GLIN==> News from the Aquatic Sciences Center- Spring 2006

["Kathleen Schmitt" <kmschmitt@aqua.wisc.edu>]

The Spring 2006 issue of the Aquatic Sciences Chronicle is now online:

www.aqua.wisc.edu/chronicle

The online Chronicle delivers the latest news from the Aquatic Sciences Center, the administrative home of the Sea Grant and Water Resources institutes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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CONTENTS

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2006 Great Lakes Rip Current Conference

The annual Great Lakes Rip Current Conference will be held this year on June 6 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, at the Inn on Maritime Bay.

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Sedges under Siege

Hybrid cattails run amok in Lake Michigan wetlands.

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Flower Power

Rain gardens found to be highly effective way to funnel rainwater into the ground.

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Sheltering Boats—and Birds, Fish and Frogs 

 

Marina features wetlands, natural beaches, rock reefs and ideal fish spawning grounds.

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Education News: Resurrecting Lost Islands

UW-Madison students are lending a hand in restoring a chain of small islands in southern Green Bay.

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Wisconsin's Water Library for Kids

Our newest Web site features award-winning books for kids.

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Know Your Water Lab: Aquatic Research Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

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Program News: Federal Review of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program

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