• 17%   Northern Wisconsin
• 8%   Central Wisconsin
• 6%   Southern Wisconsin
• 15%   I do not own Wisconsin lake property
• 1%   No Answer

• 15%   None
• 15%   Some
• 1%   All
• 2%   No Answer

Additional reading:
       APM Restoration Guide
      The Root of the Problem

	Not Important	Important	Very Important		No Opinion	No Answer
Appearance	16%	9%	4%		1%	2%
Swimming	10%	10%	10%		1%	1%
Navigation	10%	11%	9%		1%	2%
Control of Invasives	4%	5%	22%		1%	1%
Fishing	16%	8%	6%		1%	1%
Property values	12%	9%	8%		1%	2%

For additional Reading:
       Shallow areas, the near shore zone, & human impacts

	Not Important	Important	Very Important		No Opinion	No Answer
Human Safety	1%	3%	26%		1%	0%
Effect on invasive plants	1%	3%	26%		2%	0%
Effect on native plants	0%	3%	28%		1%	0%
Speed of results	9%	10%	10%		3%	1%
Cost of herbicides	8%	11%	9%		3%	1%
Solution permanency	2%	10%	18%		2%	1%
Effect on fish and animals	0%	3%	28%		1%	0%

For additional Reading:
      Thinking It Through: Our History of Chemical Use on Aquatic Plants
       Wisconsin APM Guide
      AIS Management Chart

	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth	No Answer
Lake Management Consultant	5%	4%	4%	4%	6%	7%	2%
University Researchers	2%	3%	4%	7%	9%	6%	1%
UW Extension Lakes	3%	9%	9%	6%	3%	1%	1%
Wisconsin Assoc. of Lakes (WAL)	1%	3%	8%	8%	5%	4%	1%
Wisconsin DNR	15%	8%	4%	2%	1%	1%	0%
Your lake organization	7%	6%	2%	2%	3%	9%	2%

Learn more about some of your resources:

The Wisconsin Lakes Partnership:
      Wisconsin Association of Lakes
      Wisconsin DNR
      UW Extension Lakes
Lake Organizations and Businesses:
      Find your Lake Organization
      The North American Lake Management Society
      Find a Consultant or other Wisconsin lake-related businesses
Researchers:
      UW Center for Limnology
      Trout Lake Station
      WDNR Bureau of Integrated Science Services
      US Army Corps of Engineers Aquatic Plant Control research Program
      University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center

• 37%   Yes
• 14%   No
• 1%   No Answer

Additional reading:
      Restoring Aquatic Habitat in Wisconsin

• 6%   True
• 27%   False
• 0%   No Answer

Additional reading:
      APM Laws Fact Sheet

• 5%   Yes
• 6%   Yes, but we need money to do it
• 4%   No, we do not have any plant issues at this time
• 13%   We already have a plan
• 0%   No, we can't justify the time and money necessary for a plan
• 2%   What is an Aquatic Plant Management Plan?
• 0%   No Answer

Understanding the role of aquatic plants in the ecology of your lake is a cornerstone to developing a sound lake management plan. Aquatic plants are as central to our lakes and rivers as the trees are to the forest. Loss or major changes in the make-up of aquatic plant communities can cause tears in the fabric of a water body’s aquatic ecology.

The Aquatic Plant Management (APM) Guide is designed to help you navigate through the world of APM in Wisconsin, including understanding laws and permits, planning, control strategies, and where to go for assistance.

Additional reading:
       Planning With A Purpose: "Scope It Out!"
       APM Restoration Guide
       Lake Grants

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