FRIENDS ONLY - Limnology paddle on Lake Joanis

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Program description:

Join UW-Stevens Point Extension Lakes outreach specialist Paul Skawinski at Lake Joanis to explore what goes on below the surface. Participants will enjoy a relaxing paddle on Lake Joanis while learning about the lake's water, sediment, and aquatic life. Paul will demonstrate a variety of lake sampling tools that are used to study lakes and monitor their conditions. 


Paul Skawinski is a Statewide Lakes Outreach Specialist on the UW-Stevens Point Extension Lakes team. He also teaches Aquatic Botany at UWSP and is the author of Aquatic Plants of the Upper Midwest: a photographic field guide to our underwater forests.


The program will meet at the accessible fishing pier on the south side of Lake Joanis. Parking is available on Maria Drive.

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 9:30 AM
2.5 hours
Schmeeckle Reserve, North Point Drive, Stevens Point, WI, USA
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