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!
Biinaagami: a partnership with Oak Island Films, Merit Motion Pictures, Swim Drink Fish and Royal Canadian Geographic invite you to attend the Premiere of GREAT LAKES UNTAMED: the first landmark natural history series ever produced on the Great Lakes.
Dr. Justin Chaffin at Ohio State’s Stone Lab is studying the environmental factors that cause Lake Erie algal blooms to become toxic or remain non-toxic, to provide more guidance to water utilities on when they should plan to treat drinking water for algal toxins.
Join the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy in celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of the most important environmental laws in our nation’s history, the Federal Clean Water Act.
"Unifying Innovation & Stewardship" — the first in-person Water Leaders Summit since 2019 will explore the link between water innovation and water stewardship. This event is presented by The Water Council.
Please join us for the 2022 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, to be held in Erie, Pennsylvania, October 11-13, 2022!
The Great Lakes Stewardship has designed a virtual, four-part series focusing on helping teachers—and their students—communicate effectively about the climate crisis.
In partnership with Michigan State University’s Institute of Water Research, Michigan Rural Water Association and community partners, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will host the 2022 Source Water Protection Conference in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is excited to announce that we will be holding an in-person Great Lakes conference this year, October 18-19, in Milwaukee.
Visit Lyme Free Library on Friday, October 21, 2022, for a free, 1-4 pm "Working with Nature for Shorelines" workshop on shoreline management techniques.
SOLM 2022 is part of an annual series of State of Lake conferences aimed at bringing together lake-specific research, policy development, management, education, and nonprofit organizations to broaden the discussion and provide diverse interaction among stakeholders.
The Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference (UMISC) is a biennial conference that addresses all taxa of invasive species.
Single-use plastic bags are everywhere in society, but despite their convenience, they can have negative impacts on the environment and on waste management.
Dreissena in Lake Ontario 30 years post-invasion, presented by Alexander Karatayev, PhD, SUNY Buffalo State College.
The Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species will host its 2022 Fall meeting virtually on November 1-3.
The Great Lakes Stewardship has designed a virtual, four-part series focusing on helping teachers—and their students—communicate effectively about the climate crisis.
Co-hosted with Florida Invasive Species Council.
Industry Days 2023 will be held at the Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City on Tuesday, Jan 10 and Wednesday, Jan 11, 2023.
As part of its responsibilities under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the International Joint Commission (IJC) seeks public input on the Canadian and US governments' 2022 Progress Report of the Parties (PROP). This webinar is part of the IJC's series of webinars to receive public comment.
Join us for a one-hour public webinar as we talk invasive species in Lake Superior.
Minneapolis hosts the 2022 symposium which will focus on NALMS’ more than 40 years of experience.