2010 Wisconsin Lakes Convention
Educational Displays Guide
Please take an opportunity to visit the many water‐related educational displays on hand at the Lakes Convention. Representatives from conservation organizations, volunteer groups, universities, state and local agencies are here to offer you resources and ideas on many topics, including: Aquatic Invasive Species Programs in WI Chrystal Campbell: 608‐266‐0061 Julia Solomon: 608‐267‐3531 www.dnr.wi.gov/invasives/aquatic Links to regional contacts: www.dnr.wi.gov/invasives/aquatic/contacts Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol Program Brock Woods, Program Manager: 608‐221‐6349 www.dnr.wi.gov/invasives/aquatic www.uwex.edu/erc/invasives.html Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program Erin McFarlane, AIS Volunteer Coordinator 715‐346‐4978 www.uwsp.edu/cnr/uwexlakes/CBCW Citizen Lake Monitoring Network and Surface Water Integrated Monitoring System Jennifer Filbert, DNR Citizen Lake Monitoring Database 608‐264‐8533 http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/CLMN/ Citizen Lake Monitoring Network Laura Herman, CLMN Educator 715‐346‐3989 (Stevens Point) 715‐365‐8998 (Rhinelander) www.uwsp.edu/cnr/uwexlakes/clmn Center for Land Use Education UW‐Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter Center for Watershed Science and Education UW‐Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources www.uwsp.edu/cnr/watersheds ƒ Water and Environmental Analysis Lab: 715‐346‐3209 or 877‐383‐8378 ƒ Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center: 715‐346‐4276 Harmful Algal Blooms Surveillance Program Wisconsin Division of Public Health 608‐266‐1120 http://dhs.wi.gov/eh/bluegreenalgae Fox River Cleanup Project & Fox River Cleanup Group 877‐FOX‐RIVR (369‐7487) www.foxrivercleanup.com Wisconsin’s Basin Education Initiative UW‐Extension and DNR links to all basins: http://basineducation.uwex.edu/ Fox‐Wolf Basin Chad Cook, Basin Educator 920‐232‐1990 http://basineducation.uwex.edu/foxwolf/ St. Croix Basin John Haack, Basin Educator 715‐635‐7406 http://basineducation.uwex.edu/stcroix/ Rock River Coalition 920‐674‐7443 www.rockrivercoalition.org Environmental Communication and Community Based Social Marketing Projects Bret Shaw: 608‐890‐1878 http://ecsm.uwex.edu Water Action Volunteers Kris Stepenuck, Stream Monitoring Coordinator 608‐265‐3887 or 608‐264‐8948 http://watermonitoring.uwex.edu/wav UW‐Extension Lakes Program UW–Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources 715‐346‐2116 www.uwsp.edu/cnr/uwexlakes Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: ƒ
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Bureau of Community Financial Assistance AIS, Lakes & Rivers Grants resources, statewide\regional contacts: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cfa/cfindex.html Lakes Programs WI Lakes Partnership resources and statewide\regional contacts: www.dnr.state.wi.us/lakes Shoreland Management www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/wm/dsfm/shore WI Wetlands Strategy: Reversing the Loss www.dnr.state.wi.us/wetlands Forestry Division: Managing Woodlands for Forest Products & Clean Water www.dnr.state.wi.us/forestry Griffith State Nursery and Wisconsin’s Foresty Nursery System 715‐424‐3700 www.dnr.wi.gov/forestry/nursery Wisconsin Wetlands Association 608‐250‐9971 www.wisconsinwetlands.org Beaver Creek Reserve, Citizen Science Center 715‐877‐2212 www.beavercreekreserve.org Michigan Inland Lakes Partnership Jo Latimore, MI State University: 517‐432‐1491 http://michiganlakes.msue.msu.edu Michigan Lake and Stream Associations 989‐831‐5100 / 989‐831‐5190 http://www.mlswa.org Michigan State University Extension Jane Herbert, District Water Quality Educator 269‐671‐2412 http://www.msue.msu.edu Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society www.mapms.org Minnesota's Blue Thumb: Planting for Clean Water Program Rice Creek Watershed District Dawn Pape: 763‐398‐3070 http://bluethumb.org Washington Conservation District’s program Angie Hong, Water Resource Education Specialist 651‐275‐1136 www.mnwcd.org/index.shtml University of Minnesota Extension Shoreland Education Programs Mary Blickenderfer: 218‐244‐7966 www.extension.umn.edu/shoreland/index.html Wisconsin Association of Lakes 608‐661‐4313 or 800‐542‐LAKE www.wisconsinlakes.org Bayfield County Lakes Forum and Northwest WI Waters Consortium Jim Brakken: 715‐798‐3163 www.bayfieldcountylakes.org Wisconsin Aquaculture Association 715‐373‐2990 www.wisconsinaquaculture.com