All documents below are PDF			Bone Lake AIS program -  Prevent and control any new Invasive Species in Bone Lake by providing education to lake users and  inspecting of boats and shoreline.
APM Plan Summary Bone Lake APM Final Draft Appendix A: Bone Lake Property Owner Survey Appendix B: Bone Lake Sensitive Area Survey Report and Management Guidelines Appendix C: Aquatic Plants Survey Methods Appendix D: Aquatic Plant Management Plan - EWM Protocol Appendix E: Bone Lake APM Options for Management Appendix G: Aquatic Plant Management Strategy

Bone Lake Aquatic Invasive Species ( AIS) Committee A Committee formed Fall 2005   
Phil Foster  
Bob Boyd
Rich Ihrig
Jack Lachenmayer
Karen Englebretson
Chuck Adleman
 Richard Mackie                 

Education Overview Two Education workshops held – June 2006 and June 2007 Another workshop planned for June 2008 and possibly late summer 2008

1. Educate Lake users on AIS prevention and control activities
2. Obtain and train volunteers

1. Boat Landing signs
2. Improved North and South Landings with new Kiosk sign in 2007
3. Improved private landing AIS signs in 2006
4. In 2008, further improve public and private landings signage

1. Web site and Bone Lake Newsletter

Clean Boats Clean WatersEducate boat users and inspect Boats at Public Landings
                                                              2006          2007        2008 proj   2009 proj
             Number of volunteers                     24              30              28              20
             Number of volunteer hours           145             180            168           120                         
             Paid hours                                         0                 0               40            80
              
             Number of boats inspected
             Approx. amount with
             vegetation on trailer/boat         20%           15%  
             For 2008, in addition to using volunteers on CBCW activity, we will pay one or two people to supplement the volunteer time at the public landings.             

Lake Monitoring
             Look for Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS), Track the spread of Curly Leaf Pondweed
             Inventory total Aquatic plant life, Lake chemistry and sechi disk measurementsTraining tools provided: Book (Through The Looking Glass), Placards depicting various Aquatic plants. Hands on aquatic plant identification with lake samples.
             On the job training with the Lake Monitoring Coordinator.
                                                              2006          2007        2008 proj   2009 proj
Number of volunteers                     27              60              70              70
Number of volunteer hours           146            250            275           300
Samples taken                               288            500            600            600

2008

Develop “Special Forces” Teams to take on specific tasks.
Possibilities include taking additional samples at potential high risk areas for AIS,
Increase training for new AIS
Incorporate APM plan as needed            

Control Plan for New Invasives              

1. Purchased two EWM Buoys in 2007

1. In 2008, establish  steps to control/eradicate EWM, if found,

1. Add steps for other new invasives in 2009 and beyond

1. 50% cost share with DNR
2. Grant - $28k total with DNR paying up to $14k
3. $8 hour for Bone Lake volunteers in-kind service
4. DNR paid expenses – basically all out of pocket expenses
   1. $4k  actual
   2. $5k   projected
   3. $5k   projected

B. Plan to apply for 5 yr. AIS Grant in fall of 2008