Thanks to all who attended our 2013 Wetlands Conference, Great Wetlands, Healthy Watersheds! Nearly 300 people attended the conference to learn about the latest in wetland science, management, restoration, and related policy matters. We hope to see you at our next conference, February 18-20, 2014, in La Crosse!

CONFERENCE PHOTOS

Thanks to photographer Monika Blazs for contributing her skills to this year's conference. Additional thanks to Mary Kay Baum, whose image is also used below.

Carl Sinderbrand, WWA Board Chair	Katie Beilfuss with Mike McDavit, USEPA
Patrick Robinson, Tracy Hames, Carl Sinderbrand, Matt Moroney, Katie Beilfuss	Tara Davenport presenting
Alice Thompson presenting	Screening of the Aldo Leopold film Green Fire
Thanks to Friends of Broughton Sheboygan Marsh for helping to sponsor Green Fire!	Tom Bernthal and banquet presenter Rich Beilfuss (ICF)

2013 CONFERENCE PURPOSE & THEME

Wetlands are an important tool for solving problems. From improving water quality to absorbing and storing flood waters, from providing space for recreation to improving quality of life, wetlands can be a solution to many community challenges.

Nowhere is that more evident than in working to improve watershed health. Watersheds are garnering more attention as a unit for planning and action as it becomes increasingly clear that sustainable solutions to many local problems require larger scale action. Many water-related community challenges cannot be solved within the community, but instead require creative collaboration within and between communities: networks of community partnerships that reflect the interconnectedness of the water resources on which the communities depend. Wetland gains, losses, and management in the upper reaches of a watershed can positively or negatively impact the watershed ecosystem and community health. Great wetlands can help make healthy watersheds.

In 2013, Wisconsin Wetlands Association will convene members of the regional wetland community for our 18th annual conference to discuss the latest in wetland science, management, restoration, and protection issues around the conference theme, Great Wetlands, Healthy Watersheds. This 2-day conference will include a keynote address, organized symposia, topical oral sessions, a poster session, working groups, a banquet, and wetland field trips. Following more than a decade-long tradition, we anticipate that this year’s conference will contribute to a growing regional collaboration for protecting and conserving Wisconsin’s wetlands.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
WWA invites wetland experts and enthusiasts from around the Midwest region and beyond to join us for our 2013 conference. Our audience typically includes:

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