Dead Pike Lake Management Plan Status Summary Natural Resource Board September 26, 2017 Field Tour 2:55 to 3:15 Break 3:15 Dead Pike Lake Presentation Starts FILL IN NAME/TITLE OF PRESENTER

Presentation Outline Project Introduction Dan Helsel, DNR Project Manager Project Partnerships and Resources John Hanson, Chairman Town of Manitowish Waters Kathy Wolf, video from association Project Status Steve Apfelbaum, President, Applied Ecological Services Question and Answer Session James Yach, Secretary Director

Foundation NRB Amendment to Powell Marsh Master Plan Approval: Mr. Zimmer MOVED, seconded by Dr. Prehn, to amend the motion to direct the department to continue working with Dead Pike Lake Association to evaluate the conditions of Dead Pike Lake and develop a lake management plan to address water quality concerns. He asked that the department report back to the Natural Resources Board at the September 2017 meeting, which will be held in Minocqua, regarding progress on the lake management plan, including providing any water quality monitoring updates. Further, he would like the department to present an informational item on the finalized lake management plan by March 2018.

Monitoring Status Poster Overview Historical Air Photos Watershed and Physical Characteristics Iron Floc Formation Water Quality Monitoring Additional Monitoring Efforts Timeline

Management Plan Work Group Town of Manitowish Waters John Hanson, Chairman Lake Association Pete Guzzetta, President Gale Wolf, Water Quality Chair Kathy Wolf, Member DNR Dan Helsel, Field Integration Leader Michele Woodford, Powell Marsh Property Manager FILL IN NAME/TITLE OF PRESENTER

Resources $77,000 DNR Contract Funds to Town $75,000 contract with Applied Ecological Services $2,000 local monitoring support $20,000 DNR Monitoring Efforts Volunteer Monitoring Efforts 17 years of Secchi Disk readings 12 years of lake chemistry monitoring Loon Ranger for Loonwatch program In-kind data collection for Barr study FILL IN NAME/TITLE OF PRESENTER

Video Presentation Followed by Presentation by Steve Apfelbaum, President Applied Ecological Services Looking for technical questions, red flags and additional monitoring or date analysis steps – remembering the time frame imposed by the NRB amendment. FILL IN NAME/TITLE OF PRESENTER