ais presentations
Clean Drain Dry Initiative is leading the fight against invasive species - Click picture to the right to view a Wildlife Forever video.
2019 (10/31`COLA Mtg) How Lakes Age: With or Without Zebra Mussels Over time, nutrients build up in our lakes causing changes to the lake bottom, aquatic plants, fish and water quality. Zebra mussels have not changed how fast nutrients accumulate in our lakes, but they have changed where nutrients are stored in the lake and how they are expressed.
2019 - April 12th Fishing Expo at Riverside:
- Chip Leer slides - Tactics for Pressured Walleyes
- Accompanying videos - Part 1 and Part 2
2018 AIS Summary Presentation by Nicholas Macklem - presented at HCCOLA meeting on 9/27/2018 - click here
Ecosystem / AIS Changes on Lake Winnibigoshish - presented at HCCOLA meeting on 5/31/18 by Doug Kingsley - click here
2017/09/28 - The status of MAISRC research on zebra mussel prevention and control -
Click here
Michael A. McCartney, Ph.D.,
Research Assistant Professor, MAISRC
View presentation from 09/28/2017 COLA meeting by on what lake associations can do to help prevent AIS invaders - click here
View presentation from 03/23/2017 COLA meeting by DNR's Nicole Kovar on what lake associations can do to help prevent AIS invaders - click here
"Help! We're Surrounded! A Park Rapids Community AIS Event" was held March 20 from 7 - 8:30 PM hosted by Riverside United Methodist Church, at 1005 Park Ave N, Park Rapids (Hwy 71 toward Itasca Park) Presentation can be accessed below:
Jeff Forester, from Minnesota Lakes & Rivers Advocates Click
Nicole Kovar, MN DNR Invasive Species Specialist on "New Challenges and Responses to AIS" Click
Bill DonCarlos, Hubbard County AIS Program Coordinator Click
Dan Kittilson, HC COLA Click
Video recordings and links to newspaper articles can be accessed here
View presentation from 10/27/2016 COLA meeting on DNR efforts to combat infestation of Starry Stonewart in Big Turtle Lake. Click on file below.
2019 - April 12th Fishing Expo at Riverside:
- Chip Leer slides - Tactics for Pressured Walleyes
- Accompanying videos - Part 1 and Part 2
2018 AIS Summary Presentation by Nicholas Macklem - presented at HCCOLA meeting on 9/27/2018 - click here
Ecosystem / AIS Changes on Lake Winnibigoshish - presented at HCCOLA meeting on 5/31/18 by Doug Kingsley - click here
2017/09/28 - The status of MAISRC research on zebra mussel prevention and control -
Click here
Michael A. McCartney, Ph.D.,
Research Assistant Professor, MAISRC
View presentation from 09/28/2017 COLA meeting by on what lake associations can do to help prevent AIS invaders - click here
View presentation from 03/23/2017 COLA meeting by DNR's Nicole Kovar on what lake associations can do to help prevent AIS invaders - click here
"Help! We're Surrounded! A Park Rapids Community AIS Event" was held March 20 from 7 - 8:30 PM hosted by Riverside United Methodist Church, at 1005 Park Ave N, Park Rapids (Hwy 71 toward Itasca Park) Presentation can be accessed below:
Jeff Forester, from Minnesota Lakes & Rivers Advocates Click
Nicole Kovar, MN DNR Invasive Species Specialist on "New Challenges and Responses to AIS" Click
Bill DonCarlos, Hubbard County AIS Program Coordinator Click
Dan Kittilson, HC COLA Click
Video recordings and links to newspaper articles can be accessed here
View presentation from 10/27/2016 COLA meeting on DNR efforts to combat infestation of Starry Stonewart in Big Turtle Lake. Click on file below.
| starry_stonewort_in_big_turtle_lake.pdf |
"Aquatic Invaders Summit: An Exploration of Collaboration, Innovation and Opportunity" Jan. 20-21, 2015 -- click here for a link to the presentations