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The CFISEM Project has collaborated with the Sawyer County Lakes Forum,
and the LCO Conservation Department on a massive, invasive species education based, outreach
campaign for all
of LCO and Sawyer County. The outreach will be aimed at resort/hotel
owners, bait dealers, boat dealers, fishing guides, and lake
associations within Sawyer County. The goal was to provide them
with educational materials to enhance their understanding of invasive
species and how invasive species affect their lively-hood/economic
stability, in hopes that
they will pass the materials and education on to their customers.
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Fishing Guides & Bait Dealers: Invasive Species
Luncheon
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Invasive Species Luncheon at Famous Daves for the Fishing Guides
and Bait Dealers of Sawyer County. They enjoyed a free
Famous Daves BBQ Pork Sandwich w/slaw and beans (courtesy of the
SCLF), while listening to a variety of speakers. Bruce
Meyers, Chairperson of SCLF, was Master of Ceremonies.
Speakers included; Milt Diekman, a local fishing guide, Kristy
Maki, LCO Conservation Department Plant Ecologist, and Erik Olson,
LCO Ojibwe Community College Extension Water Quality Educator.
Besides Kristy's excellent presentation on invasive species, we
also handed out packets of Invasive Species information. We
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Erik handing out educational packets.
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Famous Daves BBQ Pork Sandwiches
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Kristy speaking on the invasive species in our
area.
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Bruce asking for bait dealers and fishing guides
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Hayward Lakes Visitors & Convention Bureau Annual
Meeting
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The SCLF also spoke at the Hayward Lakes Visitors & Convention
Bureau Annual Meeting on Invasive Species. Bruce Meyers,
Dale Anderson (Nelson Lake Association), and Erik Olson were there
to hand out educational packets and a poster to be put in all of
the rental rooms at the resorts and hotels. Erik Olson spoke
briefly on the Chippewa Flowage Invasive Species Education &
Management Project. We had positive feedback, in that we
handed out around 500+ poster to the members.
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Bruce speaking on invasive species education.
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Cheryl Treland opening the meeting.
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The campaign also sent out over 400 AIS educational
packets to fishing guides, bait dealers, boat dealers, resort/hotel
owners, and lakes associations who could not attend the meetings.
Some of the educational materials of the Sawyer County Lakes Forum
Invasive Species Project
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Fliers
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Don't Dump
Bait Stickers
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Packets
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Key Chains
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Stop
Aquatic Hitchhikers Stickers
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Plant ID Cards
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Water Quality Home Page
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Extension Home Page |
