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| UWO Students, Menominee Park neighbors and restoration professionals work together on phase 1 of the Menominee Park Restoration effort. |
The following is an email send to city officials on October 8, 2011 from a local biology scientist and neighbor of Menominee Park in support of shoreland restoration efforts:
Dear City Leaders,
As an aquatic biologist, educator and Menominee Park neighbor, I strongly support the shore land restoration effort in Menominee Park and ask that you consider this project for full support. This project will provide unique educational opportunities for our students at UW Oshkosh, including hands-on opportunities to participate in an ecosystem restoration project. In addition, the project will likely result in improved water quality in Millers Bay, as numerous studies from the peer-reviewed scientific literature have shown that wetlands and wetland plants improve water quality by filtering out various chemicals, including nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen. Finally, this project will increase biological diversity which provides numerous benefits to ecosystems and people.
Sincerely,
Bob Stelzer
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Robert Stelzer
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Dept. of Biology and Microbiology
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
www.uwosh.edu/biology/contact-us/stelzer-folder/dr.-robert-s.-stelzer
Oshkosh, WI 54901
(920) 424-0845
As an aquatic biologist, educator and Menominee Park neighbor, I strongly support the shore land restoration effort in Menominee Park and ask that you consider this project for full support. This project will provide unique educational opportunities for our students at UW Oshkosh, including hands-on opportunities to participate in an ecosystem restoration project. In addition, the project will likely result in improved water quality in Millers Bay, as numerous studies from the peer-reviewed scientific literature have shown that wetlands and wetland plants improve water quality by filtering out various chemicals, including nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen. Finally, this project will increase biological diversity which provides numerous benefits to ecosystems and people.
Sincerely,
Bob Stelzer
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Robert Stelzer
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Dept. of Biology and Microbiology
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
www.uwosh.edu/biology/contact-us/stelzer-folder/dr.-robert-s.-stelzer
Oshkosh, WI 54901
(920) 424-0845
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