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University of Wisconsin Center for Land Use Education

Contact
Eric Olson
UWEX CLUE
800 Reserve St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
eolson@uwsp.edu

On the Web: www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/

Activity: Watershed Plan Implementation in the Long Lake/Brill River Watershed

Geographic location: Brill River watershed, headwaters of the Red Cedar River in NW Wisconsin (eventually drains to the Lower Chippewa and the Mississippi)

Brief activity description: A multi-year, multi-party project to reduce runoff and enhance natural resources in a headwaters ecosystem. Stormwater BMPs, demonstration sites, educational materials, and seminars complement a regulatory approach to managing impervious surface and runoff creation.

Primary goals or focus:

• Nutrient reduction
• Sediment reduction
• Wetlands restoration
• Water quality improvement
• Policy development
• Development/implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
• Education/information sharing
• Organizing/networking/coordinating
• Monitoring

Projected outcomes/impacts, if known: Largely focused on phosphorus management, the project aims to slow eutrophication in a headwaters lakes system. To date, stormwater BMPs have been installed at a publicly accessible location along with interpretive materials. Raising awareness of watershed concepts and nutrient/sediment management through mailings and website.

Activity type:

• Research
• Policy
• Education
• Demonstration
• Implementation
• Technical assistance
• Extension

Scale of activity:

• Community-level
• Watershed
• County

Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): Long Lake Preservation Association (http://www.longlakellpa.org), Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, UW Extension Center for Land Use Education

Other partners and participants: Towns of Long Lake, Madge and Birchwood, Wisconsin; Washburn County, Wisconsin; Wisconsin DNR

Timeline/duration: Began in 2002, anticipating an indefinite duration
Projected or real startup time: Project planning 2002-2005, implementation 2005-present
Projected ending time or goal deadline: Indefinite

Funding sources:

• State government
• Research institutions/University
• Members
• Individual donors

Follow-up activities that will/might result from this activity: Ideally, additional headwaters systems will replicate nutrient budgeting and management efforts completed in the Long Lake area. Future efforts could bring together multiple watersheds in the Red Cedar system and play a role in a future TMDL process for the entire Red Cedar basin.

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