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SUMMARY:La Crosse's Annual Aldo Leopold Observance Program
DESCRIPTION:La Crosse Annual Aldo Leopold Observance ProgramSaturday\, Marc
 h 7 | 9:00 AM–NoonLocation: The Nature Place\, 789 Myrick Park Dr. La Cr
 osse\, WI 54601\nJoin us for La Crosse’s annual celebration of Aldo Leop
 old and his enduring land ethic — the idea that the land is “a communi
 ty to which we belong.”\nThis year’s program explores how birds and aq
 uatic insects serve as indicators of environmental health\, reflecting bot
 h the strength and vulnerability of our ecosystems.\n\nFeatured Speakers\n
 \n 	Dan Goltz\, Wildlife Biologist\, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resou
 rces – Sampling eaglet blood to study pollutants such as PFAS and their 
 ecosystem impacts.\n 	Richie Swanson\, Citizen Scientist &amp\; Environmen
 tal Blogger – How mayfly populations reveal pollution levels and what th
 at means for the birds that rely on them.\n 	Christine Custer\, Research B
 iologist\, U.S. Geological Survey – “Using birds as indicators of cont
 aminant exposure and effects: Perspectives from 50 years of study.”\n\nT
 he morning also includes our Nature Saturday's FREE Family Programing:\n\n
 \n 	Family activities\, crafts\, and live animals in the Discovery Room\n 
 	Readings from A Sand County Almanac\n 	Outreach tables in the atrium\n 	A
  guided marsh walk with Friends of the Marsh\n\nSince 2000\, communities a
 cross Wisconsin have gathered to honor Leopold’s legacy and reflect on o
 ur shared responsibility to care for nature. Partners for this event inclu
 de: Mississippi Valley Conservancy\, Friends of the Blufflands\, Viterbo U
 niversity D.B. Reinhart Institute\, Friends of the La Crosse River Marsh\,
  Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge\, and ORA Trail
 s.\n\nProgram Timeline\n9:00 AM – Doors Open9:10 AM – Welcome &amp\; f
 irst reading from "A Sand County Almanac" from Dave Skoloda &amp\; Karen A
 cker9:30–11:30 AM – Nature Saturday's - FREE Family activities in the 
 Discovery Room offered by The Nature Place9:30–10:00 AM – Dan Goltz - 
 “The Impact of PFAS”10:05–10:35 AM – Richie Swanson - “Mayfly po
 pulations reflect pollution levels”10:35–10:55 AM – Break &amp\; out
 reach tables11:00–11:30 AM – Christine Custer - “Using birds as indi
 cators of contaminant exposures” 11:35 AM – Second reading from "A Sa
 nd County Almanac" from Pat WilsonNoon – Optional marsh walk with Friend
 s of the La Crosse River Marsh\nAll ages are welcome to attend this meanin
 gful community observance.
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CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Community Science,Family Programs,Land
 Stewardship
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