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To Order Call: (715) 346-2116

or email   uwexlakes@uwsp.edu

Books

Picture (47x47, 4.8Kb) Aquatic Plants of the Upper Midwest
             A photographic field guide to our underwater forests

Aquatic Plants of the Upper Midwest

 

This is a full-color, photographic guide to the Upper Midwest's  true aquatic plants.  This guide is designed to be comprehensive and user-friendly for professionals and casual users alike.

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  • Single Copy: $36  including shipping and handling

 

Lake Plants You Should Know
             A Visual Field Guide

Lake Plants You Should Know

 

Spiral bound and laminated, this beautiful guide includes 22 plant species both native and non-native that every lake lover should know. The guide boasts crystal clear scanned images of actual pressed plants and very descriptive narrative for easy identification.

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  • Single Copy: $40 including shipping and handling

 

 The Magic Goggles
             Discovering the Secrets of the Lake

The Magic Goggles:  Discovering the Secrets of the Lakes

 

Maggie and her little brother Tate are visiting their grandparents’ lake cabin when they discover two pairs of really weird, old goggles with leather straps in a dusty old trunk in the attic. Down at the lake with their goggles, the kids discover the magic goggles make them as light as a damselfly and let them see right through lily pads to the underwater forest below...

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  • Single Copy: $8 including shipping and handling

 

Through the Looking Glass:
       A Field Guide to Aquatic Plants

A sketch of a waterfowl standing in a clutch of aquatic plants

This delightful, large-format field guide to aquatic plants in North America is accessible and inviting to general readers, yet detailed enough for use by botanists and natural resource managers.

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  • Single Copy: $24.95
  •     Discounts available for larger orders

Life on the Edge . . .
       Owning Waterfront Property

A woman sits at the end of a pier looking out over a misty lake.

Are you thinking about buying waterfront property?

In it’s 7th edition, Life on the Edge... Owning Waterfront Property is considered one of the nations best guides for potential and new water front property owners. This refreshingly practical and easily understood publication will pay back sizable dividends in matching expectations to the realities of water front living.

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  • Single Copy: $10.00
  •     Discounts available for larger orders

How's the Water?
       Planning for Recreational Use on Wisconsin Lakes & Rivers

A sketch of a waterfowl standing in a clutch of aquatic plants

The story of water recreation is a story of access. Recreational use on our state's and nation's waterways is growing not just in the number of people taking to our lakes and rivers, but also in the variety of ways in which they use them.

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  • Single Copy: $21.95
  •     Discounts available for larger orders

People of the Lakes:
       A Guide of Wisconsin Lake Organizations

A woman sits at the end of a pier looking out over a misty lake.

People of the Lakes: A Guide for Wisconsin Lake Organizations discusses the two major types of lake organizations in Wisconsin: Lake Associations and Lake Districts. 

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The full guide or specific chapters are also available for download at no charge


 Choosing the Right Waterfront Property

Protecting Your Waterfront Property

If you are thinking about buying waterfront property in Wisconsin, this guide is meant for you. A little time invested in learning about waterfront living will pay back sizable dividends in matching your expectations to the realities.

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Also, the full pdf version is available for Free Download

 

Protecting Your Waterfront Investment
       10 Simple Shoreland Stewardship Practices

A cottage as photographed from the lake.

Protecting Your Waterfront Investment is a handy booklet designed to provide you with 10 simple shoreland stewardship practices you can do to protect your watershed and lake.

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Multimedia

 Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Digital Productions
               Featuring Water Plants from 2009


Want to engage your audience and help them connect with the waters you are working to protect and preserve? These digital productions skillfully blend the arts and science in a way that grabs the viewer’s heartstrings and reminds them why we love the waters of Wisconsin and want to preserve these precious gems for generations to come.

Single Copy: $10.00

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