Join Itasca Waters and Minnesota Sea Grant in learning about the changing water quality in Itasca County lakes as part of the Itasca Water Wisdom online webinar series, co-sponsored by MNSG.
The northeast region of Minnesota, and Minnesota overall, are well-known for iconic, high-quality waters. Some people have reported seeing decreases in water quality and unwelcome changes in algae and plants in lakes.
This presentation explores these concerns and the data that help understand how lakes might be changing. An exploration of the factors that might lead to changes in our lakes is also discussed.
Speaker
- Jack Jones Ph.D., Minnesota Sea Grant Adjunct Extension Professor
- Jones is an internationally recognized and award-winning limnologist and ecologist who has worked on the major questions of eutrophication and nutrient pollution for over four decades. He was among the first to discover the phosphorus-chlorophyll relationship in lakes, which is now the backbone of lake management worldwide. In addition to working on and monitoring lakes across the Midwestern US, Jones has been instrumental in assisting communities in Nepal and elsewhere around the world in sustaining fisheries in lakes. He is a curator and professor emeritus at the University of Missouri, Columbia, and is an adjunct professor of extension at Minnesota Sea Grant at UMD. He was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Inland Waters. He is a summer resident of Deer Lake, a long-term member of the Deer Lake Association, and assisted Itasca Waters with the Itasca County lake monitoring program.
Date
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Time
Noon to 1:00 p.m. CT
Registration
Registration is required to attend this virtual event.
Event sponsors
Practical Water Wisdom: a Virtual Learning Series is presented by Itasca Waters with support from:
- Minnesota Sea Grant
- Itasca Soil and Water Conservation District
- Itasca Coalition of Lake Associations
- KAXE/KBXE
- Rapids Radio
- Grand Rapids Herald Review
Contact
John A. Downing, director, Minnesota Sea Grant.
Image description: Sunset over a Minnesotan lake. Image credit: Matthew Paulson/Flickr.