LARE Program Manual Fish & Wildlife Fish & Wildlife Resources Lake & River Enhancement Current: LARE Program Manual LARE ProgramHomeProgram ManualProject AwardsReports I. Contact Information LARE Staff Contact InformationLicensed Pesticide Applicators in Indiana - Office of the State ChemistLARE Contractor List - September 2024 II. Applying to the LARE Program Application Form - Logjam Removal Projects (MS Word)Application Form - Logjam Removal Projects (PDF)Application Form - Watershed Land Treatment Projects (MS Word)Application Form - Watershed Land Treatment Projects (PDF)Application Form - Aquatic Vegetation Management (MS Word)Application Form - Aquatic Vegetation Management (PDF)Application Form - Biological and Engineering Projects (MS Word)Application Form - Biological and Engineering Projects (PDF)Application Form - Sediment Removal (MS Word)Application Form - Sediment Removal (PDF)Grant Proposal and Funding Timeline - July 2019 III. LARE Policies and Guidance Conservation Practices Guidance for Region 5 ModelIn-kind Match - Oct. 2013Sediment Removal, Logjam Removal, and Invasive Plant and Animal Control - July 2021Suggested Criteria for Selecting Consultants - Oct. 2013Watershed Land Treatment Program - July 2021 IV. Scope of Services for LARE Projects Scope of Services for Sediment Removal Plan Requirements - April 2020 (MS Word)Scope of Services for Aquatic Vegetation Management - March 2018 (MS Word)Scope for Engineering Design/Build Project - Dec. 2016 (MS Word)Scope for Engineering Design Project - Dec. 2016 (MS Word)Scope for Engineering Feasibility Study - Dec. 2016 (MS Word)Scope for Lake Diagnostic Study - Dec. 2016 (MS Word)Scope for Post Construction Monitoring Study - Dec. 2016 (MS Word)Scope for Watershed Diagnostic Study - Dec. 2016 (MS Word)Scope for Water Quality Monitoring - Dec. 2016 (MS Word)Scope of Services for Construction Project - Dec. 2016 (MS Word) V. LARE Sampling Protocols IDEM's Water Quality TargetsProtocol for Macroinvertebrate Sample Collections and Index Calculation - Oct. 2013 (MS Word)Submerged Aquatic Plant Survey Tier II Protocol - March 2018Emergent Aquatic Plant Survey ProtocolCalculation of the Indiana Trophic State Index (ITSI) for lakes Additional Resources Indiana Addendum to Lakescaping for Wildlife and Water Quality GuideIndiana Ecozones