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	Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual - Water Quality (revised 2009) (full version, 3.5 MB) (exit to DNR)
	Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual - Chemistry Procedures (revised 2009) (full version, 14.6 MB) (Individual Sections - exit to DNR)
	Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual - AIS Monitoring  (revised 2009)  (full version, 3MB PDF)
	Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) songs - another tool to help prevent the spread
A Year in Review - statistics from the 2008 monitoring season
Annual Lake Water Quality Reports (exit to DNR) Simply select your county and all of the lakes that were monitored in 2007 will appear with a link to a lake map and annual report.  You can also review data collected from previous years and long-term trends.
Aquatic Invasive Species Lists and Maps (exit to DNR) Here you will find lists/maps of waterbodies in Wisconsin where Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) have been verified.  These files are now updated as new information is submitted throughout the year.
Forms for Volunteers (exit to DNR) Volunteers can now download AIS monitoring forms and ice on/off forms.

Citizen Lake Monitoring Network Overview

The Citizen Lake Monitoring Network (CLMN) creates a bond between over 1000 citizen volunteers statewide and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Our goals are to collect high quality data, educate and empower volunteers, and share this data and knowledge.

Volunteers can:
1) Measure water clarity (using the Secchi Disk method)
2) Collect chemistry, temperature, and dissolved oxygen data
3) Identify and map native plants
4) Identify and map aquatic invasive species (i.e. Eurasian Water Milfoil, Zebra Mussels, Curly Leaf Pondweed, Purple Loosestrife, Rusty Crayfish, etc.)

DNR and University of Wisconsin-Extension staff provide volunteers with the necessary equipment and training. Volunteers provide their time, expertise, energy and a willingness to share information with their lake association or other lake users. The information gathered by the volunteers is used by DNR lake biologists, fisheries experts and water regulation and zoning staff, as well as by UW-Extension, lake associations and other interested individuals.

How to Get Involved

For more information contact
Laura Herman, Citizen Lake Monitoring Network Education Specialist
(715) 365-8998  lherman@uwsp.edu

Or go to

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources site
at http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/CLMN/ (exit WLP)

DNR Regional CLMN Coordinators

CLMN & AIS Statewide Contacts