2017 Washington county aquatic invasive species prevention ...

2017 AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES

PREVENTION AID PROGRAM RESULTSCOUNTY BOARD WORKSHOP

DECEMBER 12, 2017

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

• PROGRAM

BACKGROUND

• 2017 GRANTEES

• BRIEF PROJECT

RESULTS

• NEXT STEPS

BACKGROUND

• REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS

• RANGE OF PROJECTS

• WATERCRAFT INSPECTIONS

• EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

• MANAGEMENT/CONTROL

• WATER ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS

• PLANNING

• 2017 CERTIFICATION = $132,169

• 2018 CERTIFICATION = $136,065

2017 GRANTEES

1. BIG MARINE LAKE ASSOCIATION

2. CARNELIAN-MARINE-ST. CROIX WATERSHED DISTRICT

3. CLEAR LAKE ASSOCIATION

4. COMFORT LAKE-FOREST LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICT

5. LAKE DEMONTREVILLE AND OLSON ASSOCIATION

6. LAKE ELMO LAKE ASSOCIATION

7. ST. CROIX RIVER ASSOCIATION

8. WASHINGTON CONSERVATION DISTRICT

BMLA

CMSCWD

CLA

CLFLWD

LDO

LELA

SCRA

WCD

• EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL CONTROL

• TREATED 10.92 ACRES WITH

GRANULAR TRICLOPYR (PLM) AND 0.73

ACRE WITH LIQUID DMA 4 VIA HIGH-

PRESSURE LANCE (BMLA)

• “BY THE END OF AUGUST ALL OF THE

PLM AREAS WERE CLEAR OF EWM

PLANTS…”

• “ROOT BALL INJECTION WAS PROVEN

TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE…”

• PLAN TO TREAT 6.2 ACRES IN 2018

• DOWN 43% FROM 2017

• CONFIDENT IN MEETING 5-YEAR GOAL OF

TREATING 5 ACRES OR LESS BY END OF ‘19

BIG MARINE LAKE ASSOCIATION BMLA

• EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL CONTROL

• DESIGN, INSTALL PROTECTION

STRUCTURE AT OUTLET OF

LONG LAKE (EOR)

• PROTECT TERRAPIN AND MAYS

LAKES

• FLORISTIC QUALITY INDEX (FQI)

SCORES REFLECT HIGH QUALITY

AQUATIC PLANT COMMUNITIES

CARNELIAN–MARINE–ST. CROIX WATERSHED DISTRICT CMSCWD

• EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL CONTROL

• TREATED 37.5 ACRES, CONDUCTED

FIELD TRIAL (LAKE MANAGEMENT)

• SPLIT PROCESS LIQUID 2,4-D

• SPLIT PROCESS LIQUID TRICLOPYR

• SINGLE PASS LIQUID 2,4-D

• FIELD TRIAL RESULTS: SINGLE PASS

TREATMENT GAVE EQUAL OR

BETTER CONTROL THAN SPLIT PASS

PROCESS USING EITHER 2,4-D OR

TRICLOPYR

CLEAR LAKE ASSOCIATION CLA

• WATERCRAFT INSPECTIONS

ON FOREST LAKE

• INCREASE TOTAL HOURS TO

2,500

• FLOWERING RUSH MANAGEMENT

ON FOREST LAKE

• EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

• CONTROL

• TREATED 40.2 ACRES

WITH DIQUAT X 2 (PLM)

Public Water

Access

Total

Hours

Inspections/

Hour

Forest 1 994.5 2.8

Forest 2 741.75 1.5

Forest 3 1015.5 2.5

Total 2,751.75 2.3

COMFORT LAKE – FOREST LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICT CLFLWD

• EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL

CONTROL

• TREATED 25 ACRES

WITH LIQUID 2,4-D

(PLM)

• COMBINE MID-LAKE

AND SHORELINE

TREATMENTS

LAKE DEMONTREVILLE AND OLSON ASSOCIATION LDO

• EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL

CONTROL

• HARVESTED 3.3 ACRES

(DOCKSIDE)

• AN ESTIMATED 45,000 LB

BIOMASS REDUCTION

• ALMOST 2X AS 2016

LAKE ELMO LAKE ASSOCIATION LELA

• MET WITH MARINA

GM’S TO DISCUSS AIS

ISSUES

• PROVIDED MARINAS

WITH AIS

INFORMATIONAL

MATERIALS,

ESPECIALLY ARTICLES

FOR MEMBER

NEWSLETTERS

ST. CROIX RIVER ASSOCIATION SCRA

• CONDUCTED AIS OUTREACH

AND EDUCATION

• ID WORKSHOPS

• IMPLEMENTED SEASONAL

WATERCRAFT INSPECTION

PROGRAM

• IMPLEMENTED PRIORITY

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE

“PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION,

AND RAPID RESPONSE PLAN”

• WCD EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM

WASHINGTON CONSERVATION DISTRICT WCD

Watercraft inspections49%

Control/management39%

Education/outreach6%

Early detection/rapid response5%

Project management/admin1%

CLFLWD

WCD

CLFLWD

SCRA

WCD

WCD

CLFLWD

SCRA

WCD

BMLA

CLA

CLFLWD

CMSCWD

LDO

LELA

2017 AIS PREVENTION AIDPERCENT OF TOTAL AWARDED

NEXT STEPS

DEC. 19TH COUNTY BOARD AGENDA: REQUEST APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION TO

ACCEPT AND CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE’S AIS

PREVENTION AID PROGRAM

JAN. 8TH RELEASE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

FEB. 9TH PROPOSAL DEADLINE

MAR. 6TH COUNTY BOARD WORKSHOP: GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS

MAR. 28TH ICE OUT ON BIG CARNELIAN (2017)

APR. 10TH COUNTY BOARD AGENDA: REQUEST APPROVAL OF GRANT

AGREEMENTS

MAY 12TH FISHING OPENER

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