The Upper Midwest region is blessed with an amazing diversity of aquatic plants – over 150 species. Knowing what to look for is the key to distinguishing between the members of this important group of plants. In this workshop, participants will learn the biology and identification of native and exotic aquatic plants of the Upper Midwest region. The instructors will use a combination of laminated teaching specimens and fresh plants (as available) to teach participants how to identify common native species as well as many non-native species. No prior knowledge of aquatic plant identification is necessary.
Instructors:
Paul Skawinski, Extension Lakes Educator of the Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Network at UW-Stevens Point, Aquatic Botany instructor at UWSP and the author and photographer of "Aquatic Plants of the Upper Midwest: a photographic field guide to our underwater forests"
Michelle Nault, Lakes and Rivers Section Chief for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Donna Perleberg, Research Scientist and Aquatic Plant Ecologist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Courtney Schirmers, Aquatic Botanist with the Minnesota Biological Survey.
