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LAKES: STUDIES,
PLANS, AND
MANAGEMENT
Lakes are the jewels that define the north country of
Wisconsin and Michigan. White Water Associates staff has
conducted lake consulting projects for nearly thirty years
in this region. Working with lake associations, natural
resource and governmental agencies, and private
landowners, White Water’s approach to the entire lake
ecosystem and the surrounding landscape integrates
expertise in water chemistry, landscape ecology, aquatic
plants, habitat, fish, water associated birds and mammals,
aquatic insects, freshwater mussels, and aquatic invasive
species.
We work with Wisconsin lake associations through the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Lake and
Aquatic Invasives Grants (including large and small scale
planning grants, aquatic invasive species grants, and rapid
response grants). We assist lake associations and lake
districts prepare technical proposals and carry out the
tasks involved with lake studies and the preparation of lake
management plans, aquatic plant management plans, and
aquatic invasive species plans. These efforts involve
engaging lake stewards and other stakeholders through
presentations and other educational efforts.
Our lake consulting efforts are supported by our abilities in
conducting water chemistry monitoring, dissolved oxygen
profiles, sediment sampling, aquatic plant surveys
(typically by way of point-intercept method), surveys for
aquatic invasive species, and assessment of shallow water
(littoral zone), lakes shore, and riparian habitats. We have
reliable equipment and state-of-the-art tools to carry out
field work efficiently, effectively, and safely.