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Freshwater Education Informing Lake Groups and Educating Tomorrow's Young Scientists Are you looking for high-quality educational presentations about lakes for your group's annual meeting or the kids in your classroom? We offer dynamic, informative, and easily understood presentations on a wide range of topics related to lakes. We use interactive Google Earth maps, underwater video, and animated graphs to make our presentations unique, meaningful, and captivating. More importantly, we love to "talk shop" about lakes, and have a reputation for providing enthusiastic and well-organized programs. Contact us to discuss scheduling Freshwater Seminars for Lake Groups - Aquatic Plant Identification - learn about the native plants in your lake and how to spot invasives - Managing Invasive Aquatic Plants - learn about the latest strategies for controlling invasive plants - Backyard Environmentalism - learn what you can do at home to reduce your impact on local waters - P8 Modeling - learn how to use and review P8 models for stormwater management projects                      (Seminars offered through the Stormwater U education program – UMN Extension)   Freshwater in the Classroom - Limnology: The Science of Lakes - experience the chemistry, physics, and biology of lakes - Tiny Water Monsters - learn about collection, identification, and ecology of aquatic insects - Young Lake Scientists - hands-on experience analyzing, graphing, and evaluating real lake data  Recent Freshwater Education Programs and Volunteering Weaver Lake Elementary STEM Career Day (K-5th Grade, 2012) What is a Lake Scientist? (5th Grade, 2011) Judge for Student Bug Science Fair (5th & 6th Grade; 2009, 2010, 2011) Aquatic Insect Sampling, Identification, and Ecology (4th Grade; 2009, 2010) Izaak Walton League of America: Minnesota Chapter Backyard Environmentalism (2010) Weaver Lake Conservation Association Annual Meeting Speaker: Lake Monitoring & Management (recurring, 2003-2011) Fish Lake Area Residents Association Aquatic Plant Identification (2011) Annual Meeting Speaker: Water Quality, Stormwater Runoff, Aquatic Plant Management (2007, 2009) Rice County Coalition of Lake Associations Curlyleaf Pondweed Management in Minnesota (2006) Minnesota River Summit Backyard Environmentalism (2006)
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