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UW Extension Lakes
UWSP College of Natural Resources
800 Reserve Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 346-2116
uwexlakes@uwsp.edu


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  Meet Our Staff


General contact: 715-346-2116 or uwexlakes@uwsp.edu

We are the University of Wisconsin - Extension Lakes, a team of education professionals dedicated to preserving our Wisconsin Legacy of lakes through education, communication, and bringing people together.  

We work closely with the 766 lake organizations in Wisconsin and coordinate a number of programs and projects to assist those concerned with the future of our lakes.   We are one part of the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership, a collection of both private and public citizens and experts who speak for our beloved Wisconsin Lakes (read more...)

 
Eric Olson Patrick Goggin, Lake Specialist Kim Becken Maud LaMarche
Eric Olson
Director and
Lake Specialist
(715) 346-2192  eolson@uwsp.edu
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Patrick Goggin
Lake Specialist
(715) 365-8943
pgoggin@uwsp.edu
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Kim Becken
Office Manager & Outreach Specialist
(715) 295-8903 kbecken@uwsp.edu
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Maud LaMarche
Database/Website Specialist
(715) 346-3366
mlamarch@uwsp.edu
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Erin Henegar Laura Herman Amy Kowalski Sandy Wickman
Erin McFarlane
Aquatic Invasive Species Volunteer Coordinator
(Clean Boats, Clean Waters)
(715) 346-4978 
emcfarla@uwsp.edu
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Laura Herman
Citizen Lake Monitoring Network Coordinator
(715) 365-8998  lherman@uwsp.edu
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Amy Kowalski
Communications Specialist
(715) 346-4744  akowalsk@uwsp.edu
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Sandra Wickman
CLMN Support
(715) 365-8951
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Eric Olson                                  Patrick Goggin   
Lake Specialist                            Lake Specialist 
(715) 346-2192                            (715) 365-8943 
eolson@uwsp.edu                        pgoggin@uwsp.edu

Eric and Pat work with lake organizations and lake issues across Wisconsin, and can help with::
  • Starting a new lake organization
  • Working through lake association and lake district issues
  • Developing educational materials and publications on lake issues
  • Lake ecology and aquatic plants
  • Shoreland habitat and shoreland development issues
  • Water recreational use
  • Dispute resolution
  • Understanding Wisconsin DNR lake grants
  • Wisconsin Lake Leaders Institute

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Kim Becken
Office Manager & Outreach Specialist
(715) 295-8903
 
kbecken@uwsp.edu

Kim assists UWEX and DNR personnel as well as the general public.  She helps coordinate the Wisconsin Lakes Convention, Lake Leaders Institute, and other Wisconsin Lakes Partnership events.  Contact Kim for help with finding publications or any lake-related questions.

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Maud LaMarche
Database/Website Specialist
(715) 346-3366
Maud.LaMarche@uwsp.edu

Maud supports the UW-Extension Lakes Program through technical assistance with the Lakes database and website. Contact Maud if you have issues using the Lake List, convention registration or our online book store.

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Erin McFarlane
Aquatic Invasive Species Volunteer Coordinator
(715) 346-4978
erin.mcfarlane@uwsp.edu

Erin coordinates the Clean Boats, Clean Waters watercraft inspection program that assists Wisconsin residents in stopping the spread of aquatic invasive species.  Click here for more information or contact Erin if you are interested in becoming involved with aquatic invasive species prevention.

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Laura Herman
Citizen Lake Monitoring Network Coordinator
(715) 346-3989 
lherman@uwsp.edu

Laura helps set protocols used by volunteers when assessing lake water quality and their lake environment, as well as trainings for these volunteers.  Laura works with the volunteers who monitor:

  • water clarity

  • water chemistries

  • dissolved oxygen

  • aquatic invasive species

  • aquatic plant communities

Contact Laura for information about the volunteer programs available through the Citizen Lake Monitoring Network.

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Amy Kowalski
Communications Specialist
(715) 346-4744 
akowalsk@uwsp.edu

Amy edits and designs the quarterly newsletter (Lake Tides), fact sheets, posters, brochures and multi-media presentations, as well as helping to maintain the UWEX Lakes website.  She assists with the Wisconsin Lakes Convention, Lake Leaders Institute, Citizen Lake Monitoring Network and Clean Boats, Clean Waters through design and marketing.

Contact Amy with Lake Tides or website ideas!

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Sandra Wickman
CLMN Support
(715) 365-8951
sandra.wickman@wisconsin.gov

Sandy supports and coordinates the purchase and distribution of equipment for all regions of the Citizen Lake Monitoring Network (CLMN). She also works on plant identification, and assists with training volunteers, workshop development and writing protocol manuals for the CLMN.

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