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Lakes and Rivers Conference Workshops

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Thursday April 28	Track 1 Aquatic Invasive Species	Track 2 Understanding and Influencing Water Policy	Track 3 Best Practices and Projects for Clean Water	Track 4 Water Quality Challenges	Track 5 Citizen Success Stories
1/2 Day Workshops A 9:00 - 11:30	1A Building an AIS Monitoring Program	2A Building Healthy Lake and River Groups	3A Understanding your Watershed and Choosing Projects	4A We've Got Water Quality Data - Now What? Choosing Effective Citizen-led Projects Based on Water Quality Data
Break-out Sessions B 1:00 - 2:00	1B AIS on the Horizon	2B Working With and Influencing Local Governments to Get What We Want	3B How to Find Grants to Fund Citizen Projects	4B Lawn Maintenance for Water Protection	5B Citizen-led Projects to Combat AIS
Break-out Sessions C 2:15 - 3:15	1C Ecology and Ipacts of Aquatic Invasive Species	2C Enhancing Shoreland Conservation: State Shoreland Rules and Local Ordinances	3C Alternatives to RipRap for Shoreline Erosion Control	4C Toxic Blue-Green Algae: What We Know and What You Need to Know	5C Working with Shoreland Owners and Local Farmers for Better Water Quality: The Stocking Lake Story
Break-out Sessions D 4:00 - 5:00	1D Fishing Pros Partner with SeaGrant to Combat AIS Working with Anglers on AIS	2D Minnesota’s Water Resource Management: Who Does What?	3D Understanding Shoreland Owner Attitudes: How to Get Your Neighbors to Help the Lake	4D Building and Keeping Healthy Fish Populations	5D Filing A Lawsuit When Shoreland Laws Are Broken
Dinner and a Documentary 6:30 - 8:30 pm Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story


Friday April 29	Track 1 Aquatic Invasive Species	Track 2 Understanding and Influencing Water Policy	Track 3 Best Practices and Projects for Clean Water	Track 4 Water Quality Challenges	Track 5 Citizen Success Stories
Morning Plenary Session 8:30 - 10:00 Paul Aasen, Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Break-out Sessions E 10:30 -11:30	1E Best Practices for AIS Plant Management Management of Invasive Aquatic Plants: What Can We Do About Them?	2E The Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment: Where is the money going?	3E Buffers and Beyond: A Lakescaping Tool for Lake Associations	4E Water Quality and Farming: A View from the Tractor Seat	5E How MN Star Lake Associations have addressed water quality challenges
Luncheon Plenary Session 11:30 - 1:00 Tom Landwehr, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Break-out Sessions F 1:00 - 2:00	1F Zebra Mussels: Poster Child of Biological Invasions	2F How is Water Policy Made in Minnesota?		4F Sulfide/Copper-Nickel Mining: A Serious New Threat to Minnesota's Waters	5F Citizen Efforts to Prevent and Monitor for AIS in Wisconsin
Break-out Sessions G 2:15 - 3:15	1G MNDNR AIS Initiatives & Future Directions MN Waters AIS Update	2G Lobbying 101: How to Work With the Legislature to Accomplish Your Goals	3G Using Alum to Reduce Phosphorus in Lakes and Ponds	4G Septic Systems: Cost Effective Options That Assure Water Protection	5G Successful Programs to Promote Good Lakescaping
Break-out Sessions H 3:30 - 4:30	1H Lake Vegetation Management Plans: Perspectives from the Front Lines	2H Re-designing Local Water Management in Minnesota: A local Government Roundtable	3H Community Clean-ups for Water Quality	4H Working with Farmers to Protect Water Quality