Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)
The Official First Draft of the Manitowish Waters Lake Associations’ Aquatic Plant Management Plan for managing Eurasian watermilfoil in the Manitowish Waters Chain of Lakes is available for your review.
The link to the draft management plan can be found here. …
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PRESENTERS:
- Clean Lakes Alliance Founder & Executive Director – James Tye
- Clean Lakes Alliance Deputy Dir. & Chief Science Officer – Paul Dearlove
DESCRIPTION:
This talk will delve into the science, …
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The video of the April 17th community-wide Eurasian watermilfoil informational meeting is now available. Link: Eurasian Watermilfoil Informational Meeting April 2025
Presenters from the North Lakeland Discovery Center, …
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Eurasian Watermilfoil
Grant Awards & Upcoming Event to Protect Our Waters
The following press release has gone out to local media!
The Manitowish Waters Chain of Lakes has long been a cherished gem of the Northwoods, …
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Jamie VandenLangenberg, Water Program Director, NLDC
Eurasian watermilfoil was first detected in the summer of 2023, rooted in the Lower Trout River channel between Alder and Manitowish Lakes. Since then, …
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Third of Four Summer 2024 AIS Identification Trainings
The aquatic invasive plant Eurasian watermilfoil has been found in Manitowish Lake and the Trout River. Curly-leaf pondweed has made it over the dam into Vance Lake. …
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If you have a sample of an aquatic plant you think might be invasive and would like the sample identified, this is the process.
On a zip-lock plastic bag, please put the following information:
- Your name
- Your email address or phone number.
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Diver Assisted Suction Harvesting, or DASH, is one of the control methods employed in 2024 on the Manitowish Chain to assist with aquatic plant removal. It is a method appropriate for the removal of plants in larger more dense beds of plants rather than in areas of less dense or individual plants. …
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First of Four AIS Identification Trainings This Summer
The aquatic invasive plant curly-leaf pondweed has made it over the dam into Vance Lake. And Eurasian watermilfoil has been found above the dam in Manitowish Lake and the Trout River. …
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Grants have been received.
Control work is planned.
Citizen monitoring efforts are vital.
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