Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)
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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On July 15 an AIS Volunteer discovered floating fragments of Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) on Alder Lake and rooted plants in the channel towards Manitowish Lake. The MWLA board was immediately in contact with our county conservation specialist to discuss further plans for surveying and monitoring. …
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by Jamie VandenLangenberg, Water Program Director at the Discovery Center, [email protected]
Help Out a Friend, the Freshwater Mussel
Why are freshwater mussels so important? Mussels filter pesticides, …
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