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Berry Lake - First Annual Ice-Out
April 14, 2007
Northern Grace Youth Camp, 14390 County Road V V, Gillett, WI
Three events, held at different times during the day, are geared to appeal to different ages and interests. The morning events will be informative presentations, afternoon events will be volunteer training, and the evening event will be a fun frog hike. It's all free (donation requested for noon lunch) and open to the public.
| Time | Session |
| 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Donuts, Coffee and Juice |
| 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM |
Introductions Brian Ewart, Coordinator |
| 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM |
EPA National Lakes Survey, DNR Plant Survey & Grant Programs Brian Ewart, Coordinator & Jim Reyburn, DNR Lakes |
| 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM |
Introduction to Lake Ecology Jim Reyburn, DNR Lakes & Living with Aquatic Invasive Species Bob Tomashek & Fran West, Cloverleaf Lakes |
| 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM |
Break |
| 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM |
Fisheries Presentation Lee Meyers, DNR Fisheries DNR demonstration of how they catch, measure, weigh and age fish. |
11:15 AM - 12:00 Noon |
Citizen-Based Lake Monitoring & EPA Test Demonstrations Christina Hodge, DNR |
| 12:00 Noon |
“Ice-Out Cookout” Lunch (by donation) Water Quality Monitoring (Secchi Disk)--An opportunity to go out in a boat to try your hand at water monitoring. & Fish Study (Fyke Net) Demonstration |
Afternoon Workshops |
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| 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM | Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Secchi Disk & Chemistry Christina Hodge, DNR Training & Certification for those who would like to learn how to contribute water quality data to the State's data base |
| 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM | Wisconsin Nature Mapping On-Line Internet Training & Certification Sara Schmidt will teach participants how to add birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals they see to the data base of the online Wisconsin Nature Mapping Program. |
Evening Program |
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| 7:30 – 9:30 PM | Frog Hike Randy Korb, Environmental Educator Randy will talk about Wisconsin's 12 species of frogs and toads. Participants will get to know each frog by sight and sound. Children will have a chance to feed and hold the frogs. Randy will then lead the group out into the night to listen to the breeding calls of wood frogs, peepers, and others. Bring flashlights and old shoes or boots as feet might get wet. |