Waitlist for Algal ID Training
Date of training: May 22, 2025
Location: Lake Superior Reserve Confluence Room (3 Marina Drive in Superior, WI)

This form is for being placed on the waitlist for the Algal ID Training if spots become available.

What's the training? Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, were once rare in the St. Louis River estuary and Lake Superior's nearshore but have become more frequent in the past decade. These green-streaked blooms raise concerns about toxicity and health risks, making it essential to develop skills for identifying and assessing harmful algal blooms in the Twin Ports waterfront.

This training was developed in 2025 to help local waterfront professionals confidently identify cyanobacterial blooms, practice testing and observation skills, and become confident in methods that help us understand and quickly respond to bloom events when they happen. 

At this hands-on one-day training, you can expect to: 
  • Learn and apply bloom field observation methods (bloom "tells", jar test);
  • Be guided in microscopy practice with samples of common local toxin-producing cyanobacteria;
  • Be introduced to new research into the efficacy of algal toxin test strip technology;
  • Engage in a lab-format toxin testing session exploring different types of test strips with test and live cultures;
  • Consider applications of these skills and tools in your practice.
There is no cost to attend this training. Participation is limited to 20 attendees, and registration is required. Registered attendees will receive lunch, and a custom workbook designed to facilitate learning during and after the training event. This training is developed and offered by the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Questions? Please reach out to Karina Heim at karina.heim@wisc.edu.

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Name (first & last) *
Preferred email address *
Your title/role *
Your organization *
What waterfront spaces or resources do you monitor, manage, or otherwise engage with through your work? *
This will help our trainers understand the geographic extent and professional responsibilities of our attendees.
Comfort level: How confident do you feel about your own skills in the following training topic areas? *
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Fairly confident
Somewhat confident
Only slightly confident
Not confident in the slightest
Understanding of what an algae bloom is
Field observation methods to ID blooms
Use of microscopes to ID cyanobacteria
Use of cyanobacterial toxin test strips
Your organization's protocol when a bloom is observed
Why are you interested in attending this training? *
Lunch: We will provide food during the meeting. It's important to us that you enjoy the food we serve, so please let us know your dietary preferences: *
We strive to make our event as accessible as possible. If you have questions or would like to request an accommodation please share how we can best support your participation
Photos may be taken during this event. I hereby grant the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve the right to make, use, reproduce, modify, and distribute my physical likeness, and publicly exhibit such recordings, in whole or in part, without restrictions or limitations, for any purpose the Reserve deems appropriate. I give my consent for the Reserve to use my images and/or other media for non-monetary purposes on websites, social media, reports, presentations, and other materials without compensation and indefinitely. *
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