2006 Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference

The 2006 conference was held in Cable, Wisconsin on June 29th and 30th.

Session topics included:

• Steps lakefront property owners can take to protect our lakes
• How lake groups and individuals can work with local government and land trusts to better protect our lakes
• Updates on lake related policy developments
• Learn about the fish and wildlife that live in and around our lakes, and lake issues that affect them and our enjoyment of our lakes

Download complete conference agenda...

Download the Northwest Lakes Conference Program Guide...
(detailed schedule, session descriptions, meet our speakers)

June 29th, four special workshops were offered:

• Monitoring invasives beyond the boat landing and Clean Boats, Clean Waters watercraft inspection training
• Lake Association mechanics
• Why, What, When and How of Developing an Aquatic Plant Management Plan

Note: Resource Kits are available for both the Monitoring invasives and Clean Boats, Clean Waters training for an additional fee.

Detailed descriptions of Thursday's workshops...

Featured Speaker

Dr. Richard Stedman will spoke about what a vanishing "Up North" really means. His talk summarized his research that uses a “sense of place” framework to understand human responses to social and environmental changes occurring around our lakes.The framework was developed in lake-rich northern Wisconsin, revealing strong attachment based on key meanings that are tied to levels of shoreline development. The combination of meanings and attachment may affect our willingness to protect our lakes from further change.