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!
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The Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day events took place March 14-16, 2017, at the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Events featured dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies. View our 2017 legislative priorities, GLRI interactive […]
Save the date for the Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day events, which will take place March 14-16, 2017, at the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Events feature dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies. Online […]
The United States Environmental Protection Agency will host the 2017 Areas of Concern Annual Meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, March 29-30, 2017, at the Eberhard Conference Center at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
This informational webinar hosted by the Great Lakes Dredging Team will detail an innovative project underway in the Duluth-Superior harbor. Using cleaner sediment dredged from the harbor's navigation channels, a section of the harbor bed polluted by a legacy of industrial activity is being restored as viable aquatic habitat, and hopefully delisted as an EPA-designated Area of Concern. The presentation will […]
Hosted by the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative This free webinar will show you how to remove and control non-native Phragmites using simple garden tools. The technique is easy for anyone to learn, and no special prior qualifications are required. You can use what you learn in this webinar to control invasive Phragmites in locations where […]
Hosted by the Invasive Mussel Collaborative Please join us for a webinar hosted by the Invasive Mussel Collaborative to discuss decontamination for zebra and quagga mussels (Dreissena polymorpha and D. rostriformis bugensis, respectively) in field work. This webinar will highlight available methods and associated challenges, opportunities to address gaps in knowledge, and case studies in […]
Please plan to join the Great Lakes Dredging Team for its 2017 Annual Meeting, to be held at the Pier B Resort in Duluth, Minnesota. Topics to include: – Elections – Update on the Great Lakes Dredging Program – Breakouts session of the GLDT’s standing committees – Field trip For more information, please visit: https://greatlakesdredging.net/news-events/meetings/
Please plan to join the Great Lakes Dredging Team for its 2018 Annual Meeting, to be held in Toledo, Ohio. For more information, please visit: https://greatlakesdredging.net/news-events/meetings/
Erie, Pennsylvania Draft Agenda (Updated 6/19/2017) You are invited to the 2017 Binational Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Forum, to be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Erie, Pennsylvania, at the Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel. The Forum will bring together representatives of federal, state and provincial agencies, research facilities, environmental groups, private industry, and other key […]
On July 24th at 9:30 a.m. EDT, the Great Lakes HABs Collaboratory is hosting its 2017 Field Season Webinar. During this webinar, presenters from across the Great Lakes will discuss HABs field work they are conducting this summer. This webinar seeks to inform attendees about work being conducted across the Great Lakes this summer. The webinar […]
Please join us to celebrate the completion of the Little Rapids Restoration Project! August 24 • 1:00 PM • Rotary Park • Sault Ste. Marie, MI • View the email invitation After decades of planning, a project to restore the Little Rapids portion of the St. Marys River has been completed! The Little Rapids Restoration […]
Join the thousands of people caring for our Great Lakes during the Alliance’s September Adopt-a-Beach™ Event, part of the International Coastal Cleanup. The event is scheduled for September 16, but dates and times may vary. Volunteers who participate in the event not only remove debris, they also record their findings. Last year, 15,181 volunteers removed […]
The Great Lakes Commission 2017 Annual Meeting will be held Sept. 19-20, 2017, in Duluth, Minnesota. Our meetings offer an opportunity for Great Lakes stakeholders to convene with colleagues and share perspectives on important Great Lakes issues.
This tour is part of the ongoing Spotlight Series held by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) – Western Great Lakes Region to promote remote sensing technologies. This tour is part of a Great Lakes Remote Sensing workshop to display and demonstrate new remote sensing technologies for forest resource management. This tour […]
This workshop is to display and demonstrate new remote sensing technologies for forest habitat resource management. This is part of the ongoing ‘Spotlight Series’ on remote sensing technologies held by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) though out the Western Great Lakes area. This workshop is in collaboration with the Canadian Remote […]
This one day conference is your chance to learn about activities related to the restoration, conservation and protection of Saginaw Bay. In addition, you’ll learn about what communities around the Bay and throughout the watershed are doing to encourage public access, economic development, environmental education and watershed management.
Michigan Wetlands Association’s 2017 Wetlands Conference theme is "Innovations in Wetland Protection and Management." The conference will be open to both members and non-members, and we expect participation from state, federal, and local agencies, private consulting firms, colleges and universities, conservation and environmental organizations, and other interested citizens.
Lakehead University is hosting a Climate Change Forum with the support of the Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy, and the Government of Ontario. A network of researchers, community workers, academics, and government agencies will converge at Lakehead University to discuss climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. Themes of discussion include the impacts […]
Enjoy family fun at Sturgeon Fest- one of the biggest annual conservation events and festivals in Wisconsin. Celebrate the reintroduction of a breeding population of Sturgeon to Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River!