Issues of the Yahara Lakes
Spring 2009

January 27 --Controlling Eutrophication in the Yahara Lakes: Challenges and Opportunities

• Richard Lathrop, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Presentation (PDF)

February 17 --Farming in the Yahara Watershed

• Pete Nowak, Nelson Institute; Presentation (PDF)
• Randy Wirtz, Strand Associates, Inc.; Presentation (PDF)
• Pat O'Brien, Dane County Farm Bureau (with a local farmer panel)

March 3: Controlling Urban Stormwater Pollution

• James Bachhuber, AECOM Water; Presentation (PDF)
• Gary Brown, Facilities Planning and Management, UW-Madison; Presentation (PDF)

March 24 -- Wetland Restoration: Can it Improve the Quality of the Yahara Lakes?

• Ken Potter, Civil Engineering and Nelson Institute, UW-Madison; Presentation (PDF)
• Brian Karczewski, Natural Resources Consulting, Inc.; Presentation

April 7 -- Organizing Effective Coordination and Decision-Making for Yahara Lakes

• Ken Genskow, Urban & Regional Planning, UW-Madison
• Susan Jones, Dane County Office of Lakes and Watersheds
• Jim Lorman, Yahara Lakes Legacy Partnership
• JOINT Presentation

April 21 -- Future Scenarios for the Yahara Lakes

• Stephen Carpenter, Center for Limnology, UW-Madison; Presentation