Celebrate Alpena’s rich nautical history at this year’s Maritime Festival!

In 2026, the American Fisheries Society returns to the city of Columbus, Ohio, for the first time since 1933.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will host the 2026 Michigan Sustainability Conference (MISCON) on September 9-10, 2026, in Lansing, Michigan.

The 2026 conference is focused on the scientific, economic, and environmental value associated with the high-resolution mapping of the Great Lakes.

This seminar will connect national and regional perspectives on U.S. aquaculture growth.

Save the date for the 2026 Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus Annual Meeting, to be held September 28-29, 2026, in Marquette, Michigan.

The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association National Coastal Conference is October 5-8, 2026, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) invites you to the 2026 Great Lakes Microplastics Summit, a virtual event.

The Great Lakes Coastal Assembly is partnering with Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve and Audubon Great Lakes to host the fourth Great Lakes Coastal Symposium (Symposium).

The Summit will bring together researchers, beach managers and owners, and local, state, federal, provincial, and tribal governments to explore how new technology is transforming beach monitoring and the way results are shared with the public.

The North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) is pleased to return to Canada, after ten years, for NALMS 2026!

The State of Lake Michigan Meeting, supported in part by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, University of Illinois Extension, and Purdue University, will be held November 4–6, 2026, in Michigan City, Indiana.

Save the date for the IAGLR’s 70th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research: May 24-28, 2027, in Duluth, Minnesota.