2018
15th Annual Watershed Symposium
Agenda
2018 Watershed Symposium
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
UW-Green Bay Campus
University Union Phoenix Rooms
| 8:30 |
Registration
(Outside Phoenix Room B) |
| 8:45 |
Keynote 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 |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:10 |
Student 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 |
| 11:00 |
Student Lunch
(Phoenix Rooms B & C) |
| 11:45 |
Rotating 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