Inventories and Surveys
Our water resource inventories and surveys are one of many approaches that the Watershed Council uses to protect Northern Michigan's water resources. We have a long history of performing inventories and surveys for watershed management planning or as a service to lake association, local governments, riparian property owners and others. Here are a few of the services we provide:
Aquatic Plant Surveys
We perform detailed aquatic plant surveys and use results to assist lake associations and others with aquatic plant management plans for, using survey results. These surveys are typically done lake-wide and provide information and maps about the location and densities of aquatic plant communities, aquatic plant diversity, invasive plant species, and fish habitat. Click on the following to see examples of plant survey reports and maps: Walloon Lake Aquatic Vegetation Survey (2013) Aquatic Vegetation Surveys on Lake Bellaire and Clam Lake (2013) |