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2007
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2007 Conference Presenter Information
Printable
list of sessions
(PDF)
Note: When registering for the conference, participants
select their top three choices for presentations during
each of the two concurrent sessions. Participants
receive their session assignments at the conference.
This ensures even numbers of participants in each
session.
Conference Presenters
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Beaver
Creek Reserve; Wisconsin NatureMapping
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Center
for Watershed Science and Education; Investigating
Wisconsin's Buried Treasure
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GEM
Rural Leadership & Community Development Program; So
You've Got a Great Idea: How to Make Your Community
Pay Attention
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GLOBE;
Connecting Citizen Scientists Worldwide
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Great
Lakes Worm Watch: What Exotic Earthworms Can Teach
Us!
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International Crane Foundation; Midwest Crane Count
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LEAF
Program; Taking the Next Step: Utilizing Your Data
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LoonWatch; Symbol of the North: Loons as an
Indicator for Water Quality and Conditions
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National Institute of Invasive Species Science;
Monitoring Invasive Plant Species in Wisconsin
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National Weather Service; CoCoRaHS - A Volunteer
Rain/Snow/Hail Measuring and Reporting Program
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UWEX-Lakes;
Clean Boats, Clean Waters - Volunteer Watercraft
Inspection Program
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UWEX-Lakes;
Citizen Lake Monitoring Network - Aquatic Invasive
Species Monitoring
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Water
Action Volunteers; They Come From Beneath
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WDNR;
The Importance of Citizen Monitoring in Management
Decisions
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WDNR;
Milkweed Monitoring - Using Nature to Monitor our
Environment
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WDNR
and Stevens Point Area High School Students; Field
Study: Demographic Structure of North American
Porcupines at Sandhill Wildlife Area
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Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP);
Monitoring Energy Use in the Home
Student Presenters
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Appleton East High School; Water Quality of Apple
Creek
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Madison
East High School; Lunch in the Dark: Encouraging
Energy Conservation in High Schools
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Oneida
Nation High School; The Plight of the Northern White
Cedar Wetland
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Oneida
Nation High School; Seymour Arsenic Mapping
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Seymour
Community High School; Two High Schools - One Local
Problem
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University
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students - Student
Research at UWSP
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Eric Anderson, Professor of Wildlife,
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Cougars, Lumbricoids, and
Tardigrades:
Surfing the Web of Life
Dr. Eric Anderson helped us explore the world
of citizen science, talking about how those without
PhD’s and years of schooling are making a huge impact on
what we know and understand about the world in which we
live. From the search for cougars in Wisconsin to
measuring the impact of climate change on birds in our
state, Anderson explained why citizen science is
crucial to monitoring and understanding the world around
us. We found out what role we play in this
scientific revolution and why, in the end, citizen
science may be our greatest hope for saving the planet.
 Keynote Speaker
Stan Gruszynski, Director, GEM Rural Leadership &
Community Development Program
Citizen Science and Beyond - You Can Make a Difference!Citizenship
demands we get out of our comfort zones and involve
ourselves in ways that stretch and challenge us. As
citizens it is our job to familiarize ourselves with the
issues that matter, think about the future in broad
terms, and welcome challenges as opportunities. This
conference emphasized the importance of monitoring
environmental resources but scientific monitoring is
only the beginning. This presentation inspired
participants
to take their efforts to the next level. Stan motivated
us to be active, aware, and informed members
of society so that we could contribute to change in our
local communities, state, and nation.
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