Great Lakes Calendar

The Great Lakes Environmental Remediation and Redevelopment Conference in Lansing, Michigan is a first-of-its-kind conference that will provide a unique forum to focus on remediation and redevelopment in the Great Lakes Region. 

The 2019 Source Water Protection Conference will provide opportunities to learn about management options for source water protection and steps you can take to develop or enhance an existing program. Designed for communities and public water supplies, attendees will learn about a variety of important topics that include ground and surface water protection issues, wellhead protection, risk communication, funding initiatives, emerging contaminants and state program updates.

Toledo’s innovative Lake Erie Bill of Rights will share the stage with a family of "forever chemicals" and other hot topics at the 19th annual Great Lakes Water Conference on Friday, Nov. 8 at The University of Toledo College of Law.

BOOST is a live, crowd-funded pitchfest in support of solving environmental challenges in Chicago and around the Midwest. Hosted by the Delta Emerging Leaders, the associate board of Delta Institute, BOOST brings together social entrepreneurs with unique and innovative projects to pitch their concepts to a live audience.

This webinar will feature the latest research on PFAS including impacts on reproductive and child health, the biological effects of exposure on fish and wildlife populations and more.

The 8th Biennial State of the Strait Conference will be held November 19, 2019, at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario. Collaborate with agency managers, researchers, students, concerned citizens and more, to analyze the health of our unique trans-national ecosystem.

Please join the Great Lakes Hydrilla Collaborative on Tuesday, November 19th from 2:00-3:00pm EST for the next webinar in the Great Lakes Hydrilla Collaborative’s technical webinar series: “Two Case Studies on Hydrilla Rapid Response in the Great Lakes.”

The Michigan Sustainability Conference (MISCON) is Michigan’s one of a kind event for transforming social and environmental sustainability. In partnership with Michigan Green Communities, attendees will network with hundreds of business and community leaders this November 20-21 in Lansing to learn from, collaborate, and enable success with the community that’s driving meaningful change.

The Great Lakes Captains Association Industry Days 2020 will be held at the Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City, Michigan, on Tuesday, Jan 7 and Wednesday, Jan 8, 2020. The Great Lakes Captains Association seeks to promote safety, education and good fellowship between operators and others with related interests.

The Michigan State University Extension Introduction to Lakes six-week online course starts January 14, 2020. It is offered in a convenient self-paced online format, and is designed for anyone interested in inland lakes.

The Stewardship Network Conference will be held January 17-18, 2020, in East Lansing, Michigan. Sessions include topics such as prescribed fire, climate change mitigation and resilience, invasive species controls, community engagement, and essential skill development.

For the eighth year, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is bringing the world of cinema to northeast Michigan! From January 22nd through 26th, residents and travelers to Alpena will be treated to some of the most impressive ocean and Great Lakes films from around the world.

Join a team to search sites on the Rouge River for sensitive aquatic insects.

The 2020 Ludington Regional Fishery Workshop will include presentations from biologists, educators, and fishery managers with Michigan DNR, NOAA/GLERL, MSU and Michigan Sea Grant. Topics will include salmon and trout diets, the impact of quagga mussels on Lake Michigan, and water level expectations for 2020 in addition to updates on stocking levels and other fishery management issues.

U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development, Region 7 and the University of Kansas Edwards Campus are co-hosting a workshop exploring issues and solutions surrounding harmful algal blooms in waterbodies within the Midwest and Great Plains. The workshop will include participation from states, tribes and other agencies within U.S. EPA Regions 5, 7 and 8.