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 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.
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.
This seminar provides guidance on creating and navigating the pathway to equitable, inclusive research partnerships.
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.
Seminar title: How Environmental Justice Law & Policy Has Been Shaping Great Lakes Protection & Restoration
Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is hosting a networking and educational event discussing the Michigan Food System Waste Reduction RoadMap.
Michigan Sustainable Business Forum and Kalsec are hosting a networking and educational event discussing the Michigan Food System Waste Reduction RoadMap.
Michigan Sustainable Business Forum and Make Food Not Waste are hosting a networking and educational event discussing the Michigan Food System Waste Reduction RoadMap.
The Healthy Headwaters Lab, at the Great Lakes Institute of Environmental Research, at the University of Windsor is organizing a series of workshops around the Ecosystem Approach.
Michigan Sustainable Business Forum and Gordon Food Service are hosting a networking and educational event discussing the Michigan Food System Waste Reduction RoadMap.
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.
Please join us on Wednesday, December 13th from 10:30-12:00 pm eastern / 9:30-11:00 pm central for a webinar that will provide updates on work under the Nutrients Annex of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA).
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.
This talk will focus on nutrient reductions at two wetlands: Brooks Park flowing into Buckeye Lake, a hypereutrophic lake experiencing annual harmful algal blooms.
“Finding a Balance” is the theme of this year’s Ontario Invasive Plant Council Conference!
The Council of the Great Lakes Regionand the UN Global Compact Network USA are partnering to highlight the role business plays in securing a sustainable future.
Volunteers are needed to help search for winter stoneflies (sensitive insects that hatch from streams in winter) as part of a long term monitoring program. No experience is necessary, just an interest in learning and willingness to be outdoors for several hours in the winter.
The 2024 Ontario Phragmites Working Group meeting theme is "Finding a Balance!"
The Stewardship Network Conference will take place January 29-30, 2024, in East Lansing, Michigan.
Registration for the award-winning Michigan State University Extension Introduction to Lakes Online course is now open! This introductory six-week online course kicks off January 30th and is designed for anyone interested in inland lakes including concerned residents, decision makers, local leaders, and lakefront property owners.