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!
A Tall-Ship Summer Adventure! This program is for ages 14 to 18, beginning and ending in Erie, PA, and including a voyage to Put-In-Bay, OH. Curriculum will focus on the fundamentals of square-rig seamanship and developing the skills and personal qualities to meet the challenges of life onboard a ship.
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body (Regional Body) will meet on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. EDT via webinar conference call. This meeting will be open to the public and will include an opportunity for public comments.
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Basin Resources Council (Compact Council) will meet on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, via webinar conference call. The meeting will begin immediately following the adjournment of the meeting of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body, expected at approximately 2:45 p.m. EDT. This meeting will be open to the public and will include an opportunity for public comments.
Rural communities face unique challenges in preparing for flooding and addressing related infrastructure needs. . Local governments with small staffs often do not have the capacity to apply for disaster preparedness funding and can be left out of valuable federal programs. This briefing will characterize these issues in the context of COVID-19 and highlight solutions communities are implementing to meet them.
You are invited to join NOAA in the Great Lakes for a webinar addressing climate and water levels in the Great Lakes.
The Water Council’s Water Leaders Summit is an annual water industry conference that brings together water business leaders, governmental entities, academics, entrepreneurs and futurists from around the world for curated conversations about vital current global water challenges and the future of water innovation.
On Wednesday, June 24, tune in for the first webinar in a summer series about crude oil transport in the Great Lakes. The webinar series is hosted by the Great Lakes Sea Grant Crude Oil Transport Network and Michigan Sea Grant.
Attendees will learn what green infrastructure is, how it works, and why it's good for water quality.
Bring the whole family to this free annual community event hosted by the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Enjoy live music on the main stage, kids games and crafts, taste some local whitefish, explore the shipwreck century exhibits and more!
You are invited to a Great Lakes water levels webinar hosted by the International Lake Superior Board of Control, the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board and the International Niagara Board of Control.
On Wednesday, July 22, tune in for the second webinar in a summer series about crude oil transport in the Great Lakes. The webinar series is hosted by the Great Lakes Sea Grant Crude Oil Transport Network and Michigan Sea Grant.
Michigan Sea Grant is hosting a free webinar from 6-7 p.m. on July 22 to help shoreline property owners, tribal and municipal officials, and others understand options related to high water level issues.
The “To The Water Challenge” is a virtual fundraising event organized by Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA). During this challenge participants will engage with water, reflect on their experience, and share on social media.
The WEDA Safety Commission is honored to convene this conversation among industry executives, focusing on how their organizations are surviving and thriving in the COVID-19 era.
The U.S. Brig Niagara's ninth Environmental Science Field School is a multi-disciplinary experience incorporating marine sciences, underwater archaeology, and square-rig seamanship, and in past years has contributed leading-edge research on micro-bead pollution in the Great Lakes.
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and partners will release the inaugural Western Lake Erie Report Card on Friday, August 14, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. This is the first effort that combines environmental data to show health status of both the lake and watershed in one integrated report.
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus is hosting a series of virtual meetings in September and October 2020. Assuring Access to Safe, Affordable Drinking Water will be held September 11, 2020.
Learn the latest fisheries science from more than 700 on-demand papers and posters in 65 symposia, contributed paper, and poster sessions. As part of this virtual event, IAGLR will present a symposium on Biology, Management, and Culture of Walleye, Sauger, and Yellow Perch: Status and Needs.
The Great Lakes Dredging Team will hold an informational webinar starting at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. During the webinar, speakers will discuss beneficial use of dredge material, fate and effects of microcystin in the nearshore environment, and the effect of dredge material on soil health.
This year’s Convention will be completely online but will still feature keynote presentations, concurrent sessions, workshops, and lightning talks. The Convention will highlight current and emerging research and policy and management strategies for protecting inland lakes.