Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)

2025 Town Aquatic Invasive Species Partnership Annual Report

April 15, 2026

The 2025 Town Aquatic Invasive Species Partnership (TAISP) Annual Report prepared by the North Lakeland Discovery Center is available for your viewing at this link.

TAISP consists of the North Lakeland Discovery Center (NLDC), …

MW Chain of Lakes Aquatic Plant Management Plan–2026

February 15, 2026

The Manitowish Waters Chain of Lakes Aquatic Plant Management Plan–2026 has been completed.  To access the Plan, please click here.

This plan is the result of months of meetings, discussion, …

Official First Draft of the Aquatic Plant Management Plan for managing Eurasian watermilfoil.

August 21, 2025

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. …

Eurasian WaterMilfoil Presentation June 17, 2025. 4:00 p.m.

June 17, 2025

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, …

Video: April Community-Wide Eurasian Watermilfoil Informational Meeting

May 7, 2025

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, …

Save The Chain!! Eurasian Watermilfoil Grant Awards and Upcoming Event

March 10, 2025

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, …

PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL IN THE MANITOWISH CHAIN OF LAKES

November 12, 2024

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, …

July 18th AIS Identification Training with a Side of Ice Cream–Clear Lake Boat Landing

July 11, 2024

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.  …

Need an Aquatic Plant Sample Identified?

July 11, 2024

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.
  •  …

Diver Assisted Harvesting

June 27, 2024

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. …