Canoecopia - 2024 Presentations by Category

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Location
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Way
Madison, Wisconsin

Show Hours
Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM

Tickets
1-Day: $15.00
3-Day: $30.00
Ages 17 and under are FREE
Cash or check only for tickets purchased at the event

Parking Fees
1-Day: $8.00
Cash or credit, fees collected by Alliant Energy Center

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Conservation

Al & Marsha Fairfield

Sylvania, the evolution of an accessible wilderness area

Sylvania - main floor Sat 11:30am-12:15pm

Sylvania is an easily accessible wilderness area that has evolved dramatically over time. From virgin timber to the Sylvania Club, public purchase, wilderness designation, court rulings, COVID, and beyond. Discover its colorful history and learn how you can explore one of our favorite places while being good stewards to preserve it.

Vern Fish, Mary Blaisdell

Caribou and the Citizen Scientist

Caribou - upstairs Fri 5:30pm-6:15pm

There are less than 5,000 boreal caribou in Ontario. Wabakimi, the second largest provincial park, may have fewer than 500 caribou. To learn more about the location and behavior of caribou on the public land that surrounds the park, the Friends of Wabakimi are creating a plan to survey the caribou. We hope to be able to use volunteers to search islands, sand beaches, and peninsulas for signs of caribou calving (hoof prints, scat, and actual sightings). Join us and learn how community scientists ... Read More

Vic Foerster

Hidden in the Trees, An Isle Royale Sojourn

Algonquin - main floor Fri 5:30pm-6:15pm

Remote, insulated from man’s influence by the frigid waters of Lake Superior, and protected by the National Park Service, Isle Royale doubles as a wilderness escape for outdoor enthusiasts and as one of the foremost outdoor laboratories in the world for wildlife studies. As such, in 1984, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization designated Isle Royale a world biosphere reserve.

Award-winning Author / Arborist Vic Foerster will share with us his many years ... Read More

Erica LeMoine

Loons - Help Protect the Icon and Indicator of Healthy Lakes

Sylvania - main floor Fri 5:30pm-6:15pm

Many visitors and residents associate a great Northwoods experience with the haunting call of the common loon. The loon is an icon and a sentinel species - a living symbol of clean water, good fisheries, and an indicator of healthy aquatic ecosystems. For those of us lucky enough to live on a northern lake, the common loon family captivates our hearts as we watch them develop from chick to adult in 12 short weeks. Since 1978, LoonWatch has been protecting common loons and their aquatic habitats ... Read More

Jeff Rennicke

Paddling the Darkest Skies

Bear - upstairs Sat 9:30am-10:15am

It is as ancient as humans in the wilderness, looking up at the boundless infinity of the stars. But, it is also an endangered resource. The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore has some of the darkest skies in the upper Midwest. In this star-filled presentation, Jeff Rennicke, Executive Director of Friends of the Apostle Islands, shares stories of being on Lake Superior under the stars, beneath the northern lights, and the organization’s efforts to preserve the experience for others. From ... Read More

Ted Rulseh

Lake Science: The Coloring Book: What Makes a Lake Tick?

Caribou - upstairs Sun 2:30pm-3:15pm

Lakes are more than pleasant surfaces on which to paddle. They are living, breathing systems that support incredibly diverse and abundant life. Here, through pictures and simple, colorful illustrations, paddlers will share an intimate look below the surface, at the physical, chemical, and biological forces that drive complex lake ecosystems, the way lakes change through the seasons, the sun’s energy and the dynamics of the food web, and the niches in which fish and other lake creatures thrive. ... Read More