From: Steph Boismenue <sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us>
Date: March 13, 2017 at 3:38:37 PM CDT
Subject: Oneida Couny AIS News March 13, 2017
Date: March 13, 2017 at 3:38:37 PM CDT
Subject: Oneida Couny AIS News March 13, 2017
Good afternoon,
I hope you are staying warm during this cold snap. As we
wait for mother nature to stop teasing us, I have a few things to share that
may bring warm fuzzy thoughts of summer to mind.
Nominations for the
Invader Crusader Award is Now Open:
Do you know of a youth or adult who has made a significant
contribution to prevent, control or eradicate invasive species that harm
Wisconsin’s lands, waters, and wetlands? If so, please nominate them for a
2017 Invader Crusader Award. The Wisconsin Invasive Species Council
is accepting nominations for individuals, groups, or organizations for their
exemplary efforts at addressing issues surrounding terrestrial and aquatic
invasive species, including plants, pests, animals and disease-causing
organisms. The 2017 Invader Crusader Awards will be presented to both
volunteers and professionals. Please consider nominating adults and youth you
work with or from your community. The deadline for submitting Invader
Crusader nominations is Friday, March 17, 2017.
For more information, please visit the Wisconsin Invasive
Species Council’s website at http://invasivespecies.wi.gov/awareness-month/awards/
Inquiring Minds:
Are you curious about bait shop owner’s role in preventing
AIS or what AIS you should be on the lookout for during ice out? If so,
check out the latest articles on Live from the Lakes: A Wisconsin Lakes Blog
website http://lakes-l.blogs.govdelivery.com/
.
2017 Wisconsin Lakes
Partnership Convention in Stevens Point April 5-6-7:
Early bird registration ends Wednesday, March 15th
Reasons to sign up early:
Save some money,
Ensure that you can get into your preferred workshops on Wednesday
and Friday afternoon,
Get a t-shirt before your size runs out!
All the info about Convention is on the web at this link: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/UWEXLakes/Pages/programs/convention/default.aspx
The 2017 Convention is offering a unique off-site daylong
“workshop” on Wednesday April 5, hosted by the Thursday keynote speaker Wallace
J. Nichols, author of the book Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How
Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More
Connected, and Better at What You Do . He has arranged a set of national-level
presenters who will discuss the different ways we all interact with water in
each of our “Seven Ages” of water, from birth to death. This Blue Mind Summit
will take place at Sentry World in Stevens Point, and registration is separate
from our usual convention registration process. You can view the list of
speakers, find more on their backgrounds, and see registration details at this
link http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/UWEXLakes/Pages/programs/convention/2017/BlueMind7.aspx
All of our registration options are a la carte, so join us
for as little or as much as you are interested in. If you can’t attend, but
know of someone who should come to our gathering of lake lovers, please forward
this message along.
See you at the Lakes Convention.
Steph
Stephanie Boismenue
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
Oneida County Land &
Water Conservation Department
Oneida County Courthouse, 2nd
floor
PO Box 400
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone:
715-369-7835
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
sboismenue@co.oneida.wi.us
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