2013-2015 276 Sampling Points
Why Are We Doing This? To protect our family and friends To protect our investments To protect our environment
WI Lakes Represent our Lake? Partnership Request for attendees Convention Combined with annual conference for: Midwest Great Lakes Chapter of the April 18-20, 2018 Society for Ecological Restoration.
Communications • Newsletter (2) • Emails (7-10) per year • Website • Lake fair: displays at meetings (2) • Social media: Facebook
Website: blakelake.org ● Dam updates ● Records: lake plans since 1998 ● Boating laws and safety tips ● Meeting minutes: 8 years ● Newsletters: 3 years ● Weed harvesting details
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