Great Lakes Calendar

The 2023 Michigan Climate Summit will take place Friday, June 2, at Oakland University.

Each year, through the Adopt-a-Beach program, thousands of volunteers work to keep the Great Lakes shorelines healthy by removing litter from our beaches and collecting important data.

Please plan on joining us in Chicago next year as we celebrate our 20th anniversary and chart a path for continued success.

The Society of Wetland Scientists will convene on June 27-30, 2023 at the Davenport Grand Hotel in Spokane, Washington to discuss this year's topic: Wetland Adaption from Floodplains to Ridgelines.

This presentation will explore new technology in robotics and machine learning that can enable automated detection and survey of shipwreck sites.

The Council of the Great Lakes Region will host a webinar on June 29 titled "Lake Erie’s “Pollution Diet” – New Phosphorus Pollution Limits are a Crucial Step Towards the Restoration of Lake Erie’s Western Basin."

The Dredging Summit & Expo ’23 is a technical conference organized by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) to promote the exchange of knowledge in fields related to dredging, navigation, marine engineering, and construction.

The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) presents the Great Lakes Seminar Series - Flying Slime: Lakes, Aerosols, and Harmful Algal Blooms (Andrew Ault).

The Great Lakes Water Quality Board (WQB) of the International Joint Commission (IJC) is hosting a virtual public meeting on July 27, 2023.

Join Michigan Sea Grant Environmental Intern, Madalyn Saddler, as she takes a deep dive into freshwater acidification research, discussing what freshwater acidification is, its relevance to the Great Lakes ecosystem, and how the sanctuary is using the project to connect people to climate change in the Great Lakes.

The Great Lakes Watershed Field Course (GLWFC) is a 4-day professional development experience for teachers throughout the Great Lakes region.

Chris Roxburgh will be sharing his photos and historical information on the shipwrecks of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

The American Fisheries Society, President April Croxton, and the Michigan Chapter are excited to host the 153rd AFS Annual Meeting, August 20-24, 2023 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The Great Lakes Dredging Team face-to-face Meeting will take place in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at the Soo Locks! 

The the Great Lakes Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science (GLEAMS) Coastal Cleanup takes place from September 7 through October 7.

The GLLC Annual Meeting brings state and provincial legislators together from across the Great Lakes region to consider actions and resolutions, learn about Great Lakes policy, and build relationships across jurisdictions.

The 19th annual Toledo Lighthouse Festival Maumee Bay State Park will take place Sept. 9 & 10, from 10-5,
on the shores of Lake Erie.

Please save the date for the 11th Great Lakes Areas of Concern Conference, taking place in Green Bay, Wisconsin on September 13-14, 2023.

Workshop participants will learn the fundamentals of anaerobic digestion and tour a new anaerobic digester that is designed to treat manure from three large dairy farms and generate renewable energy from manure.

Vampire fish are invading the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center! September’s seminar will feature Dr. Andrea Miehls of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and a tank full of writhing sea lampreys.