tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41498253985516872462024-03-12T22:39:51.934-05:00Lake Superior BasinNews from the University of Wisconsin Extension Natural Resources Educator in Ashland, WisconsinRuth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-37903041746341217662012-07-10T12:19:00.000-05:002012-07-10T12:20:19.568-05:00White River Management Planning Open House July 26
White River by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
July 10, 2012
SPOONER, Wis. –
The public will have an opportunity to contribute ideas and discuss how three
properties in Bayfield and Ashland counties should be managed for recreation
and resources protection at an upcoming open house.
The Department of
Natural Resources is developing a new master plan for the threeRuth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-72107216337693288662012-06-06T15:29:00.002-05:002012-06-06T15:29:58.910-05:00BRWA Celebrates Ten Years on June 23!<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Penokee: Explore the Iron Hills website.Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-33777181243395663472012-05-10T12:33:00.000-05:002012-05-10T12:33:50.982-05:00Birdathon--Support the "Invasion of the Boreal Chickadees" team!<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-27485682348478689822012-04-25T11:16:00.000-05:002012-04-25T11:30:51.396-05:00Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference Comes to Spooner June 22
Dave
Zentner shows off a prize catch.
Make your plans now to attend the 2012 Northwest Wisconsin
Lakes Conference, which will be held this year on Friday, June 22 in Spooner at
the Spooner High School. This regional
event has become one of the state’s premier lake conferences. The all day program will again be a great
opportunity for lake enthusiasts, local government officialsRuth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-45845766632177187332012-03-26T12:50:00.003-05:002012-03-26T12:52:34.863-05:00Hummingbirds are almost here!
3/25/2012
Hummingbirds are arriving in the northern Wisconsin about a month earlier than normal. I always see my first hummer on May 10 in Washburn, Wisconsin. Track the migrating hummingbirds at hummingbirds.net website and consider getting your feeders out now!Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-53697321572773760662012-03-21T09:54:00.000-05:002012-03-21T09:54:00.285-05:00Postcards from Our Estuary
Painting by Jan Wise
Arts on a Postcard Exhibit Competition
Superior Council for the Arts, Superior, WI
July 15 - Sept. 4, 2012. Open to Everyone.
Imagine sending “wish you were here” postcards while on a fascinating
vacation exploring the slow waters at the confluence of the St. Louis
River and Lake Superior—16,697 acres in Lake Superior’s watershed:
lakes, rivers, creeks, Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-6308422287527134592012-03-15T11:12:00.000-05:002012-03-15T11:12:00.524-05:00New website for Weed Coop
A wonderful new website for the Northwoods Weed Cooperative Management Area. Great job Darienne!
http://www.northwoodscwma.org/Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-61941145582306653812012-03-12T10:06:00.001-05:002012-03-12T10:06:15.089-05:00Wisconsin Lakes Convention April 10-12
KI Convention Center, Green Bay Wisconsin
Register On-line Now for Early Bird Pricing!
The Wisconsin Lakes Partnership will host their
34th annual Lakes Convention on April 10-12,
2012 at the KI Convention Center in Green
Bay. The convention theme, “Partnering for
Lakes,” will focus on how we can Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-52622562914697460812012-02-23T12:58:00.000-06:002012-02-23T12:58:00.139-06:00Invasives Plant Meeting March 8 in Hayward, WI
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
These are the dates and locations of our 2012
invasive plant update meetings. The meetings will be limited to 50 people
per location. Cost will be $10 per person to cover food and materials.
This meeting will be an informal round table discussion about the control
measures for the following invasive plants. We will also be discussing Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-16531068319828228472012-02-15T10:43:00.000-06:002012-02-20T09:06:17.704-06:00Mobile apps for field work
Water Tracker
The University of Florida has collected recommended mobile apps from field ecologists across the country and listed them here. They include field guides like ibird, but also data entry programs and apps that link you to real time river flow gauges.
How have you integrated mobile apps into your natural resources work?
But then again, what about this?
Cartoon by Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-65516507315601609942012-02-13T10:30:00.000-06:002012-02-20T09:07:02.210-06:00Northwoods Coop Weed Management Winter Newsletter
The Northwoods Cooperative Weed Management Area is very active in the northern tier of counties along Lake Superior in Wisconsin. The Weed Coop host volunteer workdays, educates the public about invasive species and provides training for town road supervisors on controlling invasive plants--when and how.
Click here for the most recent and past newsletters.Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-72443902926735723412012-02-03T14:32:00.000-06:002012-02-20T09:07:44.285-06:00Playing Tag with Sustainable Ag
"Playing
Tag with Sustainable Ag"
Thursday, Feb 9, 6:30pm Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center (map) 29270 Cty G, Ashland, Wisconsin
Join us for an
update for growers, distributors and consumers of local food (all of
us!) Claire Hintz and Jason Fischbach on the state of sustainable
agriculture in our region.
Claire Hintz is owned of Elsewhere Farm in
Herbster. She will present whatRuth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-78648013245574781892011-11-22T12:53:00.001-06:002011-11-22T12:55:01.460-06:00Wisconsin Phenology Calendar Now Available
The Wildlife Phenology
Calendar (G3846) will be available for purchase next week. Phenology is
the study of periodic plant and animal life-cycle events in nature that are
influenced by climate and seasonal change, such as wildlife emerging from
hibernation, birds nesting or migrating, and flowers blooming. This year's
calendar focuses on plants and animals featured in Aldo Leopold'sRuth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-77572452603625162142011-11-10T11:39:00.001-06:002011-11-11T07:21:43.223-06:00Nov 16 Wisconsin Lake Superior Partner team Meeting in Iron River, WI
Lake Superior Partner Team
Wednesday, November 16 from 9:30am- 12noon
Iron River Community Center (map)
-DRAFT-
AGENDA (please contact me with
corrections/updates/additions)
1) Welcome and introductions
2) Announcements- round
robin
3) Update from mining workshop
at Bad River Sep 12-14 (anyone available to do this?)
4) (tent.) Slow the Flow poster from
John Jeraczek
Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-40919825293448498622011-09-22T11:59:00.000-05:002011-09-22T12:00:48.247-05:00
Great Lakes
Project WET Educator Workshop
October 29, 2011
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland WI
Cost: $20.00
Contact: Amalia Baldwin
(608) 264-8930 or amalia.baldwin@wi.gov
Project WET is an interdisciplinary K-12 conservation and environmental
education program focused on water. This workshop will offer exciting new Great
Lakes-based teaching ideas for use in Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-44607754996678009802011-08-19T12:49:00.005-05:002011-08-19T12:59:56.312-05:00Wisconsin Point Planning Open House Aug 29, 6-8pm
You are cordially invited to attend a public open house concerning the development of a management plan for Wisconsin Point and surrounding area. This event will take place from 6-8 PM on Monday, August 29th at the Superior Public Library, 1530 Tower Ave in Superior. Your input will be essential to crafting a vision for Wisconsin Point and identifying a long-range management Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-7680768425419605442011-08-17T10:28:00.012-05:002011-08-17T12:02:21.226-05:00Chequamegon-Nicolet Nat'l Forest Takes Lead on Climate Change For Future Planning
In July, the Lake Superior Partner Team heard from Dale Higgins, US Forest Service Hydrologist about the Forest Service's work on climate change. He is involved in assessing vulnerability of sites and prioritizing key areas in the Chequamegon National Forest in the Lake Superior watershed.
The Forest Service has selected two watersheds to study: the headwaters of the Marengo and the 20-Mile Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-6319305837615184512011-08-08T11:21:00.011-05:002011-08-09T13:38:33.416-05:00Aug 11 Bird City Meeting in AshlandOn Thursday, August 11 at 6:30pm at Northland College's Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Bird City Wisconsin coordinator Carl Schwartz will be scouting out potential supporters for Bird City recognition efforts in the Bayfield Peninsula. Schwartz will be making a public presentation aimed principally at Ashland, Bayfield and Washburn residents interested in seeking Bird City status for theirRuth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-49775754621987252082011-07-19T08:21:00.006-05:002011-07-20T20:58:43.263-05:00July 19 Partner Team Meeting in Iron RiverLake Superior Partner TeamTuesday, July 19 from 9:30am- 12noonIron River Community Center (map)AGENDA1) Welcome and introductions2) Announcements- round robin3) Marengo River Watershed Action Plan update - Matt Hudson/Valerie Olinik4) US Forest Service Watershed Condition Framework. The Forest Service recently selected two HUC6 sub-watersheds in the Lake Superior basin as priority watersheds and Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-36659549010995132442011-06-30T16:11:00.005-05:002011-06-30T16:25:24.975-05:00July 17 Lake Superior Day in Superior, WITo see other Lake Superior Day celebrations, see the Lake Superior Binational Forum's webpage.For more information on the rain barrel sale click here.Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-23815458558240065922011-05-27T10:19:00.008-05:002011-05-27T11:04:53.901-05:00Nina Leopold Bradley 1917- 2011Nina Leopold BradleyPhoto credits: WIECBNina Leopold Bradley died on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Although all of Aldo and Estella Leopold's children went on to distinguished careers in science and conservation, for many of us in Wisconsin, Nina was the link to her father's work and legacy. She sat with us in the Shack and told us about how their family would sing in the evenings; how her father Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-79916855833691445452011-05-10T13:39:00.006-05:002011-05-10T15:12:39.379-05:00May 13 Ashland's Shoreland Restoration Arbor Day Tree Planting and Seedling Give-awayFrom LoonWatch Coordinator Erica LeMoine at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute:Ashland’s shorefront was once the hub of economic activity in the region, but much has changed since the days when timber, ore, and other resources were processed or shipped. Today, there’s a walking trail where train tracks once ran, and playgrounds where sawmills once sat. This year the shoreland will see Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-34975627428757819492011-05-10T10:42:00.006-05:002011-06-16T09:38:32.976-05:00Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference June 24 in Minong, WIThe 2011 Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference will be held on Friday, June 24 in Minong at the Northwood School. This popular program will again be a great opportunity for lake enthusiasts, local government officials and others interested in protecting our water resources to take in a full day of educational presentations, exhibits and networking. Dr. Nancy Langston, Professor in the DepartmentRuth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149825398551687246.post-85352783701653214022011-04-07T11:33:00.003-05:002011-04-07T11:54:17.334-05:00Great Lakes Research Conference May 30-June 3, 2011Photo Courtesy Visit Duluth and Seaquest ProductionsEarly-Bird registration for the 54th IAGLR Great Lakes Research Conference is http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifavailable until Tuesday, April 19th. After that date registration fees will increase for IAGLR members and non-members. The Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research will be held May 31 - June 3rd in Duluth, Minnesota. This Ruth Oppedahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17301282581222974059noreply@blogger.com0