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February 2-3, 2006,
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Detailed Program Now
Available at: www.wiscwetlands.org/2006program.htm
“Early Bird”
Registration Deadline: December 20, 2005 Registration form,
tentative program and other details available online at: www.wiscwetlands.org/2006forum.htm
**The
Nature Conservancy and Society of Wetland Scientists have made generous
contributions to support student scholarships.
Email programs@wiscwetlands.org for more
information and a scholarship application. Join Wisconsin Wetlands Association and many other members of the
wetland community for the 11th Annual Wetland Science Forum, a 2-day
conference convening wetland researchers, consultants, agency staff, students,
conservationists and other wetland enthusiasts from around Wisconsin and the
Great Lakes Region. Plenary
Session: Feb. 2, 9 am – 12 noon Theme
Overview Don Reed, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning
Commission, and Jim Meeker, Keynote
Address: Using Remote Sensing and GIS to
Proactively Invigorate Wetlands Regulation Enforcement and Compliance Charles Costello, Section Chief of the Wetlands
Mapping Program of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection,
will give an overview of the MA Wetland
Change Detection Project, which uses aerial image analysis to detect
illegal wetland fills and enforce wetland protection regulations. Charles
will discuss how this technology can be adapted for wetland enforcement efforts
in other states. Banquet
Dinner & Presentation: In Search of the
Ivory-billed Woodpecker: Feb. 2, 6 pm – 9:30 pm Jim Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of the * This ticketed event is open both to conference
participants ($30) and the general public ($35). Purchase a banquet ticket with
your conference registration or by calling WWA at 608-250-9971. Field
Trips: Co-Hosted with Invasive Plants Association of ·
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Pheasant
Branch Conservancy: A Case Study of Wetland
Threats. With Friends of Pheasant Branch. Leaders:
Tom Bernthal and Pat Trochlell ·
Mitigation and Restoration: A Tale of Two Cherokee Marsh Projects. Leaders: Perry Rossa, Cathy Bleser, Quentin
Carpenter, and Russ Hefty Wisconsin Wetlands Association
encourages you to also attend Invasive
Plants of Wisconsin's Wetlands: Identification and Management,
which follows our conference on Saturday, February 4. This conference of the Invasive Plants Association of
Wisconsin will feature practical information for wetland managers who are combating
invasive plants. In addition to species-specific presentations emphasizing
identification and control, IPAW conference participants may also attend an
herbicide training workshop, learn about Cooperative Weed Management Areas,
join field trips, and visit multiple displays and vendors. Invasive Plants of Wisconsin's
Wetlands: Identification and Management, Invasive Plants
Association of Laura England Outreach Programs Director phone: 608-250-9971 fax: 608-287-1179 Stay up to date on wetland issues,
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