The DNR helps out along with Paul Schrieber, digging out Purple Loosestrife, an invasive species, in front of Weinburgers at Norwood this summer. The close-up flower below is the replacement planting of the Non-invasive Pickerel Weed.
Monday, September 26, 2016
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
CBCW Grant Changes in 2017
From: Steph Boismenue <sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us>
Date: September 20, 2016 at 9:54:40 AM CDT
Subject: CBCW Grant Changes in 2017
Date: September 20, 2016 at 9:54:40 AM CDT
Subject: CBCW Grant Changes in 2017
Good Morning,
If you are applying for a CBCW
grant in 2017 please see the attached fact sheet which will tell you everything
you need to know about the changes in 2017.
Please share with your cities,
towns, villages, counties, tribes, lake protection and rehabilitation
districts, qualified lake associations, qualified river management
organizations, and qualified nonprofit organizations who may be eligible to
apply. Other eligible sponsors include private and public colleges,
universities, technical schools, state and federal natural resource or land
management agencies and FERC-licensed hydroelectric corporations.
Stephanie Boismenue
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
Oneida County Land &
Water Conservation Department
Oneida County Courthouse, 2nd
floor
PO Box 400
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone:
715-369-7835
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
Clean Boats Clean Waters (CBCW)
Aquatic Invasive Species Control Grant Program
Clean Boats Clean Waters is an aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention subprogram through which volunteer or paid staff conduct boat and trailer inspections and educate boaters on how to prevent the spread of AIS at boat landings. CBCW grants provide funding to eligible sponsors to help with the cost of running a CBCW program that helps prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin’s surface waters or limits the spread of aquatic invasive species that may already be present.
New in 2017 is the ability to pair two boat landings, allowing the minimum 200 hours of inspection time to be split between two landings. Or you can continue to implement the full 200 hours at just one landing. There is also a limit on the number of landings that can be funded under one grant. Read on for more details.
What’s Changed?
Inspection time (200 hours) can now be used at a pair of landings, either on the same lake or on two different lakes. Or you can spend the entire 200 hours of inspection time at one landing. One grant application can target up to 6 individual landings or up to 6 pairs of landings, or a combination of single and paired landings not to exceed 12 landings total.
Who May Apply?
Cities, towns, villages, counties, tribes, lake protection and rehabilitation districts, qualified lake associations, qualified river management organizations, and qualified nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. Other eligible sponsors include private and public colleges, universities, technical schools, state and federal natural resource or land management agencies and FERC-licensed hydroelectric corporations.
What Cost Sharing is Available?
Grant funding is available for 75% of project costs up to a maximum of $4,000 per boat landing or pair of landings. The remaining 25% of the project cost must come from the project sponsor in the form of cash, donated labor or services, or “in-kind” items. These grants are reimbursement grants; all costs must first be paid by project sponsor before reimbursement can be requested from the DNR. A 25% advance payment will be provided to help get the project started.
What Project Activities are Eligible?
Activities eligible for CBCW funding include all of the following (also found in the Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program Guidelines):
1. Inspectors that have attended a training workshop and received program materials.
2. Trained inspectors deployed at boat launch sites to conduct inspections, collect and report data, provide boater education and report suspect specimens.
3. A minimum of 200 annual hours of watercraft inspection per boat landing OR at two landings during weekends, holidays, fishing tournaments and other special events between May 1 and October 30.
4. Data collected is reported through the statewide watercraft inspection data base (SWIMS) and must be entered into SWIMS by the project sponsor.
When are Applications Due?
Applications are due December 10th. We prefer that applications be submitted electronically, but applications can also be mailed, postmarked by December 10. Incomplete applications will not be funded and will be returned to the applicant. Application forms and guidance about the CBCW grants can be found at: http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/cbcw/
New For 2017
Clean Boats Clean Waters – Aquatic Invasive Species Control Grant Program Page 2
What Time Period Do the Grants Cover?
CBCW grants have a start date of February 15 and end date of December 31 of the same year. Project costs incurred prior to the start date or after the end date are not eligible for reimbursement.
How it Works…The Application:
Applications and grant agreement have been rolled into one document. By signing page 2 of the Clean Boats Clean Waters Funding Request and Agreement form, you are both requesting funds and agreeing to grant conditions. Requests for funding may be submitted electronically or can be mailed to DNR (contact at right).
Your application will be reviewed and if everything meets the CBCW program requirements, the DNR will complete and sign the grant agreement. A copy of the completed grant agreement will be returned to you and an advance payment will automatically be processed and mailed to the address in the application.
How it Works…Project Implementation:
Your CBCW landing inspection program includes landing inspector training, speaking with and educating boat launch users, conducting inspections, and collecting data to complete the Watercraft Inspection Report form. The project sponsor must enter CBCW data for the inspection season into the DNR SWIMS database.
How it Works…Final Reporting & Final Payment:
When data entry into SWIMS is completed, the project sponsor should complete a Grant Payment Request and a Grant Payment Worksheet. All project expenses and any donations, including the total of all volunteer time, must be listed on the worksheet. The completed forms are submitted to address below.
The SWIMS data base will be checked to see that staff and volunteer time claimed on the worksheet matches the data entered. The DNR will then complete final payment and a check reimbursing project expenses will be mailed to the project sponsor at address in the application.
DNR CBCW Contact
Send your completed grant application, reimbursement request, and any questions to:
1- Jane Malischke
DNR Environmental Grant Specialist
810 W. Maple St.
Spooner WI 54801
(715) 635-4062
Jane.Malischke@wisconsin.gov
2- DNR Web Site http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/cbcw
Monday, September 12, 2016
Lakes in Action
From: Steph Boismenue <sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us>
Date: September 9, 2016 at 12:38:34 PM CDT
Subject: Workshop: Lakes in Action: Advocacy 101
Date: September 9, 2016 at 12:38:34 PM CDT
Subject: Workshop: Lakes in Action: Advocacy 101
Good Afternoon,
Here
is a great opportunity to learn how you and your lake group or organization can
be more effective advocates for sound water policy.
Lakes In Action: Advocacy 101
(Rhinelander)
Presented by Wisconsin Lakes & River
Alliance of Wisconsin
When: Thursday, September 22,
2016 5 PM - 8 PM
Where: Holiday Acres Resort, 4060 South
Shore Drive, Rhinelander, WI 54501 http://www.holidayacres.com
~Registration is FREE, but space is
limited~
Wish
you could influence public policy makers to be more protective of our lakes and
waters, instead of tearing down existing protections? You can! Wisconsin
Lakes and the River Alliance of Wisconsin have partnered to create “Lakes in
Action”, a new program designed to help you and your lake organization be even
more effective in advocating sound water policy at all levels of government.
To
launch Lakes in Action this fall, we’re offering a free workshop to teach you
the basics of being a good advocate - as an individual and an organization.
Using the recent dismantling of Wisconsin’s shoreland zoning law as a real
world topic from which to work, we’ll cover topics such as:
·
What
can my lake organization do under the law to influence lawmakers? Can my group
do lobbying
·
What
are the best ways to communicate and build effective relationships with
lawmakers?
·
How
can I have an impact and advocate for my lake if my voting address is different
from my lake home?
·
How
do we build consensus within our own organization as to the group's position on
an issue, or even whether to advocate one way or another as a group?
The
training, presented by staff from WI Lakes and the River Alliance, will run 3
hours and are free, but registration is required.
Click here to register for the Rhinelander workshop https://www3.thedatabank.com/dpg/307/personal2.asp?formid=EventsNoGuests&c=6648760
Steph
Stephanie Boismenue
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
Oneida County Land &
Water Conservation Department
Oneida County Courthouse, 2nd
floor
PO Box 400
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone:
715-369-7835
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
Thursday, September 8, 2016
What's Happening in Conservation?
From: Michele Sadauskas <msadauskas@co.oneida.wi.us>
Date: September 8, 2016 at 1:34:01 PM CDT
Subject: Conservation Clip List
Date: September 8, 2016 at 1:34:01 PM CDT
Subject: Conservation Clip List
Good afternoon everyone-
Did you know that baby oysters are called spat? That
L.A. is looking to build a land bridge over a 10 lane highway and you can watch
a time lapse video of the proposed wildlife corridor? And that it took
only one tidal cycle after riprap and concrete slab were removed from a
river shoreline to see a brand new beach appear?
Check out the below links to find out more what is happening
across our country in the world of Conservation. Enjoy!
If Minnesotans want
to spray neonics on plants, for instance, they now need to go through an
additional step, verifying that the pesticides are needed. The state's
Department of Agriculture also will increase inspections and enforcement
efforts to make sure that any pesticides that are highly toxic to bees —
including neonics — are being used according to regulations.
More than 2,000
mountain whitefish have been found dead along the banks of the river, but
officials estimate about 20,000 more whitefish are presumed to have been killed
by the parasite.
The announcement
Wednesday will call for accelerating field-scale research in three states to
reduce fertilizer runoff and groundwater pumping for irrigation. The
participants also will create case studies so that farmers, crop consultants
and ag retailers can learn what conservation measures make economic as well as
ecological sense in particular geographic areas.
Growing barley as
feed isn't anything new, but Daccarett sprouts barley seeds inside shipping
containers using hydroponic technology and indoor grow lights. He's using just
2 percent of the water it would take to grow the crop outside.
‘Like
it’s been nuked’: Millions of bees dead after South Carolina sprays for Zika
mosquitoes via The Washington Post
The dead worker bees
littering the farms signaled the killer was less mysterious, but no less
devastating. The pattern matched acute pesticide poisoning. By one estimate, at
a single apiary — Flowertown Bee Farm and Supply, in Summerville — 46 hives
died on the spot, totaling about 2.5 million bees.
L.A.’s
mountain lions could be near extinction in 50 years via Los Angeles Times
The mountain lion
population in the Santa Monica Mountains is still relatively healthy but has
the lowest documented genetic diversity of any puma population, aside from
Florida’s panthers. Scientists now have a chance to tackle the main threat to
the big cats’ survival: isolation.
In
drought, drones help Calif. farmers save every drop via The Pantagraph
In the drought-prone
West, where every drop of water counts, California farmers are in a constant
search for ways to efficiently use the increasingly scarce resource. Cannon
Michael is putting drone technology to work on his fields at Bowles Farming Co.
near Los Banos, 120 miles southeast of San Francisco.
Millions
of Oysters Coming to Maryland Thanks to $800K Grant via CBS Baltimore
An $800,000 federal
grant from NOAA will be used to plant one and a half billion oyster spat over
the next three years. The more oysters survive, the healthier the bay becomes.
The NOAA grant stipulates the oysters are to be planted in protected
sanctuaries, currently off limits to harvesting.
Why
do we keep putting people in the way of wildfire? The wrong carrots and sticks.
via Los Angeles Times
(Opinion) It will be
impossible to control the rising costs, damages and dangers related to home
development on fire-prone lands unless we get the incentives right. Ideally,
towns and cities should be rewarded when they allow building to go forward in a
fire-safe fashion, and they should be forced, financially, to think twice
before approving any new housing developments on dangerous lands.
Eroded
Elwha River beach transformed after armoring removed via Peninsula Daily
News
The old armor had
been keeping fine sands and woody debris suspended by wave action, preventing
natural beach formation. The new beach is prime spawning habitat for surf smelt
and ideal for forage fish, Shaffer said. But even the experts were surprised by
how quickly the beach was transformed and the shorebirds and otters returned.
Cloud
Peak literally moved a mountain, which is an expensive proposition. In Wyoming
alone, what has already been mined is expected to cost more than $2 billion to
clean up. And moving mountains back into place is just part of the cost. The
rest is rebuilding an entire ecosystem. Jones says that starts with the plants.
 |
 Michele Sadauskas County Conservationist Oneida County Land & Water Conservation Oneida County Courthouse, 2nd floor PO Box 400 Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone:
715-369-7835
Fax: 715-369-6268 msadauskas@co.oneida.wi.us |
Help Needed.....
From: Steph Boismenue <sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us>
Date: September 8, 2016 at 9:06:01 AM CDT
Subject: Help Needed to Restore Invasive Phragmites Site
Date: September 8, 2016 at 9:06:01 AM CDT
Subject: Help Needed to Restore Invasive Phragmites Site
I need volunteers to help me plant native plants to restore a
roadside marsh, which has been altered by the invasive Phragmites. The
planting/restoration day is scheduled for Wednesday, September 14th
from 1:00 pm to about 4:00 pm, and the site is located on Highway 8 West of
Rhinelander (see below for directions). The day’s projects include
1)
Plant about 200 native plants in 2” pots, which include Cordgrass, Blue
Vervain, Iris, and Joe- Pye Weed. Michele started these plants from seeds
last fall and has been nurturing them ever since.
2)
Help dig out the Phragmites regrowth that has occurred since last summer’s
management efforts. Currently, there are about 100 plants that average
35-40” in height. Any help you can give would be appreciated.
What
to bring: This is a wet site, so old
clothes, gloves, old boots or rubber boots, and waders (if you have them) are
recommended. If possible, bring a shovel. I’ll have refreshments
available.
Location: The site is located on highway 8 west of Rhinelander, on
the south side of the road, directly across the street from South Fox Ranch
Road. It’s at the bottom of the concrete run-off ditch. Bet you didn’t
know this site was even there.
Please
RSVP by 4:00pm Monday, September 12th by phone 715-369-6293 or sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
The
Oneida County AIS Team has been managing and rehabilitating this invasive
Phragmites site for the last several years. The site is approximately 0.05
acres. It’s been a daunting task, but we have finally arrived to the
point where we can have fun with this project – by planting native vegetation,
which I could sure use your help with.
Thank
you,
Steph
Stephanie Boismenue
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
Oneida County Land &
Water Conservation Department
Oneida County Courthouse, 2nd
floor
PO Box 400
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone:
715-369-7835
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
From our County Conservationist.....
From: Michele Sadauskas <msadauskas@co.oneida.wi.us>
Date: August 22, 2016 at 12:14:17 PM CDT
Subject: Support DNR's invasive plant work and enter to win a free eagle license plate
Date: August 22, 2016 at 12:14:17 PM CDT
Subject: Support DNR's invasive plant work and enter to win a free eagle license plate
Good afternoon all-
See the below message from Kelly Kearns, Invasive Plant
Coordinator, Natural Heritage Conservation, DNR:
Invasive Species Folks – Much of the work done on
invasive terrestrial plants by DNR is thanks to contributions by you and other
WI residents. When you contribute to the “Endangered Resources Fund” on your
state tax form, or when you buy a wolf, badger or the new eagle license plate,
you are paying for my work to coordinate invasive plant efforts, and for our
field crews to control invasives on our State Natural Areas.
Thank you for your continued support! Below is a chance to win a new eagle
license plate.
Our new eagle license plate celebrates the comeback of
bald eagles in Wisconsin and lays the financial foundation for our work
together to conserve native wildlife, plants and natural areas. To help raise
awareness of this beautiful new license plate and the important work it funds,
we are giving away 10 of these Endangered Resources license plates. Enter now
online http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/EndangeredResources/plate.html
through Sept. 2 for your chance to win one of the license plates free for the
first year and let others know about this opportunity.
Good luck, and let’s continue to keep invasive species at
bay!
|
|
Michele Sadauskas County Conservationist Oneida County Land & Water Conservation Oneida County Courthouse, 2nd floor PO Box 400 Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone:
715-369-7835
Fax: 715-369-6268 msadauskas@co.oneida.wi.us |
From our AIS coordinator....
rom: Steph Boismenue <sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us>
Date: August 24, 2016 at 3:15:50 PM CDT
Subject: Oneida County AIS Newsletter 8-24-16
Date: August 24, 2016 at 3:15:50 PM CDT
Subject: Oneida County AIS Newsletter 8-24-16
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Attached is the Oneida County AIS Newsletter, which includes
upcoming workshops and AIS events, and gives you a peek of what we’ve been up to
this summer. Please share with you lake association.
The AIS Team has been busy in the field this summer with all
sorts of outreach and proactive activities. One of our many field activities
that we do is lake monitoring, which involves obtaining baseline water quality
data and canoeing the shoreline/littoral zone in search of AIS. The data
we collect is written into a lake monitoring report as well as entered into
SWIMS (Surface Water Integrated Monitoring System), a Wisconsin DNR information
system that holds chemistry (water, sediment), physical, and biological
(macroinvertebrate, aquatic invasives) data. This year, the AIS Team
monitored the following lakes: Echo Lake, Emma Lake, Bass Lake, Two Lakes
North, Lake George, DL Lake, and Soo Lake, Little Carr Lake. Landing only
AIS Checks include the following boat landings: Buckskin, Kawaguesaga (at the
dam), Squaw, Squirrel (Kobart Rd), Lake Nokomis (hwy N), and Crescent.
I’ve attached our Emma Lake Monitoring Report and as our busy season winds down,
I will send out the rest of lake monitoring reports.
Enjoy the day,
Stephanie Boismenue
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
Oneida County Land &
Water Conservation Department
Oneida County Courthouse, 2nd
floor
PO Box 400
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone:
715-369-7835
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
Another FYI....
From: Steph Boismenue <sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us>
Date: August 26, 2016 at 12:31:25 PM CDT
Subject: Bridge Snapshot Day
Date: August 26, 2016 at 12:31:25 PM CDT
Subject: Bridge Snapshot Day
Good Afternoon All,
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP
MONITOR ONEIDA COUNTY RIVERS AND STREAMS FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
Volunteers are needed to help
the Oneida County AIS Team search for invasive species in rivers and streams
during the 3rd Annual Bridge Snapshot Day, to be held on Saturday September
10th, 2016 from 9:00am – 1:00pm. Volunteers can choose one of four
monitoring areas, which are Minocqua, Three Lakes, Rhinelander, and the Pelican
Lake areas. Depending on where volunteers wish to monitor, volunteers
will meet at a centralized location to receive training, directions, and
monitoring supplies and then head into the field to look for invasive species.
All training will be provided by the Oneida County AIS team and snacks,
beverages, tote bag and boot brush will be provided.
This one day event, hosted by
the River Alliance of Wisconsin, is a fun opportunity for you to search for
undetected invasive species in and/or around rivers, streams, including trout
streams, creeks, thoroughfares, bridge crossings, and culverts. At some
sites, friendly waters will beg you to wade in to get a better look, while at
other sites you can simply look from the safety of the shore with binoculars and
rakes. If you have questions, please contact Stephanie Boismenue, AIS
Coordinator at 715-369-7835.
Volunteer registration began
August 1st and ends September 3rd. To register, please visit the River Alliance
website: www.wisconsinrivers.org/events/display/item/snapshot-day-5
Stephanie Boismenue
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
Oneida County Land &
Water Conservation Department
Oneida County Courthouse, 2nd
floor
PO Box 400
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone:
715-369-7835
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
An FYI from AIS Coordinator Stephanie Boismenue.....
From: Steph Boismenue <sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us>
Date: August 31, 2016 at 4:13:12 PM CDT
Subject: AIS News- Starry Stonewort on the Move in WI
Date: August 31, 2016 at 4:13:12 PM CDT
Subject: AIS News- Starry Stonewort on the Move in WI
Hello,
Unfortunately, the AIS Starry
Stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) has been discovered in the Sturgeon Bay Channel
in Door County (see attached article). This threating AIS is fairly new to
Wisconsin. It’s first confirmed discovery in Wisconsin was 2014 when it was
identified in Little Muskego Lake, Waukesha County, during an aquatic plant
survey. Last year it was confirmed in additional lakes in southeastern
Wisconsin. It’s native to western Asia and Europe and was likely introduced to
the Great Lakes via ballast water.
Quick Facts about Starry
Stonewort: This AIS may seem small, but the ecological threats
are mighty! It hitches a ride on boats, trailers, and anchors holding
sediment. Once introduced, it causes significant ecological threat to our
lakes, rivers, streams, reservoirs, and ponds by forming dense mats that reduce
fish spawning habitats, hinders fish and animal movement, outcompetes and
reduces diversity of native vegetation, and fragments entangle propellers and
damage motors….ouch! It can grow in water depths up to 9 meters (30
feet).
Similar Species:
Starry stonewort is often confused with Nitella and Chara. Star-shaped
bulbils are a unique feature to Starry Stonewort.
Help Stop this Aquatic Hitchhiker:
·
Practice clean boating and set a good example at
boat launches – “Inspect, Remove, Drain & Never Move” to help Stop Aquatic
Hitchhikers!
·
Become a CBCW volunteer and staff a landing to
educate boaters and help them clean their equipment.
·
Become trained on the identification of invasive
species and help be on the lookout for new populations
·
Share this information with your family,
neighbors and lake groups.
Educational Information and Links:
·
Attachments: Starry Stonewort
Quick Guide provided by Golden Sands RC&D/CLMN and Starry Stonewort FAQ
provided by the DNR
·
Identification: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/invasives/fact/starrystonewort.html
·
Photos of Starry Stonewort: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/photos/index.asp?mode=detail&spec=218
Steph
Stephanie Boismenue
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
Oneida County Land &
Water Conservation Department
Oneida County Courthouse, 2nd
floor
PO Box 400
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone:
715-369-7835
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
Fax: 715-369-6268
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
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