Three can't-miss events for lake sturgeon lovers
Sturgeon Fest is Sept. 29, 11-3 p.m., in Milwaukee
Join in the fun at Sturgeon Fest at Lakeshore State Park in downtown Milwaukee on Sept. 29. Sponsor and hand release one of the young sturgeon into the Milwaukee Harbor (pre-register to sponsor a fish due to limited number) and enjoy games and crafts for kids, a scavenger hunt, an Adventure Rock climbing wall, a live reptile and amphibian display, local food trucks, and more.
Sturgeon talk is Sept. 29, 4-6 p.m., Wild Rose Fish Hatchery
Wisconsin has nurtured the world's largest self-sustaining population of lake sturgeon. Learn about ongoing research, explore our new sturgeon exhibit, and enjoy the fall colors on our historic century old hatchery grounds.
UW-Green Bay graduate research assistant Stefan Tucker and undergraduate student Angie Grimm will discuss sturgeon monitoring and restoration for the Fox River, assessing adult demographics, reproduction, ecology and juvenile habitat selection.
UW-Stevens Point's Nick Porter, graduate assistant in fisheries, will discuss Wisconsin’s current lake sturgeon population and distribution.
The event is free and open to the public at the Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery education center, N5871 State Road 22, in Wild Rose, Wis. Learn more about the hatchery.
Adopt-a-Sturgeon at Oct. 6 Open House at Kewaunee
Adopt-a-sturgeon for release into the Kewaunee River as part of activities at the Oct. 6 open house at the Besadny Anadromous Fish Facility, N3884 Ransom Moore Lane, Kewaunee. The event runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and also features DNR staff demonstrating salmon egg collection, fishing displays and activities, facility tours, t-shirt printing, wagon rides and more. Learn more.