Great Lakes Calendar

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.

Join Alliance for the Great Lakes on Saturday, September 17, 2022, for a Great Lakes day of action as we work to reach our goal of 500,000 pounds of litter removed from Great Lakes shorelines!

The 2022 Great Lakes Coastal Symposium will take place from September 19-21, 2022 at the Kewadin Convention Center in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.

The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus (GLLC) will convene in Chicago for its 2022 Annual Meeting on Friday and Saturday, September 23-24, 2022.

Join partners of the Niagara River Remedial Action Plan initiative for a unique journey to learn about the incredible cultural heritage, natural history, and science of the Niagara River and adjacent Great Lakes!

A series of ceremonial welcomes and speeches by Great Lakes First Nations and Tribal Members will take place on the grounds of Navy Hall, 305 Ricardo Street from 1-4 p.m.

The 2022 Great Lakes Public Forum will provide an opportunity for the Governments of Canada and the United States to discuss and receive public comments on the state of the lakes and binational priorities for science and action, as well as an opportunity for the International Joint Commission to discuss and receive public input on the Progress Report of the Parties.