From the November/December 1999 issue

Exotics Invade Children's Imaginations

School children find sea lamprey and other exotic species of the Great Lakes fascinating, according to Vicky Harris, UW Sea Grant's Water Quality Specialist.

Harris presented "How to Be a Clean Bay Backer" to about 900 students on Nov. 17 as part of a "Day of Discovery" at the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay. The students were mostly grade school and middle school students, but included several groups of high school students.

"Every single group of kids asked the same question," Harris said. "They all wanted to know if sea lamprey attack people."

Harris presented an overview of the Great Lakes basin to the students, showed them pickled lamprey and white perch, and let them watch zooplankton under microscopes.

More than a dozen UW-Madison faculty and staff gave presentations as part of a week of UW-Madison activities in Green Bay. The event was part of a statewide series of visits called "On the Road" celebrating UW-Madison's 150th anniversary.

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