IPAW : Messages : 1777-1788 of 1788

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwM8qn0GLHQ&NR=1

Please view if interested in the latest invasive plant control technology called herbicide ballistic technology.

Mark Renz PhD

Extension Weed Scientist

Agronomy Dept., University of Wisconsin-Madison

1575 Linden Drive

Madison, WI 53706

email: mrenz@...

Office: 608 263-7437

Fax: 608 262-5217

#1787

From: "Boos, Thomas M - DNR" <thomas.boos@...>
Date: Fri Dec 4, 2009 4:50 pm
Subject: articles

tboosii

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http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122381542/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

2 interesting links

Streamlining 'search and destroy': cost-effective surveillance for invasive species management

To sample or eradicate? A cost minimization model for monitoring and managing an invasive species

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119878129/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

P Thomas M. Boos II

Forestry Invasive Plant Coordinator

Office of Forest Sciences

Division of Forestry

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

(() phone: (608) 266-9276

(() fax: (608) 266-8576

(+) e-mail: thomas.boos@...

...and the man plays a beautiful whistle, but he wears a prickly thistle. Jack White

#1786

From: "Boos, Thomas M - DNR" <thomas.boos@...>
Date: Fri Dec 4, 2009 3:38 pm
Subject: FW: [nelson_alumni] Invasive Species Biologist - Albany NY

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#1785

From: Door County Invasive Species Team <dcist1@...>
Date: Thu Dec 3, 2009 11:15 pm
Subject: Native Landscaping Presentation and DCIST Holiday Social.

bobbultman

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http://dnr.wi.gov/news/BreakingNews_Lookup.asp?id=1500

December 2009 DCIST Bulletin . . . . please share:

It's come around to that time of year again.� It's lopper and saw season!� Time to put on the flannels, get outside and cut down some invasive shrubs like buckthorn, exotic bush honeysuckle, japanese barberry or autumn olive.� There will be one more DCIST workparty this month at the new Kreuter Preserve in southern Door (see Calender below).� This is an excellent opportunity to learn how to properly identify and control woody invasives --Not to mention the good work you will be doing to help restore some breathtaking Lake Michigan shoreline!

And don't forget to cut yourself an invasive scotch pine for a holiday tree and/or wreaths and boughs.� Scotch pine are weedy and aggressive, crowding out native pines while sometimes helping to harbor and spread pine disease.� Unlike our native white and red pines, the habitat value of scotch pine is limited and its wood has little commercial value.� The good news is scotch pine is just about the easiest non-native plant to remove > --- Cut it off low enough (leave no green growth) and no herbicide is necessary.

A BIG THANKS goes out to all of you who, through your hard work controlling invasives and diligent record keeping, helped DCIST successfully match our 2008-2009 state grant funding.� This grant cycle is coming to end and we will be able to close yet another successful chapter.� Thank you for ALL your actions and support --You Are DCIST!!� Your consistent efforts have helped the Door County Conservation Department receive another 2-year Aquatic Invasive Species Grant, so look forward to a continuation of activities through December 2011.

Please come to Crossroads on Monday December 14 and share some well earned Holiday cheer and camaraderie at the DCIST Holiday Social.� Bring a snack or beverage to share and enjoy a Native Landscaping Presentation by expert Native Landscaper Cliff Orsted.

See below for relevant News Briefs regarding the apparent spread of beech bark disease in Door County, your opinion on state forestry management policy, links to new invasives videos as well as recent important legislative initiatives regarding the new dish soap phosphorous ban and tougher state ballast water regulations.�

DCIST Events Calendar:

December DCIST Meeting & Holiday Social featuring a slide presentation:

Natives To The Rescue!� Establishing Native Plants Following Removal of Invasive Species� by Native Landscape Expert Clifford Orsted

Monday 14 December 2009

3PM (not the usual 2PM start!)
Crossroads At Big Creek
2041 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

bring a snack, beverage or holiday treat to share if you are able

Join us for Holiday cheer and well earned camaraderie after a busy year tackling invasives.� If you feel so inclined, bring a snack, beverage or holiday treat to share.� Enjoy a presentation entitled Natives To The Rescue!� Establishing Native Plants Following Removal of Invasive Species by Native Landscape expert Cliff Orsted.� Cliff will share practical, effective strategies and considerations to guide you in successfully re-vegetating sunny, shady and wetland areas of your landscape with natives following removal of invasive species.� A slide show includes fantastic Door County natives that are unknown to many or often overlooked.� Cliff will also share his gardening history from a farm boy through the establishment of his landscape and nursery business.

Cliff Orsted operates Door Landscape & Nursery, specializing in sustainable landscaping with native plants, many of local genotype.� He is also Education Chair and Membership Coordinator for the Door County Chapter of Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes, a national nonprofit environmental education and advocacy organization (www.for-wild.org).

Stewardship opportunity ~ Southern Door Glossy Buckthorn Workparty:
Thursday 17 December 2009
(Bad weather date: Friday 18 December)
1pm - 4pm
DC Land Trust Kreuter Preserve, Lake Michigan shoreline
South Lake Michigan Drive:� From Sturgeon Bay, take County U south of 42/57 to intersection of Mt. Lookout Rd (east) and County OO (west), turn left (east) on Mt. Lookout, drive to S. Lake Michigan Dr, turn left, and meet at the parking area in the open field.

Learn how to ID and treat woody invasives.� Join the Door Stewardship Alliance and DCIST to tackle glossy buckthorn and some shoreline exotic bush honeysuckle on the new Kreuter Preserve located on S. Lake Michigan Drive. This is a golden opportunity to get to visit and help start the restoration process at one of the Door County Land Trust's premiere properties.� DCIST will provide the necessary tools, including the Shrub Grubber, a new shrub removal shovel.� This new device is still in the testing phase.� We are seeking user feedback. . . come and give it a whirl.�
Dress for the weather, wear gloves and sturdy shoes/boots.� Questions? Contact Bob Bultman 920.421.2283

Volunteer Stream Monitoring Symposium
Saturday, January 23, 2010
UW-Stevens Point's University Center

For the third year, the River Alliance of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Extension and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are hosting a statewide gathering for citizen stream monitors, local program coordinators and others interested in volunteer stream monitoring.� The Symposium is an opportunity to network with other citizen monitors and DNR, UWEX and university staff.

Register at: http://watermonitoring.uwex.edu/level2/Symposium/2010/symposium2010.html
Questions? Contact Kris Stepenuck, WI Volunteer Stream Monitoring Coordinator:�
608-265-3887 or kris.stepenuck@...

Wetland Conference

Wisconsin Wetlands Association 15th Annual Wetland Conference

February 11-12, 2010

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Check the WWA website (www.wisconsinwetlands.org) for details.

�In the News. . . .

---->WDNR announces start of state ballast water regulation of Great Lakes ships

�

Taking on the Red Swamp Crayfish -- video showing treatment of pond with new invasive species

http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/

�

Online video catalog of WDNR invasives species videos:

http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/videos.htm

---->Governor signs bill banning phosphorus from dish detergents

Nov 12, 2009 - Wisconsin Association of Lakes is pleased to announce that the State of Wisconsin today took another important step in controlling nutrient pollution in Wisconsin�s waters, as Governor Jim Doyle signed legislation prohibiting the use of phosphorus in dishwasher soaps.� The bill (AB 281) was passed by the Assembly in June and the Senate in October and is the second in a series of legislative initiatives to improve water quality. Earlier this session, Wisconsin Association of Lakes and others led efforts in which the Legislature established a ban on the use of unnecessary phosphorus compounds in lawn fertilizer.

A 1970�s Wisconsin law prohibited the sale or use of most cleaning products containing more than 0.5 percent phosphorus by weight, but made an exception allowing dishwashing detergents with as much as 8.7 percent phosphorus. The new law eliminates that exception and limits dishwashing detergents to the same low phosphorus level permitted in other cleaning products beginning in June of 2010.

Nutrients like phosphorus are degrading 90% of Wisconsin�s inland lakes, causing smelly algae blooms, fish kills, and declining water quality.� Enactment of this new law enhances Wisconsin�s status as a national leader and model for other states in preventing phosphorus in runoff from contaminating its waters.

---->Fagus grandifolia woes
Unfortunately, it is not looking good for Door County's American Beech trees.� The scale insect (like an aphid) that leads to Beech Bark Disease has been confirmed in Peninsula State Park and other areas in the county.
From Linda William's (WDNR) latest Forest Pest Update:
Beech Bark Disease � surveys are continuing in Door County for the scale and the Nectria fungus that, together, create beech bark disease.� Samples of the scale are being taken and sent to Madison for species verification. [verified]� Currently it appears that a very light infestation of the scale insect is spread over much of Door County, but so far only the original area east of Sturgeon Bay is heavily infested with mortality occurring.� There are no results of the fungal survey as of yet, and it will take some years for the scale populations to build up around the county to extremely heavy infestations.� More information will follow as surveys continue.� More info on beech bark disease can be found on the DNR Forest Health website at� http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/FH/exotics/exotic-bb.htm

From WDNR Forester Bill McNee:� "At present it's only the scale insect that has been found in (Peninsula) park, not the disease.� The disease will come later once there are lots of feeding wounds for the fungi to enter the tree.� Scale plus fungus equals disease."

---->From the current Wisconsin Forestry Notes Newsletter:
Is there a need to change or update Wisconsin�s Forest Management Guidelines?
A first review of state Forest Management Guidelines is under way and December 22 is the deadline to participate in online survey.
The Wisconsin Forest Management Guidelines publication can be read or downloaded at� http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/Publications/Guidelines/toc.htm .
The survey to obtain feedback on the guidelines has been posted on the Forestry Division�s Internet site at � http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/private/fmg/survey.htm .

New invasives videos
Videos offer info on ridding wooded areas of problematic invasives: buckthorn, garlic mustard, honeysuckle.� Four online videos can help landowners and others identify and control three of Wisconsin�s most common and problematic invasive plants.� The videos, all of which are under 3 minutes in length, can be found on the Take Action on Invasive Species webpage at� http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/action_woodlot.htm.
In addition to a general video, 3 other videos focus on buckthorn, garlic mustard, and honeysuckle -- invasives that are particularly problematic in Wisconsin.� These invasive plants compete for water and nutrients with trees and native plants, often crowding out desirable growth and negatively affecting wildlife. The videos help viewers identify the invasives and demonstrate the safe use of herbicides to rid an area of the invasive plants.

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The Door Peninsula is the most prominent and diverse segment of the Niagara Escarpment corridor in the United States, encompassing globally significant ecosystems that are home to some of the greatest biological diversity in the entire Midwest.� Door County is home to more rare, endangered and threatened plant and animal species than any other county in Wisconsin.� The Door County Invasive Species Team (DCIST) is a collaboration of natural resource professionals, community leaders and interested citizens who are working to preserve and sustain this Natural Capital by empowering citizens with the education, the tools and the skills necessary to control invasive plants and animals.� By elevating the level and degree of invasive species education, control and eradication throughout the entire community, DCIST aims to sustain the wealth of Door County's Native Landscapes and Waterways.
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Volunteerism, donations and grant dollars sustain the DCIST effort.� DCIST generally meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at 2pm.� To make a donation, set up a training session for your association or group, inquire about our Equipment Loan Program, or to be removed from this mailing list, please contact the coordinator: dcist1@... or phone 920.746.5955.�
Please do not reply directly to this email Bulletin.
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Please visit the Door County Invasive Species Team website:
http://map.co.door.wi.us/swcd/invasive/index.htm

The website Home Page has a quick link to the DCIST Events Calendar.

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"The West of which I speak is but another name for the Wild, and what I have been preparing to say is, that in Wildness is the preservation of the World. �Every tree sends its fibers forth in search of the Wild. �The cities import it at any price. �Men plow and sail for it. �From the forest and wilderness come the tonics and barks which brace mankind. . . . "

Henry D. Thoreau

#1784

From: "Katie Beilfuss" <katie.beilfuss@...>
Date: Thu Dec 3, 2009 4:36 pm
Subject: Register today for WWA's 15th Annual Conference, Feb 11-12 in Eau Claire, WI

kgbeilfuss

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Accommodation Information
WWA has reserved a block of rooms at The Plaza Hotel & Suites where the conference will be held. Reserve your room by January 27^th in order to take advantage of the low group rate that The Plaza Hotel is offering WWA conference participants. Click here for details.

There were some problems with the links in the version I sent you yesterday. Please use this version to distribute to colleagues, members, or students who might be interested, and to relevant distribution lists to which you belong? Thank you, and sorry for the confusion! ~Katie

Registration now open!

Wetlands in Service

Wisconsin Wetlands Association’s 15^th Annual Wetland Science Conference

February 11-12, 2010

Eau Claire, WI

Click here to download a registration form (400 kb pdf). Register by January 1, 2010, and save!

The conference will convene members of the regional wetland community to discuss the latest in wetland science, management and protection issues as they relate to the ecological services wetlands provide. Click here to visit the conference website.

Highlights:

· Keynote address by John Mack (Cleveland Metroparks)

· Theme overview presentation by Joy Zedler (UW Madison)

· Banquet presentation by Michael Perry, Eau Claire-area humorist and author of Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time, Truck: A Love Story, and Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting. (Please note that the banquet is a ticketed event that is open to the public; it is not included in the basic registration fee.)

· Topical oral sessions

· Silent Auction fundraiser featuring wetland-related art, photography

· Wetland field trips

Register by January 1, 2010 to receive Early Bird registration rates – and save even more on your conference registration fees by becoming a member of Wisconsin Wetlands Association.

Special Note to Students: A limited number of scholarships are available for students to help offset the cost of attendance and travel. Click here for more information about scholarships. Application deadline is December 15, 2009.

Visit the conference website for more information. A detailed conference schedule will be available by mid-December.

Please forward this announcement to anyone who might be interested. Thanks!

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Katie Beilfuss

Outreach Programs Director

Wisconsin Wetlands Association

222 S Hamilton St #1

Madison, WI 53703

608-250-9971

Fax 608-287-1179

www.wisconsinwetlands.org

No matter who you are or where you live, wetlands affect your life.

Mark your calendar: WWA's 15th Annual Wetland Conference will be held February 11-12 in Eau Claire, WI. See the conference website (wisconsinwetlands.org/2010conference.htm) for details.

#1783

From: shawn_papon@...
Date: Thu Dec 3, 2009 1:43 pm
Subject: Re: oil based herbicide application

shawn_papon@...

My experience has been that oil based chemicals such as Garlon4/Tahoe4/Element4 can be applied anytime after the stump is cut. There is no time restriction like roundup or other chemicals. In fact, it does not matter whether the stump has been cut or not for chemicals such as Garlon4 as you can simply apply chemical as a basal bark application to the tree and still kill it. However, if you want to only treat the cambium on the cut surface and not basal bark a good portion of the stump too, I would treat the stump before the tree has produced all the sap and has tried to heal itself. Obviously this varies by species and time of year. You'll have a much longer window during winter/dormant season cuts. A general rule I use for all stump treating is to treat it as soon as possible, no matter what the chemical. We know it works better that way.

Shawn

Shawn G. Papon
Wildlife Biologist

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
Fergus Falls WMD
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
18965 County Highway 82
Fergus Falls, MN 56537

1-218-736-0641
1-218-770-9581 mobile
1-218-739-9534 fax
shawn_papon@...

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/FergusFallsWetland/
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Partners/minnesota.html

The landscape of any farm is the owner's portrait of himself. Aldo Leopold
"Boos, Thomas M - DNR" <thomas.boos@...>

"Boos, Thomas M - DNR" <thomas.boos@...>

Sent by: IPAW@yahoogroups.com

12/02/2009 05:28 PM

To	"IPAW@yahoogroups.com" <IPAW@yahoogroups.com>
cc
Subject	[IPAW] oil based herbicide application

We are putting a field guide together and want to state that oil based chemicals can be applied much after the stump is cut. How long should we say, conservatively?

P Thomas M. Boos II
Forestry Invasive Plant Coordinator
Office of Forest Sciences
Division of Forestry
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(() phone: (608) 266-9276
(() fax: (608) 266-8576
(+) e-mail: thomas.boos@...
...and the man plays a beautiful whistle, but he wears a prickly thistle. Jack White

#1782

From: "Boos, Thomas M - DNR" <thomas.boos@...>
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 11:26 pm
Subject: oil based herbicide application

tboosii

Offline

We are putting a field guide together and want to state that oil based chemicals can be applied much after the stump is cut. How long should we say, conservatively?

P Thomas M. Boos II

Forestry Invasive Plant Coordinator

Office of Forest Sciences

Division of Forestry

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

(() phone: (608) 266-9276

(() fax: (608) 266-8576

(+) e-mail: thomas.boos@...

...and the man plays a beautiful whistle, but he wears a prickly thistle. Jack White

#1781

From: "Katie Beilfuss" <katie.beilfuss@...>
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 8:38 pm
Subject: Register today for WWA's 15th Annual Conference, Feb 11-12 in Eau Claire, WI

kgbeilfuss

Offline

Please could you distribute the following announcement with your colleagues, members, and/or students? Thank you!

Registration now open!

Wetlands in Service

Wisconsin Wetlands Association’s 15^th Annual Wetland Science Conference

February 11-12, 2010

Eau Claire, WI

Click here to download a registration form (400 kb pdf). Register by January 1, 2010, and save!

Highlights:

· Keynote address by John Mack (Cleveland Metroparks)

· Theme overview presentation by Joy Zedler (UW Madison)

· Topical oral sessions

· Silent Auction fundraiser featuring wetland-related art, photography

· Wetland field trips

Register by January 1, 2010 to receive Early Bird registration rates – and save even more on your conference registration fees by becoming a member of Wisconsin Wetlands Association.

Visit the conference website for more information. A detailed conference schedule will be available by mid-December.

Please forward this announcement to anyone who might be interested. Thanks!

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Katie Beilfuss

Outreach Programs Director

Wisconsin Wetlands Association

222 S Hamilton St #1

Madison, WI 53703

608-250-9971

Fax 608-287-1179

www.wisconsinwetlands.org

No matter who you are or where you live, wetlands affect your life.

Mark your calendar: WWA's 15th Annual Wetland Conference will be held February 11-12 in Eau Claire, WI. See the conference website (wisconsinwetlands.org/2010conference.htm) for details.

#1780

From: "Boos, Thomas M - DNR" <thomas.boos@...>
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 3:22 pm
Subject: FW: [APWG] NEWS: Milfoil is foiled by herbicide on Minnetonka bays

tboosii

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-----Original Message-----
From: apwg-bounces@...
[mailto:apwg-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Olivia Kwong
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 8:36 AM
To: apwg@...
Subject: [APWG] NEWS: Milfoil is foiled by herbicide on Minnetonka bays

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/78155112.html

Milfoil is foiled by herbicide on Minnetonka bays As milfoil spread, so does
interest in using chemicals to control it on Lake Minnetonka.
By LAURIE BLAKE, Star Tribune
Last update: December 1, 2009 - 5:11 PM

Two years into a five-year test of herbicides to control Eurasian water milfoil
on Lake Minnetonka, results are so encouraging that more shoreline property
owners are asking for the chemical treatment in their bays.

See the link above for the full article text.

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#1779

From: "Schulte, Rick" <rick.schulte@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:48 pm
Subject: RE: Cannabis sativa germination and control

rsweedman

Offline

Product called Barricade. There are some generics out there for this product. Not sure if it the best on it, but it should work.

Rick Schulte

CPS

rick.schulte@...

608-770-4041 Cell

608-846-1115 Fax

608-846-1100 ext 0 for orders

From: IPAW@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IPAW@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Boos, Thomas M - DNR
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:54 PM
To: IPAW@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [IPAW] Cannabis sativa germination and control

Does anyone have experience with controlling marijuana? The situation is: plants were destroyed, but now the concern is the germination of seeds, so I was asked for a pre-emergent to prevent this from happening.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a pre-emergent herbicide, one that is not FSC-prohibited?

What do you think about the likelihood of germination in a small, young aspen stand. My thought is the aspen will grow so quickly as to prevent germination and if germination occurs, they will be shaded out.

Any thoughts?

P Thomas M. Boos II

Forestry Invasive Plant Coordinator

Office of Forest Sciences

Division of Forestry

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

(() phone: (608) 266-9276

(() fax: (608) 266-8576

(+) e-mail: thomas.boos@wi.gov

...and the man plays a beautiful whistle, but he wears a prickly thistle. Jack White

#1778

From: "Boos, Thomas M - DNR" <thomas.boos@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:54 pm
Subject: Cannabis sativa germination and control

tboosii

Offline

Does anyone have a recommendation for a pre-emergent herbicide, one that is not FSC-prohibited?

Any thoughts?

P Thomas M. Boos II

Forestry Invasive Plant Coordinator

Office of Forest Sciences

Division of Forestry

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

(() phone: (608) 266-9276

(() fax: (608) 266-8576

(+) e-mail: thomas.boos@...

...and the man plays a beautiful whistle, but he wears a prickly thistle. Jack White

#1777

From: "Katie Beilfuss" <katie.beilfuss@...>
Date: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:50 pm
Subject: Abstract Deadline Extended: WWA 2010 Wetland Science Conference

kgbeilfuss

Offline

www.wisconsinwetlands.org

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

Abstract Deadline EXTENDED: Monday, November 16, 2009

> Submission instructions and form

In 2010, Wisconsin Wetlands Association will convene members of the regional wetland community for our 15^th annual wetland science conference, Wetlands in Service, to discuss the latest in wetland science, management, restoration and protection issues. The program for this 2-day conference will have a special thematic focus on the ecological services provided by wetlands and will include a keynote address, topical oral sessions, a poster session, working groups, a banquet and wetland field trips. Following more than a decade-long tradition, we anticipate that this year’s conference will contribute to a growing regional collaboration for protecting and conserving Wisconsin’s wetlands.

The concept of “ecological services” is increasingly used in making the case for the preservation of natural systems in general and wetlands in particular. We are focusing on wetland services as this year’s theme to stimulate practitioners, regulators, and researchers to make presentations to help us all understand the state of our knowledge about ecological services provided by wetlands in our region. The concept of ecological services is defined in a number of ways, but we define it as any beneficial contribution to an ecosystem, including human health and welfare. This is a broad theme and we expect that most people interested in and working on wetlands will be able to contribute.

Wisconsin Wetlands Association invites you to submit an abstract for presentation at our 15^th Annual Conference. We seek proposals for oral presentations or posters on wetlands research, restoration and management projects. We welcome presentations on work done in all wetland community types and from around the Midwest region, as long as the content of the presentation applies to wetlands of Wisconsin. We especially encourage submissions on these topics related to the theme, Wetlands in Service:

Floral Diversity: Wetlands as habitat for plants, food and shelter provided by plants.
Wildlife & Fisheries Habitat: Wetlands as exclusive or essential habitat for animals (including mammals, birds, invertebrates, fish, reptiles, and amphibians), threats to biodiversity from invasive species.
Flood & Stormwater Attenuation: Flood protection and mitigation, stormwater retention and management, regional effects of wetlands on evapotranspiration, reduction of flood damage.
Water Quality Protection: Wetlands as “filters” and as sinks, regulators, and cyclers of nutrients, sedimentation.
Shoreline Protection: Wetlands and their relation to lakes, streams and rivers.
Groundwater Connections: Wetland-related impacts on groundwater recharge and discharge, groundwater level changes as they affect wetlands.
Recreation and education: Economic and social impacts of recreation-based tourism, formal and informal educational programming interpreting wetlands.

We also recognize that, to maximize wetland benefits and balance them with other resource demands, we need intelligent and scientifically-based management. Therefore, we also seek presentations that cut across all of the eight areas identified above (or address other ecological services wetlands provide), including presentations on:

Balancing management impacts on services: When you manage for one service in particular, what are the impacts on other services (how do you measure these impacts, and how do you evaluate the costs and benefits of these choices)?
Location, location, location: Where do we need wetlands on the landscape in order to achieve human goals for particular ecological services?

The contribution of wetlands in atmospheric maintenance and climate regulation
Wetlands as an adaptive response to the anticipated increase in flooding events associated with global climate change

Maximizing the water quality benefits of wetlands: Regulation and policy for clean water
Maximizing the hydrologic benefits of wetlands: Regulation and policy for water storage and discharge
Keeping what we have: Regulations on wetland fill and modification and protections against other threats
Improving and adding to what we have: Restoration and wetland creation

Watershed management: Including all landscape attributes within a watershed that influence wetlands

We also recognize that often wetland scientists must translate the science behind ecosystem services into terms that can be understood by decision makers and compel them to take action in order to achieve practical results that benefit wetlands and their nearby human communities. Therefore, we seek presentations or workshops that articulate:

Techniques and methods for quantifying ecosystem services provided by wetlands.
Methods/strategies for communicating about wetland ecosystem services to decision makers.
How and whether ecosystem services (beyond biodiversity) could be incorporated into mitigation performance standards.
Case studies that illustrate restoration and management of wetlands to improve ecological services.

How existing wetland protection regulations, policies, and planning tools/processes help maintain or restore wetland ecological services
Where regulatory environments that affect wetlands might overlap and/or conflict (e.g. floodplain, shoreland, and wetland regulations).

As evidenced by the long list of topics above, this year’s theme is broad and inclusive. Presentations that speak directly to the theme will have highest priority, but we will also consider presentations on general aspects of wetland ecology and management. We expect that the conference program will include presentations on a) research, management and restoration projects, b) all wetland community types, and c) a wide variety of ecosystem services provided by wetlands.

If you would like guidance on how to write your abstract such that the theme connection is clear, please contact us. If you feel that your work is timely and of interest to the wetland community, but are unsure about its relevance to our 2010 theme, please contact us to discuss options for inclusion of your work at our conference. All abstract-related inquiries should be directed to Katie Beilfuss (608-250-9971, programs@...).

Oral presentations will be organized into sessions with 20 minutes allotted to each speaker (15 minute presentation, 5 minutes questions). We will provide a forum for as many presentations as possible given our schedule and space constraints. However, considering the volume of abstract submissions in recent years, we cannot guarantee acceptance. We will have a limited amount of poster space (4’ x 6’ per poster) for authors who would prefer to share their work in this format or in cases where a poster is a more appropriate medium for the presentation.

Instructions for Submitting Abstracts for Oral Presentations or Posters

Download the Abstract Submission Form and Abstract Guidance.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is Monday, November 16, 2009. To have your wetlands work considered for inclusion in this conference, please complete an Abstract Submission Form with a title, short abstract (limit 250 words), and A/V requirements. Electronic copies of abstracts are required – submit your abstract by emailing it to programs@.... Presenters will be notified of acceptance by December 15, 2009.

Note: We ask that presenters register and pay registration fees in order to help cover conference costs. We encourage presenters to register by January 1, 2009 in order to receive the early bird registration rate. Presenters will receive a $15 registration discount (the equivalent of one lunch). Registration information will be available online at www.wisconsinwetlands.org/2010conference.htm.

For more information, contact Katie Beilfuss, Outreach Programs Director, at 608-250-9971 or programs@....

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Katie Beilfuss

Outreach Programs Director

Wisconsin Wetlands Association

222 S Hamilton St #1

Madison, WI 53703

608-250-9971

Fax 608-287-1179

No matter who you are or where you live, wetlands affect your life.

Mark your calendar: WWA's 15th Annual Wetland Conference will be held February 11-12 in Eau Claire, WI. Watch our website (www.wisconsinwetlands.org) for details.