10th Annual Healthy Lakes Conference
Environmental Influence, Recreational Stress, Physical Constructs & Conflicting Use:
Applying Lake Organizational Capacity to Address These Issues. What’s Next?
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Oconomowoc Community Center
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Registration, Coffee & Pastries
9:00 – 9:15 AM
Welcome & Program Introduction: Celebrating 10 Years of Lake Country Clean Waters
John Macy, President, Lake Country Clean Waters
9:15 – 9:35 AM
Environmental Influence – A Case Study
Building Organizational Capacity to Manage Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) in the Columbia River Basin
Jake Utrie, Vice President of Operations, CD3 Systems
9:35 – 10:00 AM
Recreational Stress – A Case Study
A 75-Year Review of Regulating New Recreational Watercraft
Eric Olson, Director and Lake Specialist, Extension Lakes
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Physical Constructs & Recreational Conflicting Use – A Case Study
Alan Barrows, Land Resources Manager, Department of Parks & Land Resources Division
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Panel Discussion: Lake Country Leaders Discuss:
Benefits of Their Lake
Pressing Lake Carrying Capacity Issues
How Organizational Capacity Drives Change
Panelists: Bruce Nattinger & Jeff Bode, Lac La Belle Management District, Dakota Koepp, Lake Pewaukee Sanitary District, Geoff Lamb, Ashippun Lake Management District and Bridget Essma, North Lake Management District
10:45 – 11:00 AM
Break – Visit exhibit tables
11:00 – 12:00 PM
Expert Segments: Supporting Organizational Capacity
Rules & Enforcement
Regulating Lake Recreation Through Ordinances and Enforcement
Don Gallo, Attorney and Environmental Engineer, Gallo Law LLCPhysical Capacity
Piers, Launch Sites, Boat Numbers, and Illegal Boat Slips
Thomas Koepp, Manager, Lake Pewaukee Sanitary DistrictTools & Resources to Boost Organizational Capacity
Eric Olson, Director and Lake Specialist, Extension Lakes and Sara Windjue, Leadership and Capacity Development Specialist, Extension Lakes, College of Natural Resources, UW-Stevens Point
12:00 – 12:45 PM
Lunch, Networking and Visit Exhibit Tables
12:45 – 1:00 PM
Annual LCCW Recognition Award
John Macy, President, Lake Country Clean Waters
1:00 – 1:45 PM
Group Discussions
Join a Lake Carrying Capacity table group of your choice. Share insights and record how your organization builds capacity.
1:45 – 2:15 PM
Large Group Discussion
Open dialogue with lake experts, guided by earlier group discussion notes.
2:15 – 2:30 PM
Closing Session: Action Planning
What Are Your Next Steps?
Choose a future vision for your lake—and one actionable step to move toward it.
Caroline Joyce, Board Member, Lake Country Clean Waters
2:45 PM
Pre-Registered Boat Tours of Lac La Belle