POSTER PRESENTER CO-AUTHORS: Michelle Hess, Lacey Goodrich, Avarie Daly (UW-Milwaukee) TITLE: Dumkes lake land management plan: Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties, Wisconsin ABSTRACT: Dumkes Lake, part of the Big Muskego Lake Wildlife Area in Southeastern Wisconsin, comprised of a former row-crop agricultural land and a small lake was recently acquired by the Wisconsin DNR. Efforts to transform the Wildlife Area are underway, including the restoration of mesic prairie, wet-mesic prairie, and emergent wetland habitats. Restoration will require short and long-term adaptive management planning as well as cooperation of Wisconsin DNR and community stakeholders. Other improvement goals are focused on making the Wildlife Area more accessible, such as rebuilding the existing dock, establishing and maintaining a trail, and adding structures like benches and an observation deck for the enjoyment of visitors. BIO: Avani Tandon is attending her undergraduate schooling at UW-Milwaukee. She is in her fifth and final year, majoring in conservation and environmental science. She is completing minors in biology, geoscience, and geographic information systems, as well as a certificate in peace and conflict. This past summer she enrolled in an internship at UW-Milwaukee, in partnership with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.