Aquatic Invasive Species

Bayfield County is rich in water resources with the many miles of rivers and streams, numerous wetlands and inland lakes, and the miles of Lake Superior shoreline; these resources provide tremendous opportunities for recreation and for economic gain for the county. The Bayfield County Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Project was created to protect these resources and prevent the introduction of AIS into a water body. Where AIS already inhabits a lake or river, the project tries to lessen the negative effects by coordinating efforts of management and containment activities. This project works in concert with many lake groups and concerned individual across the county, and many federal, state and tribal agencies, and municipalities. The project is directed by the Bayfield County Aquatic Invasive Species Strategic Plan and is overseen by the county AIS Committee.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Name	Committee Representation	Geographic Location /Town
Bill Bussey	County Supervisor	Bayfield
Jim Crandall	County Supervisor	Drummond
Tom Thornton	Town of Grand View Supervisor	Grand View

Nan Olson*	Lake Association	Iron River
John Kudlas**	Lake Association	Barnes
Jim Krueger	Business Representative	Namakagon

* Committee Chair

** Committee Vice-Chair

ADVISORS

Name	Title	Phone	E-mail
*Jeremy Bates*	*AIS Project Coordinator*	*373-6167 x344*	*jbates@bayfieldcounty.org*
*Tim Kane*	*UWEX–Community Res. Dev. Agent*	*373-6104 x254*	*timothy.kane@ces.uwex.edu*
*Mary Motiff*	*Director, Tourism & Recreation Dept.*	*373-6125 x9*	*mmotiff@bayfieldcounty.org*
*Miles Falck*	*Wildlife Biologist - GLIFWC*	*682-6619 x124*	*miles@glifwc.org*
*Pamela Toshner*	*Lake & River, MGMT Specialist, WDNR*	*635-4073*	*pamela.toshner@wisconsin.gov*

*Mark Abeles-Allison*	*County Administrator*	*373-6181*	*MarkAA@bayfieldcounty.org*