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 Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee (IERQC) Monthly Webinar Series will present: Transition and Update of the Grassland Monitoring Team Database.
On April 1st, 2022, Annex 9 (Climate Change Impacts) of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) will be hosting their 7th webinar from climate change webinar series. The topic for the webinar is Chicago’s Climate Action Plan!
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of a public meeting for the Great Lakes Advisory Board on April 6, 2022. Pre-registration is required.
This webinar will feature cultural and environmental leaders who will discuss the 50 year legacy of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and discuss ways to improve binational cultural connections in the post Covid world.
Join the Lake Ontario Partnership for a 1-hour webinar on invasive species prevention and management. Learn why invasives are a problem and how Canada and the U.S. are taking steps to prevent their introduction and spread in the basin.
Join the Alliance for the Great Lakes for our 2022 Spring Kickoff April 22nd-24th. You’ll meet members of your local community and help us reach our goal of 500,000 pounds of litter removed from Great Lakes shorelines!
The 13th Annual Lake Erie Waterkeeper Conference will take place April 27 in Perrysburg, Ohio.
Glosapalooza is a chance for observers of all sorts to hear the latest from the Great Lakes Observing System, be inspired for what’s next, and connect with other water data lovers.
Walleye is an important Lake Erie species, supporting both commercial and recreational fisheries. Management agencies need ways to identify how local spawning populations contribute to the lake-wide fish population, so they can continue to keep Lake Erie’s walleye fisheries naturally reproducing and sustainable.
The Great Lakes Water Quality Board (WQB) of the International Joint Commission (IJC) is hosting a public webinar to provide information and answer questions about the board's recent report: Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Facilities in the Great Lakes Basin.
Learn about chemical contaminants in Lake Erie, their impact on human and ecosystem health and what is being done about them.
On May 11, 2022, the University of Michigan - Dearborn will host the 2022 State of the Strait meeting titled “Contaminated Sediment Remediation in the Detroit and Rouge Rivers: Legacy, Present State, and Approaches to Collaborative Financing.”
Join the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 14-20, 2022, for the annual Great Lakes research conference. In 2022, IAGLR will hold its annual Conference on Great Lakes as part of the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, which brings together sister organizations of the Consortium of Aquatic Scientific Societies.
Mark your calendars for the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 16-20, 2022. The meeting is organized by the Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies (CASS), comprised of 9 groups representing various interests within the aquatic science realm.
Aquaculture is a growing industry in Ohio and the Great Lakes region, providing farm-raised seafood ranging from crawfish to walleye. And just like land-based farms, fish farmers spend a lot of time making sure their animals are healthy.
The City of Toledo and the local organizing committee welcome you to ICTC 12 to be held at University of Toledo! This rendition of ICTC will be a joint effort with the Interdisciplinary Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms Workshop.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), in partnership with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presents the Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC) Conference.
The Great Lakes groundwater and surface water resources are connected, but there are gaps in coordinating and integrating how they are modeled and managed.
Ever wonder what types of businesses produce or harvest fish in your state? Or how you can find them? Take a five-minute tour of six different businesses you can find on the Great Lakes Fresh Fish Finder to discover the answer!
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.