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Water QualityThe Wisconsin Sea Grant program is dedicated to enhancing the quality of coastal waters of Lakes Michigan and Superior by developing local capacity to improve and protect water resources and educating Great Lakes basin residents, visitors and decision makers about the causes and consequences of water quality problems. Wisconsin Sea Grant provides science-based information about the sources, transport and fate of contaminants in the Great Lakes, the cause-and-effect relationships between watershed activities and water quality, and the impacts of coastal development on nearshore habitats. |
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Great Lakes Story Exhibit and Lecture Seriers
This fascinating and highly interactive exhibit is on display from September 29, 2007- January 6, 2008 at the Neville Public Muesum in Green Bay. Divided into six thematic areas, the "Great Lakes Story" demonstrates how the lakes were formed, how they have changed, and how science and technology are being used to understand and remediate environmental problems that theaten the health of the lakes.
In addition, Wisconsin Sea Grant helped organize a lecture series on topics related to the Great Lakes Story. The series ended November 15th.
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EPA provides video of SOLEC conference.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency Video Streaming Portal provides video of the State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference held November 1-3, 2006.
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4th Annual Great Lakes resotration Conference
September 10-12, 2008, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Conference presented by the Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference 2008 (SOLEC 2008)
October 22-23, 2008
Sheraton Fallsview, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Conference theme will be the Nearshore Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance Stormwater Conference 2007
March 13-14 2007, UW-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Conference Presentations Now Available-Click here for Presentations!
Your NR 216 Permit: A License to Innovate. An Opportunity to Do Things Efficiently, Effectively, Together: The FIRST Time
Wisconsin Harmful Algal Bloom Workshop
March 22, 2007, KI Convention Center and Regency Suites, 333 Main Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Workshop Presentations Now Available - Click here for Presentations!
This day-long workshop brought together Great Lakes scientists, Wisconsin drinking water operators, public health officials, beach managers, wastewater operators, tribes, agriculturalists, and other Wisconsin residents interested in harmful algal blooms. The purpose of the workshop was to assess existing knowledge of harmful algal blooms, examine potential impacts on human health and identify methods in which algal blooms are monitored and reported to the public.
View the Water Quality Calendar of Events to see a list of upcoming events, meetings and workshops.
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Vicky Harris
harrisv@uwgb.edu
location:
UW-Green Bay
MAC 212 - UW
Green Bay, WI 54311
phone:
(920) 465-2795
fax:
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Vicky has been with the UW Sea Grant program since 1999. From her office on the UW-Green Bay campus, she serves the area around Green Bay, Lake Michigan, including Brown, Oconto, Marinette and Door counties. Vicky’s initiatives focus on contaminated sediment remediation of the Fox River and Green Bay, sustainable community development, nonpoint-source pollution prevention in the Fox-Wolf and Green Bay watersheds, coastal habitat protection and restoration, and ecosystem responses to water quality improvements. She holds a B.S. in Ecosystems Analysis and a M.S. in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. |
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