Gilberts Bay / Koshkonong Natural Area Project Quick Summary of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Gilbert’s Bay / Koshkonong Natural Area Project

Quick Summary of data for discussion with DNR January 16, 2015

Location

Wetland Areas

Big Picture objectives

• Prompted by Feb 1 grant application deadline

but this is a bigger picture and longer-term potential

• Building on PAS process
• Get the public into a unique public area

adjacent to the lake

• Enhance use of current DNR-owned lands
• Add to value of Lake Koshkonong

Specific Objectives

• Build (in phases) wave barrier lakeward of unprotected

DNR-owned wetlands

• Protect / Extend Koshkonong Natural Area wetlands
• Test alternative methods for wetland protection
• Provide potential win-win project using spoil from

shoreline dredging to the south as wetland restoration base

• Enhance public access to major wetland complex and the

lake

• Remove navigation obstructions
• Start of a 5 – year cooperative plan between RKLD &

DNR?

Possible project elements

1937 aerial photo

Shoreline recession analysis – 2008 -2005 – 1937 - 1836

Shoreline recession analysis – 2008 -2005 – 1937 - 1836

Steady flow video clips from Corps 206 study 2003

Corps 206 Gilbert’s Bay layout

Corps 206 preliminary breakwater analysis – many alt structure types

PAS project 2009 - 2012

• Corps, DNR, RKLD joint project under Corps

“Planning Assistance to States” program

• Public process- workshops, presentations, report
• Wide range of projects identified with planning

level costs

• First project - Mud lake “Experimental Project”

completed in 2013

• Several scales of project at Gilbert’s Bay /

Koshkonong natural area identified.