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Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Workshop

Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Workshop. Aquatic Invasive Species Grants Overview. Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Program. Purpose: Award cost-sharing grants to local governments and other interests to help prevent and control the spread of aquatic invasive specie in the waters of the state.

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Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Workshop

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  1. Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Workshop Aquatic Invasive Species Grants Overview

  2. Aquatic Invasive SpeciesGrant Program • Purpose: Award cost-sharing grants to local governments and other interests to help prevent and control the spread of aquatic invasive specie in the waters of the state.

  3. Aquatic Invasive SpeciesGrant Program • Funded at $1,500,000/year • Available to gov’ts, lake associations, NPOs • 50% cost share • Eligible projects • Education, prevention, planning • Control established infestations • Early detection and rapid response

  4. Eligible Recipients • Priority - Local units of government • Municipalities • Counties • Lake districts • School districts • Tribes

  5. Eligible Recipients • 2nd Tier - Other qualified applicants • Lake associations • Non-profit conservation organizations Tip – If organization is not a local unit of government, then apply through one, e.g., Town or County

  6. Education, Prevention, Planning • Eligible projects • Watercraft inspections • Surveys and monitoring • Prevention and control plans • Information and education • Studies and assessments • Up to $75,000 state share • Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 application deadlines

  7. Education, Prevention, Planning • Watercraft inspection (“Clean Boats, Clean Waters” Program) limited to $2,500 in state share per landing • Inspectors must staff landing minimum of 200 hours May 1 – Oct. 30 • Publications: Existing DNR and UW-Extension publications should be used/modified before creating new publications

  8. Early Detection & Rapid Response • Collect specimen & submit to DNR for ID • DNR verifies ID • Propose control strategy • DNR authorizes control, issues permits if needed • Complete grant application • Conduct control / treatment • Reimburse up to $10,000 • First come - first served

  9. Early Detection & Rapid Response • Applicable to “pioneer infestations”: Small population of AIS in the early stages of colonization, or re-colonization, in a particular water body, or portion thereof. For rooted aquatic plants, a pioneer infestation is a localized bed that has been present less than 5 years, or is a re-colonization following the completion of an established infestation control project, and is less than 5 acres in size or less than 5% of the lake area, whichever is greater.

  10. Early Detection & Rapid Response • Pre- and post-control monitoring required • Follow-up control required • Response strategy for controlling reappearance • Prevention plan to prevent re-introduction • No differentiation between local units of government and lake/conservation associations in processing ED&RR applications • Public boat access is not required

  11. Control of Established Infestations • Eligible projects • Implementation of a DNR approved project recommendation included in a management plan adopted by the sponsor for AIS control • Research or demonstration projects as approved by DNR • Purple loosestrife bio-control • Other projects authorized under statewide management plan for AIS control • Adequate public access is required • Up to $75,000 state share • Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 application deadlines

  12. Control of Established Infestations • Ineligible projects • Dredging • Routine operation and maintenance • Annual nuisance control - plant harvesting and chemical treatments • Pumps, aeration system maintenance • Weed rollers • Harvesters, boats • Boat wash structures or infrastructure

  13. Control of Established Infestations • Management plan requirements • ID problems/threats to the ecosystem posed by AIS • Describe historical control actions • Thorough characterization of ecosystem’s historical and current condition • Including at least 1 year of data quantifying extent of infestation • Assessment of fishery, wildlife and plant communities

  14. Control of Established Infestations • Management plan requirements (con’t) • ID need for protection of fish/wildlife habitat, endangered resources, and other natural resource concerns • ID management objectives needed to maintain or restore beneficial uses of the ecosystem • ID target levels of control needed to meet objectives

  15. Control of Established Infestations • Management plan requirements (con’t) • ID and discussion of alternative mgmt. actions considered and proposed • Including expected results • Analysis of the need for and a list of the proposed control actions that will be implemented to achieve the target level of control • Discussion of potential adverse impacts • Non-target species • Beneficial uses

  16. Control of Established Infestations • Management plan requirements (con’t) • Strategy to prevent new introductions of AIS • Contingency strategy to monitor and prevent re-introduction of AIS after initial control • Sufficient information for determining feasibility of alternative control measures • Costs • Relative permanence • Potential for long-term control • Baseline data required to measure subsequent change

  17. Control of Established Infestations • Management plan shall be submitted to DNR a minimum of 60 days prior to application deadline • Request for plan approval shall specify which plan recommendation(s) sponsor intends to implement • Sponsor shall describe process used to provide the public opportunity to comment on the plan, provide a summary of the comments received and document action by sponsor in adopting plan

  18. Control of Established Infestations • Lake management plans approved for payment under a Lake Planning Grant do not constitute approval for project funding under an AIS Grant. Sponsor may submit such a plan for approval for AIS Grant funding. • DNR to complete its review within 45 days of plan receipt

  19. Winnebago System AIS Grant

  20. Grant Overview • Total Project Cost = $156,484 • State Share = $75,000 • Timeline: April 2006 to December 2007 • Partners: UW-Extension, UW-Oshkosh, Winnebago Lakes Council

  21. Grant Deliverables • Strategic plan for AIS prevention and control in the Winnebago Pool Lakes • Led by a grant funded coordinator hired by the Winnebago Lakes Council • Diverse committee will do most of the planning • Public participation will be key

  22. Grant Deliverables • Implementation of existing statewide programs • Clean Boats, Clean Waters (CBCW) volunteer watercraft inspection program • Citizen-based AIS monitoring

  23. Grant Deliverables • Scientific studies • Map current infestations • Assess potential risks/likelihood of invasion • Develop targeted monitoring strategy • Focus resources

  24. Grant Deliverables • Outreach • Summer Teacher Institutes (UWO) • Public events • Presentation and visual products

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