AQUATIC PLANT IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOPS
TUE JUNE 28, WED JUNE 29, OR THU JUN 30, 2016
8:30 am - 5:30 pm (Tue/Wed)
8:30 am – 4:30 pm (Thu)
Kemp Natural Resources Station
9161 Kemp Road
Woodruff, WI 54568
Learn aquatic plant identification from the experts at one of these workshops.
$10 registration includes catered lunch.
Rustic lodging is available at Kemp Station for $35/night. If you need lodging, email
Karla at Kemp Station karla.ortman@wisc.edu
Participants will have the option to purchase these three field guides at a
discounted price during registration, to be delivered to the workshop, or all
three guides are available through the UW-Extension Lakes website:
Through the Looking Glass (2nd Edition)
Aquatic Plants of the Upper Midwest (2nd Edition)
Lake Plants You Should Know
Register for a workshop at http://www.uwsp.edu/cnrap/UWEXLakes/Pages/programs/training/plantID.aspx
Agenda
8:30 - 2:00
Classroom in Boat House - Plant ecology and identification
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch (catered)
2:00 -3:00
Field identification of aquatic plants on Lake Tomahawk
3:00 - 4:30
Breakout sessions:
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A) Wisconsin Baseline Aquatic Macrophyte Sampling Protocol: Learn or review the Wisconsin standardized
baseline aquatic macrophyte point-intercept sampling protocol. Use this breakout session to standardize your
methods and practice in-field sampling, data recording, and aquatic macrophyte identification. (Warden)
B) Advanced Identification of Wisconsin Macrophytes: Know your plants pretty well? Practice your taxonomic
keying skills on some of the more cryptic species you might encounter. Species covered will likely include:
Thin-leaved pondweeds, Myriophyllum spp., Najas spp., Sparganium spp., and various emergents such as
sedges and rushes. (Knight, Skawinski)
C) Wetland Invasive Plant Identification: This session will explore the many invasive wetland plants that are
threatening and invading waterbodies across the state. Learn how to recognize and identify the invaders of
most concern, and how to distinguish them from similar native species. (Woods)
D) Aquatic Invasive Plants on the Horizon: Additional aquatic invasive plants are knocking on Wisconsin’s
doorstep. Learn to identify these new invaders before they arrive here, so you can be prepared to recognize
them. (Nault)
E) Field Identification of Algae: Learn to identify some of Wisconsin's most common macroscopic algae,
including filamentous green algae, using characteristics easily seen in the field. Learn how to recognize
different blue-green algal bloom-forming genera as well. (LaLiberte)
4:30 – 5:30 Tuesday and Wednesday ONLY: Characeae with Dr. Ken Karol, New York
Botanical Garden, and John Hall, University of Maryland.
5:30-5:40 (4:30-4:40 Thursday) – Plant quiz (optional, but appreciated to evaluate us!)
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W orkshop Location
Kemp Natural Resources Station
9161 Kemp Road
Woodruff, WI 54568
Kemp Natural Resources Station is located about 3 miles southeast of Woodruff, WI, off
of State Highway 47.
Map and directions to Kemp Station