Wednesday, August 9th Field Tour
5 p.m. – Field Day at Boettcher Family Farm. 1200 215TH Ave Spirit Lake, IA, 51360-7443
RSVP is needed with dinner provided. RSVP to Mary Skopec at Mary-Skopec@uiowa.edu
Free to all
Thursday, August 10th Big Spirit Field Tour
8 a.m. – Meet at MiniWakan State Park for Registration
8:45 a.m. – Load bus and depart (due to congestion, personal cars are strongly discouraged).
9 a.m. – Loon Lake Park – Discussion of Minnesota Practices
10:30 a.m. – Wallace and Bowers/Howard K Vincent WPA
Noon — Lunch at MiniWakan Shelter
1 p.m. – Anglers Bay
2:30 p.m. – Hogsback/Shallow Lake Management/Upland/Marble/Hottes
4:30 p.m. – Return to MiniWakan State Park
5 p.m. – West O Reception
Friday, August 11th Big Spirit Field Tour
8 a.m. – Meet at MiniWakan State Park
8:15 a.m. — Load bus and depart (due to congestion, personal cars are strongly discouraged)
8:30 a.m. – Field Tour – Hoien/Drinking Water Challenges/Orleans Hatchery
10:30 a.m. – History of Conservation and Water Quality in the Iowa Great Lakes – Presentation by Mike Hawkins
12 p.m. – Keynote Speaker – John Smeltzer Spirit Lake Protective Association
Afternoon Field Tour – Kayak/Pick your adventure
Two activities are free: the Wednesday night part and the Friday afternoon field tour.
August 12th Blue Water Festival