Manufacturing custom soil blends from dredged sand in private-public partnerships has been demonstrated in St. Paul Minnesota where the MN Department of Transportation requires specified drainage and growth characteristics for roadside topsoil. The technology is transferable to other regions if the feedstock materials, manufacturers, and customers can be identified and matched in a local market. Successful soil markets can extend the life of Corps CDFs, create economic opportunity, and improve watershed hydrology and water quality with improved stormwater management.

Please join the Great Lakes Commission and Northeast Midwest Institute for a briefing and report launch for: Great Lakes Regional Green Infrastructure Policy Analysis: Addressing Barriers to Implementation.

The Great Lakes HABs Collaboratory will be hosting a webinar featuring the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS), highlighting GLOS initiatives and providing information on how researchers can share data through GLOS.

The Great Lakes Commission is hosting a webinar series on Integrated Water Asset Management (IWAM) that will explore the opportunities and barriers to catalyzing asset management practices across the Great Lakes region. The kick-off webinar of the IWAM series will discuss the basic questions of what should be considered a water infrastructure “asset” and what it means to effectively manage them. Each webinar includes presentations from water infrastructure and asset management practitioners and opportunities for attendees to participate in discussions on asset management into the region.

The Great Lakes Commission is hosting the second webinar in the Integrated Water Asset Management (IWAM) webinar series titled: “Water Infrastructure Financing and IWAM” that will take place on Monday March 18, from 1-2:30pm EST. In this webinar a panel of experts will share their knowledge regarding current financing opportunities for asset management and discuss options for expanding financial support for IWAM.

The Great Lakes Commission is excited to announce the 3rd webinar in our Integrated Water Asset Management (IWAM) webinar series titled: “Technology and Asset Management” that will take place on Thursday April 11th, from 10:30am-12pm EST.

he Great Lakes Commission is excited to announce the 4th installment of our Integrated Water Asset Management (IWAM) webinar series titled:  “IWAM Policy and Program Implementation” that will take place on Wednesday May 1, from 1-2:30pm EST.

The Great Lakes Dredging Team Annual Meeting will take place June 10-11, 2019, in Buffalo, New York.

The Green Infrastructure (GI) Champions program is excited to announce a Green Infrastructure Champions knowledge transfer workshop in Gary, Indiana, in partnership with the City of Gary. The workshop will take place on June 20th, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Genesis Convention Center in Gary.

The annual MiCorps Conference and Training is a great opportunity to learn about volunteer monitoring opportunities and to meet or reconnect with other water quality program leaders and volunteers from around the state.

The Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species will be hosting their fall meeting in Ann Arbor, MI.

The Great Lakes Stormwater Collaborative is pleased to welcome Nic Buer of the U.S. Geological Survey to discuss the findings of research on the performance of permeable pavement.

The 2020 Great Lakes Day and Great Lakes Congressional Breakfast will be held March 5, 2020, in Washington, D.C.  The annual Great Lakes Congressional Breakfast features dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies.