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!
This presentation will discuss expected climate change impacts, forest vulnerability and tree species projections for the Western Great Lake States, provide an overview of the Adaptation Workbook approach for incorporating climate change into land management planning, and examine a demonstration project that utilized the Adaptation Workbook.
New York Sea Grant (NYSG) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) host this August 8th, 1-3:30 pm Summer 2022 Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange (GLEEE) professional development workshop for teachers, environmental educators, and homeschoolers.
New York Sea Grant (NYSG) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) host this August 9th, 1-3:30 pm Summer 2022 Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange (GLEEE) professional development workshop for teachers, environmental educators, and homeschoolers.
Annex 9 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, Climate Change Impacts cordially invites you to our next scheduled quarterly webinar.
This conference of the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program will feature roundtable discussions to share solutions for reducing nutrient and sediment pollution in the Great Lakes.
Beach visits play an important role in Ohio’s $15 billion tourism industry, but water quality issues like harmful algal blooms and E. coli outbreaks can negatively affect beachgoers and discourage them from returning to a favorite spot.
The American Fisheries Society will host the 152nd AFS Annual Meeting, August 21-25, 2022, in Spokane, Washington. The meeting theme is “What Do Fish Mean to Us?”
This event is a hybrid virtual one-day conference & two-day in-person work summit entitled “The Ecosystem Approach in the 21st Century: Guiding Science and Management” hosted by the University of Windsor.
On August 25th, two of Michigan’s greatest environmental authors—Dave Dempsey and Jerry Dennis—will join together on stage to talk about protecting the Great Lakes, the threats our water supply are facing, the dangers of climate change to our natural surroundings, and other topics covered in their books Great Lakes for Sale, Up North in Michigan and The Living Great Lakes.
Although harmful algal blooms happen in the summer, the algae themselves are year-round residents of the water bodies they inhabit – but very little is known about other times in the annual cycle of blooms. For Lake Erie, ice cover and extreme weather conditions in winter and spring prevent regular monitoring and safe sampling.
Great Lakes Ecoregion Network (GLEN) invites you to help protect your Great Lake!
Speak Out for Your Great Lake - Michigan
Speak Out for Your Great Lake - Lake Erie
The Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Hybrid Conference will highlight current scientific knowledge related to algal blooms.
Speak Out for Your Great Lake - Lake Huron
Speak Out for Your Great Lake - Lake Ontario
The US Water Alliance's One Water Summit gathers the most diverse group of water stakeholders in the country for a completely unique and urgent conversation about the future of water through engaging plenaries and workshops, dynamic institutes and site-visits, and plenty of networking time between individuals, organizations, and delegations.
Save the date for our next Great Lakes Dredging Team meeting, which will take place in Milwaukee Wisconsin on September 14 – 15, 2022.
This three-day event will include more than 45 engaging presentations and workshops focused on a variety of topics such as fish management, landscaping near shorelines, lake protection and governance, algal blooms, native freshwater mussels, communications, policy, invasive species, lake restoration, and much more.
As Lake Erie and other lakes face a season of toxic blooms, join Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue and experts to learn more about their causes and cures.