Zooplankton Tales of Long-Term Ecological Change
Presenter: Gretchen Gerrish, Director, Trout Lake Station, UW-Madison
Two presentations:
Hidden Water Creatures
Presenter: Emily Heald, Rivers Educator, Water Action Volunteers, UW-Madison Division of Extension
Drawing Water Art and Science Collaborations: Building Deeper Understanding Through Mentoring
Presenter: Amber Mrnak, Trout Lake Station, UW-Madison
History in the Mucking
Presenter: Paul Garrison, Paleoecologist, Onterra, LLC
Two presentations:
Wild Rice Decline in Northern Wisconsin
Presenters: Susan Knight and Gretchen Gerrish, UW-Trout Lake Station Center for Limnology
Returning Wild Rice to Spur Lake: A Long and Unfinished Journey
Presenters: Nathan Podany, Mole Lake Community and Carly Lapin and Scott Van Egeren, Wisconsin DNR
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Friday sessions
Wetland Forest Trees of Wisconsin
Presenter: Greg Edge, Forest Ecologist/Silviculturist, Wisconsin DNR
Aerial Insectivores in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest: Ecology and Changing Populations
Presenter: William Mueller, Director Emeritus, Western Great Lakes Bird & Bat Observatory
Trout Fisheries and Management in Wisconsin
Presenters: Bradd Sims, Stream and River Systems Biologist, Wisconsin DNR and Matthew Mitro, Coldwater Fisheries Research Scientist, Wisconsin DNR
Aanji-bimaadiziimagak o'ow aki (Loose translation: The World is Changing)
Agenda Title: Climate Change, Culturally Important Species, and Indigenous Focused Climate Adaptation
Presenters: Rob Croll, Climate Change Coordinator, and Hannah Panci, Climate Change Scientist, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
Planning for Accessibility
Presenters: Rachael Lewandowski-Sarette, On-Site and Accessibility Coordinator, UW-Madison Division of Extension Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center and Heather Stelljes, UW-Madison Disability Access Consultant
Sharing the Water: Perspectives of Water Users and Panel Discussion (six presentations)
Fishing by Motorboat
Presenter: John Heusinkveld, Executive Director, North Lakeland Discovery Center
Kayak Fishing in Wisconsin
Presenter: Paul Skawinski, CLMN Statewide Educator, Extension Lakes, UW-Stevens Point
Sharing Waters with Waterfowl Hunters
Presenter: Chris Hamerla, Regional AIS Coordinator, Golden Sands RC&D Council Inc
On WisconSWIM! The Pleasure of Swimming in Our Wonderful Waters
Presenter: Pamela Toshner, Lake and Watershed Protection Specialist, Wisconsin DNR
Paddleboarding on Wisconsin Waters
Presenter: Carol Warden, Limnologist, UW-Trout Lake
Inland Sailing in Wisconsin
Presenter: Rick Georgeson, Board Member, Petenwell and Castle Rock Stewards (PACRS)
Presenter: Tara Daun, Watershed Coordinator, Farmer-Led Watershed Councils
Coalition Building and 9 Key Element Planning in the Eau Claire River Watershed
Presenters: Chris Straight, Senior Planner, West Central WI Regional Planning Commission and Daniel Zerr, Regional Natural Resources Edcuator, UW-Madison Division of Extension
Presenter: Liz Sutton, Outreach Manager, UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences
Two presentations
Presenters: Bill Nimke, Executive Director and Founder and Patrick McBriarty, Special Projects, All Hands Boatworks, Inc.
Presenter: Martye Griffin, Director of Ecosystem Services, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Two presentations
Presenter: Nancy Retana, Resilient Communities Program Director, Clean Wisconsin
Presenter: Phil Gaebler, City of Madison
Two presentations
Presenter: Allison Madison, Program Manager, Wisconsin Salt Wise
Presenter: Mike Rupiper, Deputy Agency Director, Capital Area Regional Planning Commission