Great Lakes Calendar

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!

NALMS 2023: Great Lakes, Local Solutions

Erie, PA

The Pennsylvania Lake Management Society is proud to welcome the 2023 North American Lake Management Society Conference to Lake Erie.

30th Annual River Symposium

Cornwall, ON

This free event will take place both online and in-person in Cornwall, ON, Canada. For our 30th Anniversary, we hope to highlight the past, present and future of the St. Lawrence River, its tributaries and interconnected systems.

Midwest Climate Resilience Conference

Duluth, MN

The Midwest Climate Resilience Conference (MCRC) is intended to provide a venue for meaningful climate adaptation and resilience dialogue amongst a diverse set of voices and perspectives including representatives from communities who are most impacted.

Place-Based Education Conference

Grand Rapids, MI

The Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative’s Place-Based Education Conference is a three-day event designed to inspire and support a community of educators around the power of place-based learning.

Seiche & Winter Weather Shoreline Preparedness Webinar

Online

Topic: What causes seiches, why is western New York prone to Lake Erie seiche events, how do they impact the shoreline, best practices for public and private landowners interested in making shoreline properties more resilient to winter weather events.

State of the Western Lake Erie Basin Conference

Adrian, MI

Join EGLE and its partners for Michigan’s inaugural State of the Western Lake Erie Basin Conference, where featured speakers will discuss topics related to phosphorus management in the Western Lake Erie Basin.

Great Lakes Seminar Series: Bill Currie

Ann Arbor, MI

In this seminar, Bill Currie will present the development and applications of the Mondrian model, which was designed to link across four levels of organization in coastal wetlands.

Great Lakes Seminar Series: Silvia Newell

Ann Arbor, MI

This talk will focus on nutrient reductions at two wetlands: Brooks Park flowing into Buckeye Lake, a hypereutrophic lake experiencing annual harmful algal blooms.

2024 OIPC Conference

Online

“Finding a Balance” is the theme of this year’s Ontario Invasive Plant Council Conference!