The Current Webinar 5 – Aquatic Invasive Species: Impacts and Resources – October 15 · 2 pm CT

The fifth webinar in The Current speed networking series explores the complex world of aquatic invasives via 10-minute topic presentations and a 20-minute QA/networking segment. The webinar is free of charge and open to Extension professionals across the region. Please use the form below to register prior to the session.

Presenters and topics include:

• Peter W. Sorensen, Professor Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota – Carp Control and the Judas Fish Technique
• Ashley Baldridge, Research Benthic Ecologist, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Ann Arbor – Relative Impacts of Climate Change and Dreissenid Mussels on Lake Michigan Zooplankton
• Patrice M. Charlebois, Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant & Illinois Natural History Survey, Chicago Botanic Garden – Using Science and Outreach to Prevent Invasions from the Organisms in Trade Pathway
• Doug Jensen, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Coordinator, University of Minnesota Sea Grant – Help Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! in Your Neck of the Woods

Access Instructions

To join conference, please click on the link below. The webinar will be accessible 30 minutes prior to event start time.
Blackboard Collaborate Participant Link

Testing Blackboard Collaborate
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Blackboard Collaborate – First Time Users

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