The Freshwater Collaborative will be presenting an update on several of their ongoing projects throughout Wisconsin on Friday, November 1, 2024, from 9:00 am to 10: 30 am at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235.
The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin is a partnership of the state’s 13 public universities with the goal of training the next generation of professionals to solve our state’s water challenges. The event is free of charge. More information is attached to this email.
The Freshwater Collaborative will coordinate speakers from eight Freshwater Collaborative-funded projects to discuss their statewide research and programming.
Agenda
- Overview of Freshwater Collaborative, Marissa Jablonski, Executive Director
- Lead / Clean Drinking Water, Greg Kleinheinz, Professor & Director of ERIC lab, UW Oshkosh, and Cathy Wunderlich, Project Manager/Principal Technologist – Water & Wastewater, Jacobs Engineering
- Dam Removal and Restoration, Jill Coleman-Wasik, Professor, UW-River Falls
- Wild Rice and Watershed Restoration, Emily Tyner, Director of Freshwater Strategy, UW-Green Bay
- Ag Water Management: Phosphorus and Nitrates , Michael Holly, Associate Professor, UW-Green Bay
- PFAS Research, Joseph Mondloch, Associate Professor, UW-Stevens Point
- Micro-plastics in Wisconsin’s Waters, Laodong, Guo, Professor, UW-Milwaukee
- Aquaculture Workforce Development, Sharon Moen, Food-Fish Outreach Coordinator, Wisconsin Sea Grant
- Developing Tools for Precision Agriculture, Keith Wojciechowski, Professor, UW-Stout, and Charles Wachsmuth, Vice President, Chippewa Valley Bean