The Citizen Lake Monitoring Network (CLMN) creates a bond between over 1,000 citizen volunteers statewide and the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership. The goal of CLMN is to collect high-quality lake monitoring data, educate and empower volunteers, and share data to inform lake management.
CLMN staff provide volunteers with the necessary equipment and training to conduct these monitoring activities. Volunteers provide their time, expertise, energy, and a willingness to share information with their fellow lake residents or other lake users. The information gathered by these monitoring programs is used by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), University biologists and researchers, UW-Extension, and other interested individuals.
CLMN volunteers can collect data on water clarity, water chemistry, ice-on and ice-off, aquatic invasive species (AIS), native aquatic plants, and more. Each volunteer can decide what programs they would like to participate in, and to what degree.
If you would be interested in joining CLMN or simply learn more about this program, please contact Tom Boisvert, Lincoln County Conservation Program Manager. Tom can be reached at 715-539-1054 or email at Thomas.Boisvert [at] co.lincoln.wi.us.