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Concurrent Sessions IV
Saturday,
April 19
9:00-9:50 am
The agenda is subject to change without notice.
Rooms will be listed in final convention agenda.
Aquatic Invasive Species
AIS Profile: Viral Hemorrhagic
Septicemia (VHS)
Saturday
9:00-9:50am
An Update on the VHS
Virus
Viral Hemorrhagic
Septicemia (VHS) is an emerging fish pathogen in the Great Lakes
states and has the potential to spread rapidly to other
locations in the U.S. It infects and causes disease
in over forty fish species. Attend this presentation and learn
about the biology of the disease and its current distribution
from a fish health specialist.
Participants will also hear more about how the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is attempting to prevent
the further spread of this disease.
Presenter: Susan Marcquenski,
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Living with VHS:
Aquaculture Outreach
The disease VHS
forever changed how Wisconsin
fisheries management and aquaculture conducts business.
In 2007, UW-Extension hired three aquaculture outreach
specialists to help promote and advance the development of
commercial aquaculture in a northern climate.
These new specialists are currently conducting
workshops, visiting farms, offering presentations on biosecurity,
and facilitating VHS discussions between the Department of
Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the DNR.
Learn how they use
education as a tool to help limit the spread of aquatic invasive
species and forge new alliances with lake associations,
sportsmen groups, and veterinarians in order to raise awareness
and provide factual information on VHS.
Presenters: Ron Johnson & Sarah Kaatz,
UW-Extension/UW-Stevens Point Northern Aquaculture Demonstration
Facility
Water Law
Short-Term
Vacation Rental Issues and Strategies
Saturday
9:00-9:50am
Lakes remain a popular
vacation destination, but there has been a steady decline in
the number of resorts and other commercial businesses
catering to tourists. With
high demand for lakefront rentals, what could be easier for
a lakefront property owner than to rent out their cabin or
condo for a couple of days or weeks?
But, there is more to weekly or daily property rental
than just putting a sign out front and an ad in the area
visitor’s guide. This
session will cover many of the issues that lakefront owners
will bump into when they begin to rent out their property on
a short-term basis.
Drawing from a recent policy initiative in
Waushara
County, we will explain
under what circumstances property owners are required to
have a seller’s permit, charge sales and room tax, and may
be required to pay other taxes.
Come find out how to avoid potential problems by
learning what to expect when renting your lake home.
Presenters: Patrick Nehring, Waushara County UW-Extension and
Eric Olson, UW-Extension/UW-Stevens Point Center for Land Use
Education
Lake Science
Blackhawk Lake: Managing an
Impoundment for Diverse Interests
Saturday
9:00-9:50am
Blackhawk Lake in
Iowa
County was one of many earthen dams
constructed throughout
Wisconsin’s Driftless Area during
the 1960s and early 70s.
Flood control and recreation were the primary goals
for creating most of these impoundments.
However, these impoundments can create a new set of
management challenges.
Recent monitoring data has shown that nutrient
discharges from bottom sediments cause water quality
problems both in the impoundments and in streams below the
dams. Due to low
dissolved oxygen levels at the lake bottom, compounds
released from the sediments cause summer algal blooms and
pollution below the dams.
In this session we’ll explore the science that makes
these systems unique, plus the management options to improve
water quality both within impoundments and downstream.
In this example from Blackhawk Lake, we’ll learn how
a diverse group of scientists, DNR staff, County Land
Conservation Dept. staff, and citizens representing various
interests established goals to improve the lake, watershed,
and downstream water quality.
Presenters:
Richard Wedepohl, Agrecol Corp. and
David Marshall, Underwater Habitat Investigations
Citizen Involvement
Saturday
9:00-9:50am
Lake Associations CAN Make a
Difference: An Example from Lipsett Lake
Lipsett Lake
is a 393-acre lake located in
Burnett
County. In 1911 an
inlet channel was excavated by a cranberry operation that
needed a means for removing excess water, forever changing
the lake dynamics.
A WDNR grant has
allowed lake citizens to embark on a number of useful lake
protection and monitoring strategies including a successful
boat launch monitoring program, precise water level
monitoring, soil collection
analysis for phosphorus, and incentive programs to
encourage citizen stewardship actions.
Presenter: Robert Baker, Lipsett Lake
Association
Citizen Synergy: Local Actions To
Improve Dane County Waters
Come
hear about the many ways Dane County citizen volunteers are
monitoring water quality, cleaning up lake shorelines, restoring
streambank habitat, giving talks and writing publications, and
ensuring their values are reflected in public policies affecting
local lakes, streams and wetlands.
One of the new initiatives that will be discussed in this
session is the development of a community vision for the Yahara
River
chain of lakes.
Presenter: Sue Jones, Dane County Lakes
and Watershed Commission
Flora and Fauna
Critical Habitat Designations
Saturday
9:00-9:50am
What
is critical lake habitat and why does it need to be designated?
Our cherished lake resources are increasingly endangered
by human activity.
Identifying and designating critical habitat for protection is
an important tool for maintaining healthy lakes.
Changes in state law
obligate the state to identify critical habitats in and near
Wisconsin’s waters that can include
sites with cultural, recreational and aesthetic values.
This new process also
incorporates what used to be called sensitive area designations.
Come learn what critical
habitat features are, how they are determined and what the
implications are for lake shore development and lake use
Presenter: Paul Cunningham, Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources
Value of Lakes
Framing the Message: Engaging the Public
in Lake Management
Saturday
9:00-9:50am
Lake management is a scientific endeavor.
However, the people who live on the shorelines and
those who utilize lakes for recreation are commonly not
scientists, nor are the local government officials who
control the budgets used to fund many local lake management
activities. This
presents a communication conundrum that often inhibits
meaningful dialogue.
This presentation will explore the concept of using language
that is based on community and individual values to frame
issues and concepts of lake management in a manner that
engages the public in vital discussions and fosters
involvement in lake management issues.
Presenter: Rob McLennan, Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources
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