Interstate Early Detection and Rapid Response
Finding and Responding to Invasive Species
Project Meetings and Workshops
2025 Binational Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Forum
The 2025 Binational Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Forum will take place in Detroit, Michigan at the Outdoor Adventure Center from November 18th-19th with hybrid options available. Please register (using the link below) to confirm your in-person or virtual attendance
- Meeting agenda
- Meeting registration
- Additional materials:
Invasive Aquatic Plant Surveillance Best Practices Workshop
- Meeting agenda (Part 1)
- Meeting agenda (Part 2)
- Meeting summary
- Meeting product: Best practice guidance for early detection of invasive aquatic plants in inland lakes
- Presentations:
- Agency perspectives and regional surveillance projects
- Wisconsin, Maureen Kalscheur, WI DNR
- Minnesota, Wendy Crowell, MN DNR
- Starry Trek, Megan Weber, MAISRC
- Michigan, Billy Keiper, EGLE; Erick Elgin & Jeremy Hartsock, Michigan State Univ Extension
- Quebec, Marie-Ève Tousignant, MELCCFP
- New York, Lindsay Yoder, NYSDEC
- Ohio, Mark Warman, Cleveland Metroparks
- NFWF & Great Lakes Ports, Andrew Tucker & Lindsay Chadderton, The Nature Conservancy
- Remote sensing applications
- Overview of remote sensing for early detection, Margaret Kalacska, McGill University
- Remote sensing: Case study #1, Amanda Grimm, Great Lakes Commission
- Remote sensing: Case study # 2, Cass Stabler, Elizabeth Miller & Tricia Workman, Parks Canada Agency
- eDNA surveillance for aquatic plants
- Overview and perspectives, Chris Wilson & Stephanie Coghlan, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
- eDNA metabarcoding to characterize plant communities in Michigan’s inland lakes, Kim Scribner & John Robinson, Michigan State University
- Agency perspectives and regional surveillance projects