Under the Planning Grant Program, The Wisconsin DNR provides funding to local governments and lake management organizations for the collection and analysis of information needed to manage lakes.                                        (Clicking on the title above will bring up the current program).           

This is a 211 page document that combines Phase I (2005), Phase II (2006), and Phase III (2008). This extensive work covers Black Oak Lake History, Geology, Water Quality, Fishery, Aquatic Plants, Threats to the lake and much more. The work which produced it was paid for by three $10,000 DNR grants and hundreds of hours of volunteer time. (Clicking on the title above will bring up the .pdf document).