Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference June 24 in Minong, WI

The 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 Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology and the Gaylord Nelson Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the conference’s keynote speaker on the topic, “Toxic Bodies: The Struggle for Healthy Watersheds.” Her current research focus is on Lake Superior.

Breakout sessions at the conference will cover a wide variety of lake-related subjects and issues, including: aquatic invasive species control strategies, using mapping tools for lake projects, lake legislative updates, using conservation easements to protect lakeshores, model shoreline zoning ordinance, lake grant programs, bringing wildlife to your shore, history of water resource protection, algae in your lake, update on the clean boats clean waters program, lake projects that work, loon status update, and frogs in your lake.
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The registration fee is $45, which includes: admission, program materials, a continental breakfast and lunch. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and conference concludes at 3:45 p.m. Brochure.

For more information or to register, contact the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at (715) 682-1223 or pkalmon@northland.edu. You can also register online at www.northland.edu/soei. For more detailed information on the conference program and speakers, contact MaryJo Gingras at (715) 561-2234 or conservation@ironcountywi.org.