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2018

Lower Fox River | Watershed monitoring program

15th Annual Watershed Symposium

Agenda

2018 Watershed Symposium
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
UW-Green Bay Campus
University Union Phoenix Rooms

8:30Registration
(Outside Phoenix Room B)
8:45Keynote Speakers

"Pollination, seed dispersal, and germination of the federally threatened dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)" - Vanessa Brotske

"Using genetics to understand and conserve the dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)" - Colton Tanner

"Monitoring Birds and Anurans in Great Lake Coastal Wetlands" – Tara Hohman

"Anuran Habitat Use in the Lower Green Bay and Fox River Area of Concern”- Maria Otto

"Detecting wildlife and Mapping Wildlife with GIS, Acoustics and Game Camera Arrays" - Jon Schubbe
10:00Break
10:10Student Presentations

"How Duck Creek is contributing to the Dead Zone in Green Bay"
Duck Creek Team: Green Bay Southwest High School
Teachers: Lynn Terrien

"Dairy State??? More like Nitrate State."
Spring Brook Team: Oshkosh Lourdes High School
Teacher: Barb Reed

"Why do we have a river in our backyard?"
Weyeuwega-Fremont Team: Weyauwega-Fremont High School
Teacher: Lynn Ponto

"The Effects of Phosphorus on Algae Levels"
Apple Creek Team: Appleton North High School
Teacher: Sheryl Stidham-Gebert

"Pollution Problems and Conservation Progress - Kankapot Creek"
Kankapot Creek Team: Kaukauna High School
Teacher: Stefanie Stainton
11:00Student Lunch
(Phoenix Rooms B & C)
11:45Rotating Sessions

Campus Museum and Herbarium Tours

Quiz Bowl

Poster Session

"The Effects of Phosphorus on Algae Levels"
Apple Creek Team: Appleton North High School
Teacher: Sheryl Stidham-Gebert

"How Can We Educate the Community About Pollution Prevention"
Apple Creek Team: Appleton East High School
Teacher: Ryan Marx

Thank You to Our Partnering Organizations!

  • Winward Prospects Ltd. (formerly Arjo Wiggens Appleton Ltd.)
  • Nicolet National Bank
  • Northeast Wisconsin Audubon Society
  • 1923 Fund
  • UW-Green Bay Department of Natural and Applied Sciences
  • UW-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity