Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
Chicago, Illinois
cosponsored by:
Chicago Botanic Garden
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Headquarters Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
• Region 5 - Water Division
North American Lake Management Society
in cooperation with:
Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Bass
Anglers Sportsman Society
American Fisheries Society
(Fisheries Administration
and Fisheries Management Sections)
Each year for over two decades, State lake program managers have gathered in Chicago to discuss successes, evaluate obstacles, and explore new approaches for improving the States’ lake management programs. Our April 29-May 2, 2008 program focused on the importance of fisheries in developing comprehensive lake management strategies. Over 150 lake water quality and fisheries specialists examined approaches for enhancing fisheries interactions with other lake management objectives such as water quality, recreation, and overall ecosystem health. Leaders from statewide lake associations also attended, and received training and guidance on nonprofit organization management while learning from the experiences of their sister associations from across the country. Luncheon programs and a special visit to the Shedd Aquarium gave attendees insights into global climate change impacts to lakes, reservoir management amidst epic droughts, and the psychology of fishing and mental health. The concluding session on Friday morning, led by Jim Martin, explored opportunities for more collaborations between lake water quality and fisheries managers.
The conference agenda is presented below. Presentations titles that are underlined can have their PowerPoint files viewed as an Ad0be Acrobat .pdf by clicking on the title of the presentation. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader
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The 22nd Annual National Conference will focus on lake shoreline ecology and management; it will be held on April 14-19, 2009 in downtown Chicago (again at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza). For more information about that conference, contact Bob Kirschner at the Chicago Botanic Garden:
bkirschn@chicagobotanic.org
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop:
Key EPA Internet
Tools for Watershed Management
9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop:
WHAT
MAKES LAKES
TICK:
IT’S NOT AS SIMPLE AS IT SEEMS
1:00-4:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop:
Water words that work
Wednesday, April 30
8:30-11:45 a.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop:
The Human Side
of
Lake
Management:
Using Social Indicators to Understand
Lake Audiences
and Develop Effective Management Interventions
1:00-1:30 p.m.
Welcomes and
Opening Remarks
Craig E. Hooks;
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans &
Watersheds, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.
Richard A. Osgood;
President, North American
Lake
Management
Society,
Madison, Wis.
1:30-1:45 p.m.
Learning from
Lakes: A to Z
Robert M. Korth; University of Wisconsin Extension
Lake Management Partnership, Stevens
Point, Wis.
1:45-2:30 p.m.
Keynote Address
Building Partnerships for
Quality Lakes
Christopher M. Horton;
Conservation Director, Bass Anglers
Sportsman Society (BASS), Lake Buena Vista,
Fla.
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Managing for
Multiple
Lake Uses:
Issues and Opportunities
Considering Fish Community Needs in
Lake Quality
Projects
Kenneth J. Wagner; ENSR,
Willington, Conn.
The National Fish Habitat Action Plan: An Overview and
Assessment of the State of
Aquatic
Habitat
Gary E. Whelan; Michigan Department of Natural Resources,
Lansing, Mich.
Managing Instream Flows and
Lake Water Levels
for Fish and Wildlife: Does Mother Nature Know Best?
Christopher C. Estes; Alaska Department of Fish and Game,
Anchorage, Alaska
7:00-8:30 p.m.
NALMS Affiliates
Meeting
Thursday, May 1
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Watershed Implications
for Fisheries and Water Quality
Landscape-Scale Management for Lakes: Connecting
Lake Landscapes
to Water Chemistry and Fishes
Mary T. Bremigan;
Michigan
State
University
,
East Lansing, Mich.
Do Fish Communities Describe
Lake Condition?
Paul J. Garrison; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,
Madison, Wis.
Development
and Application of Fish-Based Indices of Biotic Integrity
Melissa T. Drake; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
St. Paul, Minn.
10:30 a.m.-noon
Aquatic Plant
Management for Fisheries and Water Quality
Invasive and Protected Species Interactions: Perspectives From Various
Agencies
Donald W. Doggett; Lee County Hyacinth Control District,
Ft. Myers, Fla.
A Fish’s Perspective on Aquatic Plant Control:
Do Changes in Vegetated Habitat Impact the Fishery?
Eric D. Dibble;
Mississippi State University, Mississippi
State, Miss.
Balancing Control and Protection – The States’
Approaches to Managing Aquatic Plants in the Milieu of Invasive Species
Richard A. Osgood; Osgood Consulting,
Shorewood, Minn.
noon-1:45 p.m.
Luncheon &
ADDRESS
Lake Ice
and Why It's Important in a Warming World
John J. Magnuson; Director Emeritus of the
Center for Limnology
and Professor Emeritus of Zoology,
University
of
Wisconsin
,
Madison, Wis.
1:45-3:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session A:
Management of Aquatic Animals for Fisheries and
Water Quality
Fish Introduction Impacts on Fisheries and
Water Quality
Gordon A. Mueller;
U.S.
Geological Survey,
Denver, Colo.
Effects of Fish Biomanipulation on
Lake Ecology
and Water Quality
Matthew J. Catalano;
Univ.
of
Florida
,
Gainesville, Fla.
Enhanced Biomanipulation Techniques for
Lake Management
Steven R. McComas; Blue Water Science,
St. Paul, Minn.
1:45-3:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session B:
ORGANIZATIONS ONLINE - EASIER THAN EVER
Eric Eckl; Water Words That Work,
Falls Church, Va.
3:45-4:45 p.m.
All about fishing
tournaments: hook, line and sinker
Session
Facilitator:
Kenneth J. Wagner; ENSR,
Willington, Conn.
Session Presenters/Panelists:
Gene Gilliland; Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation,
Norman, Okla.
Paul R. Oakes; Sportswriter and Author,
Hamilton, Ind.
Harold L. Schramm;
U.S. Geological Survey, Mississippi
State, Miss.
5:45-10:00 p.m.
JOHN G. SHEDD AQUARIUM
Reception, Dinner, and Special Presentation
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Sex, Hope and the Psychology
of Fishing
Dr. Paul Quinnett; Founder and CEO, QPR Institute,
Spokane, Wash.
Friday, May 2
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Enhancing Public
APPRECIATION of Lakes and Fisheries
Fishing for Success: Attracting the Next Generation of
Lake Supporters
Daniel E. Canfield Jr.
(presented by Mark V. Hoyer);University
of
Florida
,
Gainesville, Fla.
Discover, Share, Protect – Enhancing the
Public's Boating and Fishing Experiences
Frank Peterson Jr.; Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation,
Alexandria, Va.
Minnesota's Approach to Nutrient Criteria Development: Emphasis on Fisheries and Ecology
C. Bruce Wilson; Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,
St. Paul, Minn.
10:30 a.m.-noon
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAKE
WATER QUALITY AND FISHERIES PARTNERSHIPS
Status of the National
Lake Survey
and Preliminary Results
Ellen Tarquinio;
U.S.
Environmental
Protection Agency, Washington
, D.C.
Lake Protection
and Improvement – The
Basis for Realignment of State Policy
Richard A. Leopold; Iowa Department of Natural Resources,
Des Moines, Iowa
Audience Interaction: Action Steps to Promote
Better Interaction Between Fish and Water Quality Programs
James T. Martin; Pure Fishing,
Mulino, Ore.
noon-1:30 p.m.
Luncheon &
ADDRESS
Reservoir Management Amidst Epic Droughts
in the Southeast: Balancing Competing Needs and Limited Resources
Douglas C. Otto Jr.; Chief Hydrologist,
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District,
Mobile
,
Ala.
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
NORTH AMERICAN LAKE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY
Mid - Term Board of Directors Meeting
Saturday, May 3
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
NORTH AMERICAN LAKE
MANAGEMENT SOCIETY
Board Development Retreat