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<br />David L. Blumer <br />Lead Scientist <br />David has extensive experience in lake management, aquatic plant <br />SEH Office Location <br />management, and invasive species management. His early career wa <br />Rice Lake, Wisconsin <br />spent with WDNR in northwestern Wisconsin as a Lakes Management <br /> <br />team member and project leader. He has extensive experience with lake <br />Education <br />planning and aquatic invasive species (AIS) grant programs and <br />Master of Science <br />monitoring programs in Wisconsin, aquatic plant management (APM) <br />Water Resources <br />and lake management planning, and water quality assessments. Davhas <br />University of Minnesota (2007) <br />trained hundreds of volunteers in basic water quality monitoring <br />Bachelor of Science <br />Education <br />methodologies. Dave has completed many hours of lake and stream <br />University of Wisconsin (1989) <br />monitoring including water clarity, water chemistry, dissolved o <br /> <br />temperature, turbidity, stream flow, core sampling, aquatic plan <br />Professional Registrations <br />assessments, and shoreline inventories. He has presented water quality <br />and Certifications <br />information to hundreds of lake groups and other organizations. <br />Certified Public Participation <br />Coordinator from the <br />Related Experience <br />International Association of <br />Public Participation <br />Rice Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District – Barron County, Wis. <br />Certified “Clean Boats, Clean <br />Lake management recommendations focused on reducing nutrient <br />Waters” Trainer from the <br />UW-Extension Lakes Program <br />loading from a large agricultural watershed, highly disturbed ne <br />Certified “Citizen Lake <br />area, excessive curly-leaf pondweed growth, and internal loading in a 940 <br />Monitoring Network” Trainer from <br />acre flowage. Recommendations also include an education plan to <br />the UW-Extension Lakes Program <br />improve lake user and general public understanding of the management <br /> <br />efforts being made. Aquatic plant management is focused on contr <br />200-acres of curly-leaf pondweed and excessive late-season, native plant <br />growth in a 940-acre flowage. Fostering strong relationships with the City <br />of Rice Lake, Rice Lake Area School District, and local service <br />organizations is a large part of the work being done by the Lake <br />Dave works closely with the Lake District Board, guiding them th <br />their management operations. <br /> Located at <br />Long Lake Preservation Association – Washburn County, Wis. <br />the headwaters of the Brill River in northwest Wisconsin, Long L <br />unique and important natural resource. Covering 3,290 acres and <br />surrounded by nearly 40 miles of shoreline, Long Lake is the largest lake <br />in Washburn County. Long Lake is listed as an outstanding water <br />resource in Wisconsin. This project includes Long and Mud Lakes <br />five other waterbodies within in its watershed that cover ground <br />different Townships. While none of these lakes currently have Eurasian <br />water milfoil the threat of introduction is huge, and several ot <br />invasive species are present. Dave began working with the Long L <br />Preservation Association in 2010 to help them develop an aquatic plant <br />management plan aimed at monitoring the system for new introduct <br />of aquatic invasive species, preventing the spread of existing A <br />providing advanced planning in the event a new AIS is discovered <br />Additional planning and implementation efforts include an education <br />and information campaign aimed at making lake users and riparian <br />owners willing and knowledgeable participants in these efforts. <br />providing project oversight and guidance, as well as completing <br />management plans that will provide future direction for the LLPA. <br />| page 28 <br />firm background and qualifications <br /> <br />