The Great Lakes Calendar features events from around the region that may be of interest to Great Lakes stakeholders, with a focus on professional conferences and events relevant to research, science, policy, and education. If you have an event you would like to publicize, please submit it below!
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission will hold a public Annual Meeting June 1-2, 2022, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. At this meeting, the public can learn about and discuss developments in the Great Lakes fishery. Commissioners and the U.S. and Canadian Committees of Advisors will hold meetings here as well.
Please plan to join us for the 2022 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting, currently scheduled to be held June 7-9, 2022, in Green Bay, Wisconsin (subject to change).
Dr. Suzanne Gray at The Ohio State University is linking walleye vision, murky waters from harmful algal blooms and lure colors to determine the impacts algal blooms can have on visual hunters like walleye and on the success of Lake Erie’s sportfishing industry.
A free, one-hour livestream conversation with world-renowned water activist Maude Barlow. FLOW Executive Director Liz Kirkwood will lead the discussion with Ms. Barlow, following a video tribute by FLOW founder Jim Olson. Audience questions will be encouraged.
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in-person meeting will be held in St. Catharines, Ontario on June 22-24.
Seven years after being launched in Chicago, the premier Great Lakes Economic Forum, hosted by the Council of the Great Lakes Region, is returning to the city to showcase the region’s socioeconomic and environmental strengths and assets and engage regional public, private, and non-profit sector leaders on strategic global, continental and regional issues impacting the bi-national Great Lakes region’s long-term competitiveness and sustainability.
Stone Laboratory and Ohio Sea Grant at The Ohio State University will host a live web event for NOAA’s annual HABs Forecast for western Lake Erie on June 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET.
Dredging operations are a crucial part in maintaining navigation channels. Historically, dredged material has been stored in confined disposal facilities (CDFs), particularly when the material is determined to be contaminated. Due to the limited space currently available within CDFs nationwide, new methods for sediment placement and use are currently being investigated.