pdf WL-3 Combating Invasive Species in the Les Cheneaux Watershed_Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide

Combating Invasive Species in the Les Cheneaux Watershed

Author: Bridget Faust

Author Affiliation: Association of State Floodplain Managers

Journal: Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide; February 14, 2014; May 2016 updates appear in the “Awareness” and “Strategy” sections of the case study

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to demonstrate how low water levels and invasive species have adversely impacted the Les Cheneaux Watershed, describe the different strategies used by the community to combat them, and provide communities with the decision support tools necessary to decide when and how to manage invasive species.