The 2024 WEDA Midwest Chapter meeting will be held March 12-14, 2024, at the Ritz Carlton in downtown Cleveland, OH.

The lake committees hold annual public meetings each March to review progress toward fishery objectives on each of the Great Lakes, as well as a common session to discuss topics of interest to the entire basin.

Learn about the factors that drive algae growth in Lake Superior and the potential impacts on the ecosystem in our one-hour public webinar.

On April 6 at Milliken Auditorium in Traverse City, you're invited to a free screening of NO DEFENSE, a documentary about the former Wurtsmith Air Force base in Oscoda, MI, the first military site in the country where PFAS contamination was identified. 

Learn about habitat and species protection in Lake Huron in our upcoming one-hour public webinar.

Questions on the ethics of sharing water will be explored in an online webinar hosted by FLOW (For Love of Water) featuring a panel of experts in environmental ethics and policy.

Join local high school teacher, Andrew Wolfgang, at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center as he shares many opportunities to find unique birds in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

The 23rd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, from May 12 – 16, 2024. The conference theme is ‘Meeting Challenges with Innovation’.

The 47th annual Larval Fish Conference (LFC) will be held on the shores of Lake Erie (Sawmill Creek Resort, OH) during May 12-16, 2024. This is a scientific conference at which research involving early life stages of fish and other aquatic organisms is presented.

The 25th River Rally will be an exciting time for the network to gather on the banks of the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting will take place May 15-17, 2024, in Montreal, QC. The theme is:  Economic Transformation: Tapping into Water for Sustainable Prosperity.

Learn how chemical contaminants have impacted the Lake Erie ecosystem in our upcoming webinar.

IAGLR’s 67th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research will take place in Windsor, Ontario, from May 20-24, 2024.

The Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) will hold their 2024 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The meeting coincides with the IAGLR Annual Conference in Windsor, Ontario, at Caesars.

Join Great Lakes shipwreck enthusiast, Mark Gammage, as he shares the tragic sinking and discovery of the propeller Russia.

Join FLOW (For Love of Water) on May 31st at noon with author Jane Elder to discuss her new book, "Wilderness, Water and Rust: A Journey toward Great Lakes Resilience."

Orleans County Tourism will host a Learn to Fish Seminar for Women at St. Mary's Archers Club on Clark Mills Road along the Oak Orchard River in Waterport, NY.

The Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting theme for 2024 is: "Connecting to Enhance Freshwater Science."

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission will hold a public Annual Meeting June 5-6, 2024, in Ottawa, Ontario.

Keeping our Great Lakes beaches clean starts with you! Adopt-a-Beach cleanups are a fun, free, easy way to give back to your community and keep plastic pollution out of our Great Lakes. It’s easy to jump right into the Adopt-a-Beach community. Join a cleanup today!