Portage County Courthouse Annex

Purpose: The purpose if this meeting is to approve the final draft of the CWBP by-laws, hear from the working groups, receive updates on new projects and hold elections for the creation of the Board of Directors. We will also hear from three guest speakers, Adams Freihoefer on the Plover River Water Quality Study that has been conducted over the last two years. A presentation by Wes Halverson on the Wisconsin River Educator Network using the UWSP Watersheds Center to restore a network of science teachers in 32 school districts and a summary of the Wisconsin River Recon Study by Tom Jerow.

8:45 a.m. Coffee, Doughnuts and Conversation

9:00 a.m. Welcome / Meeting Purpose / Introductions / Check-In Jerow / Bartels

9:10 a.m. Agenda Repair
- Reading of the Minutes DuPlissis
- Make a correction with the January 16, 2002 CWBP minutes
- Approval of the Minutes
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9:20 a.m. CWBP By-laws draft review -- Jerow - Finalize and Approve

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30a.m. Purpose of the Recon Study on the Wisconsin River -- Jerow

10:45a.m. Wisconsin River Educator Network -- Wes Halverson

11:05 a.m. Working Group Reports
Plover River Rogers / Trainer
Habitat Protection Grevels

11:20 a.m. New project follow-up DuPlissis Mill Creek (Tom, Ron and Bill)
Invasive Plants (Arvid, Bill, and Kim)
Little Plover (Tom and George)

11:40 a.m. Presentation on the Water Quality Study that was done on the Plover River -- Adam Freihoefer

Noon Hold elections to determine the Board of Directors for the Partnership.
Jerow - Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and four other officers

12:10 p.m. Discussion of possible agenda items for the next partnership meeting -- DuPlissis

12:15p.m. Wrap-Up and Check-Out -- DuPlissis

Location:
The meeting will be held at the Portage County Courthouse Annex Building, 1462 Strongs Avenue Stevens Point, Wisconsin on the third floor in conference room #5. You are allowed to park in the lot just west of the annex building.