Celebrate Water: Water Summit

 

Celebrate Water Door County is proud to present our 2019 Water Summit.  A year of celebration and education will culminate with a three day summit June 4-6, 2019.  The Summit's Presenting Sponsors are Healthy Water Door County, a fund of the Door County Community Foundation, and the Enroth Fund of The Greater Milwaukee Foundation.

Our 2019 Water Summit will present a line-up of local, regional, and national speakers, all well-versed in various topics surrounding water. Our goal is to provide topics of interest and concern that enhance a new understanding of water and its necessity in our community.

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Summit Agenda

Tuesday, June 4th

7:00 pm: Plenary Session
Jill Heinerth: Into the Unknown, Door Community Auditorium
Free and Open to the Public

 

Wednesday, June 5th

7:45 am: Registration, Welcome & Continental Breakfast
Egg Harbor Room

 

8:30 am: Concurrent Sessions 1
Joel Brammeier: State of the Waters, State Room
David Groenfeldt: Water Ethics, Galley Room

 

9:15 am: Concurrent Sessions 2
Val Klump: State of the Waters, State Room
Mike Gilbertson: Changes to NR151- Silurian Bedrock Standards, Galley Room

 

10:00 am: Coffee Break
Egg Harbor Room

 

10:15 am: Concurrent Sessions 3
Amber Marie Beard: Sustainability for Hospitality and Tourism, State Room
Jamie Patton: Healthy Soil, Healthy Waters, Galley Room

 

11:00 am: Concurrent Sessions 4
Greg Kleinheinz: Water 101, State Room
Dennis Hickey: Fishing Industry in Door County, Galley Room

 

 

12:00 pm: Plenary Session & Lunch
Dan Egan: The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, Egg Harbor Room
with Joel Brammeier

 

1:30 pm: Concurrent Sessions 5
Don Niles: Water Quality on Our Peninsula: The Farmer's Role, State Room
Matt Winden: Water Economics, Galley Room

 

2:15 pm: Concurrent Sessions 6
Jill Heinerth: Swimming Inside the Veins of Mother Earth, State Room
Krista Lutzke: Aquatic Invasive Species in Door County, Galley Room

 

Thursday, June 6th

8:00 am: Plenary Session & Breakfast
Bret Bicoy: Working Together to Protect Our Water

 

10:00 am: Optional Field Trips
Dunes Lake Kayak Tour 

Shoreline Cruise Tour
Waseda Farms Wagon Tour

Pre-registered field trip attendees should meet at the trolleys prior to 10:00.

 

1:00 pm: Closing Reception
Networking and tour of Door County Brewing Co.

Transportation to and from the Landmark will be available free of charge
or you may drive yourself.