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!
Megan Owens, Executive Director of Transportation Riders United, will moderate a discussion about the future of public transportation.
The American Great Lakes Ports Association will hold its 2024 Annual Conference on August 8th & 9th in downtown Chicago.
The International Joint Commission’s (IJC) Great Lakes Water Quality Board will debut a new online scenario-based game, “Choosing Your Great Lakes Future,” on Thursday, August 29, 2024.
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus Annual Meeting brings state and provincial legislators from across the basin together to discuss and learn about policies in the areas of water consumption, toxic substances, aquatic invasive species, coastal resiliency, and nutrient management.
Join us for the first presentation of our 2024 Fall Lecture Series presented by Larry & Karen Bettcher. Offered as a hybrid event, participants can choose when registering to take part in-person at the National Museum of the Great Lakes or online via Zoom.
September’s Ecorse Creek Cleanup will happen at 1140 Montie Road, Lincoln Park, MI followed by a celebratory luncheon at Pepper Road Park in Ecorse.
Celebrating the iconic historic Toledo Lighthouse.
The Lakebed 2024 Conference is focused on the scientific, economic, and environmental value associated with the high-resolution mapping of the Great Lakes.
Learn about FORCE BLUE - the only nonprofit organization in the world that retrains and redeploys former Special Operations veterans to work alongside scientists on marine conservations missions.
Learn about the factors that drive algae growth in Lake Huron and the potential impacts on the ecosystem!
The next Great Lakes Dredging Team 2024 Annual Meeting will take place in Erie, Pennsylvania, at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle State Park.
The Detroit River Water Festival is an outdoor, educational event designed to help students learn about our most precious natural resource - clean, fresh water.
The Healing Our Waters—Great Lakes Coalition is hosting the 2024 Great Lakes Conference September 26-27 in Chicago, IL.
"Climate, Chemistry and the Great Lakes: What Goes Up Must Come Down"
Join Friends of the Detroit River, Wildness Inquiry, and Detroit Outdoors at Lake Okonoka on Belle Isle to celebrate National Public Lands Day!
The 2024 GLBA Conference will be held in Grand Portage, Minnesota, at the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino, Oct 1-3, 2024.
The Coastal Symposium will feature plenary, invited, and submitted presentations, networking opportunities, workshops, and field trips for conservation practitioners, scientists, students, coastal wetland stakeholders, and community members. The theme this year is Great Lakes, Greater Resilience: Conserving Coasts and Sustaining Communities.
Please plan to join us for the 2024 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, to be held in Rochester, New York, October 8-10, 2024!
Learn more about habitat and species protection in Lake Erie!
Do you ever wonder about what lives in the river besides fish and turtles? Join Friends of the Rouge's Fall Bug Hunt and see for yourself the amazing variety of insects and creatures.