Tuesday Welcome Session

Monitoring and management of starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) in Wisconsin lakes

Food web response to whole-lake bass and sunfish removal in a north temperate lake

Yes You Can Analyze Lake Water Quality in Your County - Even I Did It!

Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms in Wisconsin’s Waters

Healthy Watersheds, High Quality Waters Part 1: Modeling & Assessment

Lending Tweety a Helping Hand - Rewilding Your Riparian Property

Wisconsin’s Water Quality Standards AND Emerging Contaminants and Fish Consumption Advisories in Wisconsin Waters

Menominee River Lake Sturgeon Restoration

The Aurora Borealis: The Geomagnetic Storm You Never Knew You Wanted

Evaluating Zebra Mussel Suitability in NW Wisconsin Lakes AND A Lake Research Platform: Aquatic Sampling and Instrumentation at Crampton and Little Rock Lake in Northern Wisconsin, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)

It's the little things that run the streams, the importance of aquatic invertebrates

Recognizing invasive plants and animals (includes three presentations - Invasive submerged aquatic plants: who's who; Meet Wisconsin's aquatic invasive animals; What's that upland-ish plant?

Brave Blue World film

Short Break/Exhibitors/Networking

Stargazing in Central/Northern Wisconsin - The Winter/Spring Constellations

Just what are Wetland Gems® and Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance and where can I find them in Wisconsin?

Improving AIS Control using Low-Cost Herbicide Enclosures

Say it, then spray it: Challenges and successes of implementing a countywide watercraft decontamination ordinance AND 2,4-D degradation in lakes following whole-lake applications

Interesting fish fauna of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway System

How temperature and unintended pesticide runoff cause a synergistic effect on the mortality rate of Daphnia magna

Solving water management concerns by repairing watersheds: Information and tools we need AND Lake Nicaragua water education project: a Wisconsin-Nicaragua partnership

Break/Exhibitors/Networking

The fight to maintain quality walleye fisheries in Forest and Florence Counties

Innovation showdown: a collaborative approach to locate New Zealand mudsnails AND Collaborative detection prevails in a time of crisis AND Eurasian watermilfoil: Smart prevention, smart management

Wild Lakes of Northern Wisconsin

Overview of Impacts of Motorized Watercraft on WI Lakes AND Wave Propagation Dynamics and Water Quality Impacts on a Freshwater Lake in SE Wisconsin: North Lake, Waukesha County

Invasive fishes in Wisconsin: what have we learned and how can we address future threats?

Hidden Lake Creatures AND Petrifying Springs Park Pike River Restoration (Phase I)

Plenary: For Wisconsin's Waters

Underwater Perspectives on Lake and River Habitat: Guided Tours

Panel: Think Globally, Act Locally: On, Wisconsin! Wicked Water Challenges & Solutions in Wisconsin

Using freshwater mussel research in scientific engagement--from citizen science to the classroom!

Panel: State of the Loon discussion

Virtual Fish Hatchery Tour AND "Hey, what kinda fish is that?": a crash course in using the Wisconsin Fish ID Tool

The Worth of Water: A Great Lakes Story

Break/Exhibitors/Networking

Authors Meet and Greet

Lightning Talks

Welcome and morning plenary speaker: Patty Loew

Dancing Under a Water Umbrella: An Arts Integration Curriculum Model for Public Education and Involvement in the National Water Dance

Stakeholder Engagement Beyond the Shoreline

Exploring the Meanders in Motivations of Volunteer Stream Monitors AND Developing the Capacity of Water Action Volunteers AND The aquatic invasive species prevention knowledge, behaviors, and beliefs of Wisconsin boaters

Water: A Statewide Inquiry Experience

WDNR Surface Water Grants Program: Orientation for Applicants AND Recreational Boating Facilities Grant Program

Advancing Shoreland Enhancement Practices: The Matthews Lake Association (MLA) Experience for Healthy Lakes

Protecting Our Lakes & Rivers and Ourselves from Harmful PAH Pollution

Short Break/Exhibitors/Networking OR Fall Color Tour of Native Plant Garden

Focusing Lake Management Efforts on Tomahawk Lake, Wisconsin by Assessing Shoreland Condition and Identifying Critical Shoreland and Aquatic Habitat AND Wisconsin Shoreland Evaluation Tool

Encouraging the Private Sector to Address Shared Challenges and Opportunities Through Improved Water Stewardship Performance

Re-visioning the Environmental Movement Around Water

Behind the Scenes of Introduced: a Podcast about Aquatic Invaders and Wisconsin’s Changing Waters

How Can Wetlands Help Your Lake, and How Can You Help Wetlands? AND Your Actions Matter - Waukesha Adopt a Drain Program AND Cigarette Butt Litter – Environmental Impacts, Behavioral Factors, and Reduction Implications

Aquatic Plant Management (APM) Rule Revision Updates

Healthy Watersheds, High Quality Waters Part 2: Statewide Planning AND Lakeshore Habitat Restoration Training for Professionals Online Training

Plenary: Tackling Wisconsin’s Water Challenges through UW Water Science-Policy Fellowships and Agency Partnerships

​Lunch/Exhibitors/Networking

Collecting native plant seed and creating seed balls activity to help birds and butterflies

Using Videos to Tell Your Story

Connecting to Water Through Dance and Movement

Koshkonong Creek: Survival along with human progress and development

Women and Water Exhibit

Shoreland Zoning: A Tool to Protect Your Waterfront Investment and Your Lake’s Fishery

Panel: From Gray to Green: Transforming Urban Schoolyards

The Wisconsin Water Agenda: Your Chance to Give Feedback

Workshop: Practical Resilience for Lake Organizations: How you can manage your system to be more resilient (Sign-up Zoom Link in Description)

Discussion Panel: How to Create Healthy Shorelands While Facing Challenges

Indigenous Stewardship of Water

Loon Ranger Training Workshop

Recreational Use of Lakes

View the Agendas for the 10 Sub-Events Happening on Thursday!

College of Natural Resources 50th Anniversary Celebration Event – Everyone invited (Sign-up Zoom Link in Description)

Local Events Around the State (Link in Description)