LARE Program Manual
I. Contact Information
- LARE Staff Contact Information
- LARE Project Potential Contractors - May 2013
- Licensed Pesticide Applicators in Indiana - Office of the State Chemist
II. Applying to the LARE Program
- Application Form - Logjam Removal Projects MS Word (Form revised in 2012)
- Application Form - Logjam Removal Projects PDF format (Form revised in 2012)
- Application Form - Watershed Land Treatment Projects MS Word (Form revised in 2011)
- Application Form - Watershed Land Treatment Projects PDF format (Form revised in 2011)
- Application Form - Aquatic Vegetation Management MS Word (Form revised in 2012)
- Application Form - Aquatic Vegetation Management PDF format (Form revised in 2012)
- Application Form - Biological and Engineering Projects MS Word (Form revised in 2012)
- Application Form - Biological and Engineering Projects PDF format (Form revised in 2012)
- Application Form - Sediment Removal MS Word (Form revised in 2012)
- Application Form - Sediment Removal PDF format (Form revised in 2012)
- Grant Proposal and Funding Cycle Timeline - May 13
- Vendor Information Form
III. LARE Policies and Guidance
- Policies Regarding Sediment Removal, Logjam Removal, and Invasive Plant and Animal Control - May 2013
- Qualifications for LARE potential contractors
- Suggested criteria for selecting consultants - August 2011
- Contract language guidelines
- In-kind match policy - August 2011
- Sample Letter to Request Proposals from Consultants October 2012
- Description of Watershed Diagnostic Study - May 2011
- Watershed Land Treatment Cost-share practices policies - August 2011
- Watershed Land Treatment Cost-Share and Incentive Rates - August 2011
IV. Scope of Services for LARE Projects
- Scope of Services for Aquatic Vegetation Management - March 2013 - (Word version)
- Scope of Services for Aquatic Vegetation Management - March 2013 - (pdf version)
- Scope for Engineering Design/Build Project - March 2011 - (pdf version)
- Scope for Engineering Design/Build Project - March 2011 - (Word version)
- Scope for Engineering Design Project - March 2011 - (pdf version)
- Scope for Engineering Design Project - March 2011 - (Word version)
- Scope for Engineering Feasibility Study - March 2011- (pdf version)
- Scope for Engineering Feasibility Study - March 2011 - (Word version)
- Scope for Lake Diagnostic Study - March 2011 - (pdf version)
- Scope for Lake Diagnostic Study - March 2011 - (Word version)
- Scope for Post Construction Monitoring Study - March 2011 - (pdf version)
- Scope for Post Construction Monitoring Study - March 2011 - (Word version)
- Scope for Watershed Diagnostic Study - March 2011 - (pdf version)
- Scope for Watershed Diagnostic Study - March 2011 - (Word version)
- Scope of Services for Construction Project - March 2011 - (pdf version)
- Scope of Services for Construction Project - March 2011 - (Word version)
- August 2011 Sediment Removal Plan Requirements
V. LARE Sampling Protocols
- IDEM's Water Quality Targets
- Protocol for Macroinvertebrate Sample Collections and Index Calculation - March 2011 - (Word version)
- Protocol for Macroinvertebrate Sample Collections and Index Calculation - March 2011 - (pdf version)
- Submerged Aquatic Plant Survey Tier II Protocol
- Emergent Aquatic Plant Survey Protocol
- Calculation of the Indiana Trophic State Index (ITSI) for lakes
Additional Resources and Web Links
Links to Indiana Agencies
- 2009 PSA for Non-point source pollution
- Septic Systems-Out of Sight, not Out of Mind Video by the Allen County On-Site Wastewater Management District
- Division of Soil Conservation (DSC), Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA)
- Directory of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (DSC-ISDA weblink)
- DNR Lake Permits through IDNR Division of State Parks and Reservoirs
- IDEM Watershed Specialists Regions and Contact Information
- Indiana Clean Lakes Program
- Indiana Geological Survey
- IndianaMap GIS link
- Indiana Lakes Management Work Group
- Link to Indiana Invasive Species website
- Information for permits for construction in a Floodway through IDNR Division of Water
- Indiana Recreation and Fishing Guide
- Indiana Conservancy Districts Directory
- New! Active Watershed Land Treatment Projects, September 2012
Links to Federal Agencies
- Natural Resources Conservation Service(NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Indiana
- Published USDA-NRCS Soil Surveys for Indiana
- Soil Data Mart (USDA-NRCS)
- Farm Services Agency (FSA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Indiana
- USDA-NRCS Rapid Watershed Assessments program
- United States Geological Survey-Indiana
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service-Indiana
- EPA Watershed Plan Builder
- Good fishing depends on Clean Water
Lakes and Related Organizations
- Listing of Freshwater Public Lakes in Indiana (north)
- Indiana Lakes Management Society (ILMS)
- North American Lakes Management Society (NALMS)
- American Fisheries Society
- The Wildlife Society
- The Nature Conservancy
- Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- Hoosier Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Clean Boats Campaign
College links
- School for Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Indiana University
- Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES), Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI)
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University
- Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Purdue University
- Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Taylor University
- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Ball State University
Aquatic Plants in Indiana Lakes
- Impacts of boating on lakes - Bibliography
- Invasion of Eurasian watermilfoil
- Indiana Watersheds with Eurasian Milfoil
- Toxin-Producing Blue-Green Algae
- Aquatic Plant Management by Carole Lembi - May 2003
- Information about Hydrilla
- Indiana Code (IC 14-22-9-10) "Control of Aquatic Vegetation"
- Application for Aquatic Vegetation Control Permit-State Form 26727 (R4 /2/04)
- Aquatic Vegetation Control Permit Report-State Form 51627 (2/04)
- Indiana Administrative Code (312-IAC-9-10-3)"Aquatic Vegetation Control Permits
- Purdue publication on using Barley Straw for Algae Control
- Hydrilla Invades the Midwest - NAMLS Article - Fall 2007 by Doug Keller
- Risk Assessment for Parrotfeather
- IDEM Wetland Publications
- A Comparison and Validation of Four AquaticMacrophye-Based Lake Assessment Techniques by John Brittenham, Taylor University, June 2009
- Effects of Near Shore Development on Lake Ecosystems
- Management of Aquatic Vegetation in Public Lakes and Reservoirs
- The Herbaceous Lacustrine Macrophytes of Indiana, USA (2010)
- Hydrilla Verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae): An Undesireable Additon to Indiana's Aquatic Flora (2009)
Special Reports
- LARE article in Outdoor Indiana Magazine May 2008
- Emergent Vegetation Remote Sensing Study - IUPUI
- 1929 Game Survey of Indiana by Aldo Leopold
- 1954 Wetlands Inventory of Indiana by USFWS
- Cleaner Water Increases Lake Erie Waterfront Property Values-Research by the Ohio Sea Grant Summer/Fall 2006
- Economic Relations and Utilization of Turtles by Karl F. Lagler, from the Investigation of Indiana Lakes and Streams, Volume 3 (2). 1945
- Final Report on Weevil Study
- Fish Communities and Habitat of the Eel River in Relation to Agriculture by C.W. Gammon and J.R. Gammon, DePauw University, November 1990
- Fish farming
- Getting Your Feet Wet: A Social Marketing Guide for Watershed Programs - (by the Utah Dept. of Agriculture and Food
- Guidelines for sampling floating-leaf emergent plants in Indiana lakes, 2004.
- Indiana Lake Classification System and Management Plan - 1986 - Indiana Department of Environmental Management
- "Indiana Lake Water Quality Assessment Report for 1994-1998" by IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
- Indiana Lakes Listed by County Name
- Indiana Lakes Listed by Lake Name
- "Indiana's Exceptional Use Streams" ISBH 1984
- Indiana Wetlands Conservation Plan June 1996
- IUPUI Report: "Developing a Survey Tool for the Rapid Assessment of Blue-Green Algae in Central Indiana's Reservoirs" November 2006 - with cover
- IUPUI Report: "Developing a Survey Tool for the Rapid Assessment of Blue-Green Algae in Central Indiana's Reservoirs" November 2006 without cover
- Lake Wawasee Carrying Capacity Report, Dec. 2007
- Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes - US EPA Document#600/4-79 (March 1983)
- Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes - EPA March 1983
- Protection of Significant Aquatic Communities (Ecozones) in Indiana Lakes and Rivers - Revised April 2007
- Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and Wadeable Rivers Second Edition-US EPA Document #841-B99-002-1999
- Sedimentation in Lake Lemon
- Stocking Weevils to control milfoil
- Survey of the Nation's Lakes-Field Operations Manual-Final Draft-March 2007. EPA Publication # EPA841-B-07-004
- The Distribution of the Fishing of Indiana by Shelby D. Gerking 1945
- The lakes of Northeastern Indiana
- Wabash River ecosystem II
- Water quality effects of fencing livestock out of streams at three LaGrange County demonstration sites
- Welcome to the World of Economic Values and Water - What is a Lake Worth? (University of Wisconsin Extension Lakes Program)
- Whole-Lake Fluridone Effects-Rod Edgell (2007)
- Yellowwood Lake Watershed Management Plan
Regulation of Indiana Lakes
- Excerpts from the Indiana Lakes Guide published in 1993 by the IDNR, Division of Water
- Permit database / DNR Division of Water
- Lake Preservation Act (I.C. 14-26-2)
- Lowering of 10 Acre Lakes Act or "Ditch Act" (I.C. 14-26-5)
- Aquatic plant control regulations (IC 14-22-9-10)
- Indiana Lakes Listed by Lake Name
- Indiana Lakes Listed by County Name
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring and Education
- Stream volunteer monitoring (Riverwatch)
- Interpreting stream quality monitoring data
- Aquatic education (Project WET)
- Fisheries education (Go FishIN)
Invasive Species Watchcards
Shoreline management (Lakescaping)
Indiana Lakes Management Work Group Reports
- Indiana Lakes Management Work Group Final Report December 1999
- Indiana Lakes Management Work Group Interim Report June 2008
- Indiana Lakes Management Work Group Interim Report June 2009
- Indiana Lakes Management Work Group Interim Report June 2010
- Indiana Lakes Management Work Group Interim Report June 2011
- Indiana Lakes Management Work Group Final Report 2000-2012
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