Biocomplexity
Project Retreat
February 25-29,
2004
Trout Lake Station
Boulder Junction,
WI
Contact Liz Levitt: ealevitt@wisc.edu
Wednesday, February 25 – Departure From Madison (Center
for Limnology parking lot)
Ride sign-up at http://biocomplexity.limnology.wisc.edu/public.htm
3:00 pm -- First vehicle leaves from CFL (Vehicle 1, CFL #516)
5:00 pm – Third vehicle leaves from CFL (Vehicle 2, UW Fleet)
5:30 pm – Last vehicle leaves from CFL (Vehicle 3, CFL #667)
Please notify Liz if you will be using your own vehicle, and the approximate departure time, in case others need a ride.
Please contact Liz
to find out alternative driving arrangements—other vehicles are departing and
returning to Madison at various times on Tuesday – Sunday.
**Each vehicle is responsible for own dinner or food (Dinner will not be served at Trout)
Thursday,
February 26 – Biocomplexity Retreat in Main Lab of Trout Lake Station
7:00 am Breakfast (bagels, donuts, coffee, juice)
8:00 am Opening address, Introductions (Carpenter, Kratz)
Cross Lakes Comparison
8:20 am Anna Sugden-Newbery
Mara Finkelstein**
Pieter Johnson
**group
leader
9:40 am BREAK
10:00 am Group discussion
--focus questions—see attached handout
--Optional: people are encouraged to breakout into small groups to work on their topics of interest
12-12:30 Wrap up (optional)
12:00 pm Lunch (sandwiches
catered to Trout Lake Station)
Coarse Woody Habitat
1:00 pm Greg Sass
J.J.
Weis
Matt Helmus**
Adrienne
Tandberg
**group
leader
2:00 pm BREAK
2:15 pm Group discussion
--focus questions—see attached handout
--Optional: people are encouraged to breakout into small groups to work on their topics of interest
4:15-4:45 Wrap up (optional)
6:30 pm Meet in Juday for Pasta Dinner (Hein)
Friday, February
27 – Biocomplexity Retreat in Main Lab of Trout Lake Station
7:00 am Breakfast (bagels, donuts, coffee, juice)
Sparkling
Lake Manipulations
8:15 a.m. Brian Roth**, “Updates on Sparkling Lake predators, smelt, and crayfish densities”
Steve Gilbert, “Stocking and over-winter survival of Sparkling Lake walleye”
Katie Hein, “The Sparkling Lake rusty crayfish removal, part 21/2 ”
**group leader
9:40 am BREAK
10:00 am Group discussion
--focus questions—see attached handout
--Optional: people are encouraged to breakout into small groups to work on their topics of interest
12-12:30 Wrap up (optional)
12:00 pm Lunch (sandwiches
catered to Trout Lake Station)
Environmental Economics
1:00 pm Alex MacPherson**
Bill Provencher, Buz Brock, Steve Carpenter??
**group leader
2:00 pm BREAK
2:15 pm Group discussion
--focus questions—see attached handout
--Optional: people are encouraged to breakout into small groups to work on their topics of interest
4:15-4:45 Wrap up (optional)
6:30 ?? Fish Fry
Saturday,
February 28 – Biocomplexity Retreat in Main Lab of Trout Lake Station
7:00 am Breakfast (bagels, donuts, coffee, juice)
8:30-9:30 Brainstorm papers and self-organize into small working groups (Anna)
·
What has been printed/ submitted already?
·
What scientific papers are planned for next year?
9:30-12:30 Working groups
This is an opportunity to continue with papers or ideas that were previously discussed or to get started on new ideas from the prior 2 days.
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Logistics [Michele?]
·
What permits are needed to accomplish these field plans?
·
What are the staffing needs for the summer field season?
2:30-3 Website update and annual report (Liz)
3-3:15 BREAK
3:15-4 Ending plenary
6:30 Pizza (Sayner Pub) Party in Juday House
Vehicle departing TL at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday,
February 29 Packup and depart
TLS
Vehicle
1, depart 8:00 a.m.
Vehicle 2, depart 9:00 a.m.
Vehicle
4, depart 12 p.m.
Ride
sign-up at http://biocomplexity.limnology.wisc.edu/public.htm
or during the retreat.
What
to bring to the Trout Lake Station
Sleeping bag, Pillow or pillow case, Towel, Personal
toiletries and items
Trout
Lake Station Contact Information:
Trout
Lake Station
10810
County Hwy N
Boulder
Junction, WI 54512
(715)-356-9494
and (715)-356-9596
Travel
Expense Reimbursements: examples are Wednesday dinner,
gas/mileage.
See Liz for handout (instructions are on back of handout). Please return completed form to Liz as soon as possible.