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5/17/2015  |   09:00 - 15:00   |  Offsite

Workshop
SRC Workshop/Excursion We're partnering with Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Milwaukee Kayak Company, and the Urban Ecology Center to provide a kayak paddling tour of the Milwaukee River and a workshop on human/environment interfaces explored from scientific and societal perspectives. Local experts will guide us through the river's unique combination of built and unbuilt environments, highlighting current issues such as fish passage, dam removal, and water quality. We'll put in just below the Estabrook Dam and paddle downstream to Riverside Park for a workshop and panel discussion at the Urban Ecology Center - a 20,000-sq.-ft. green building and community-based nature center. Here we'll eat lunch while we learn about successes, challenges, and opportunities for aquatic scientists working to make discoveries and find solutions where humans interact with the freshwater environment. After the workshop we'll get back on the water and continue down to finish at the Rock Bottom Brewery pier, just 3 blocks away from the conference venue. The event will last approximately 6 hrs (1 hr transport to the start, 2-3 hrs paddling, 2 hrs lunch/workshop). Kayaks, safety equipment, and safety training will be provided. Depending on seasonal water levels the location of this event may change. The trip is open to all participants, but priority will be given to students.