ISEA Book Club: Braiding Sweetgrass
Capt. Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station and Campus 100 Dame St, Suttons Bay, MI, United StatesThis February, the Inland Seas Education Association Cafe is a book club! We will be reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. We will meet on Friday, February 21, at 4 p.m. to discuss this book, which has themes of utilizing Indigenous Knowledge in complement to Western Science and exploring the relationship between humans and the land. Register […]
2025 Frog and Toad Survey Training
Livonia Civic Center Library 32777 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI, United StatesRegister for the 2025 Frog and Toad Survey Training Background Amphibians are sensitive indicators of habitat quality and their presence or absence can be used to assess wetland health. Wetlands absorb and filter stormwater, helping to protect and clean the river. Wetlands also provide critical wildlife habitat. The presence of a diverse assemblage of frog […]
Ice Breaker: Road Salt, A Necessary Evil?
Online WebinarNo one likes to drive on icy roads, so road salt provides an important service during winter months in northern climes. However, excessive road salt application can have negative impacts on our aquatic resources. Dr. Alan Steinman, a leading researcher from the Annis Water Resources Institute at Grand Valley State University, will provide a brief […]
WLEB Winter Webinar: Water Quality Monitoring
Online WebinarIn this webinar, Tom Zimnicki of the Alliance for the Great Lakes and Ed Verhamme of LimnoTech will discuss the origin and updates from a new high density water quality monitoring network in Michigan’s Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) being funded by Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Erb Family Foundation. This […]
Watershed Educator Training
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council 426 Bay St, Petoskey, MI, United StatesEmpowering Educators for Watershed Stewardship Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council (TOMWC) invites teachers of upper elementary to high school students (grades 3-12) to participate in a two-day Watershed Educator Training workshop on February 27 and 28, 2025. This workshop is designed for educators in the Watershed Council’s service area, with preference given to teachers […]
Watershed Educator Training
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council 426 Bay St, Petoskey, MI, United StatesEmpowering Educators for Watershed Stewardship Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council (TOMWC) invites teachers of upper elementary to high school students (grades 3-12) to participate in a two-day Watershed Educator Training workshop on February 27 and 28, 2025. This workshop is designed for educators in the Watershed Council’s service area, with preference given to teachers […]
Lemery Park Invasive Species Workday
Lemery Park 4050 Byron Center Ave SW, Wyoming, MI, United StatesThe Kent Conservation District and Friends of Buck Creek will be teaming up to host a workday at Lemery Park. Come join us on Saturday, March 1st, to help us protect the Buck Creek watershed. We will be focusing on areas along Buck Creek, a tributary of the Grand River that runs through Lemery Park. […]
2025 Quiet Adventures Symposium
MSU Pavilion 4301 Farm Lane, Lansing, MI, United StatesQAS 2025 Theme: Bridging the Gap "Bridging the Gap" is about promoting community and connection between all the various outdoor recreational activities. Be it paddling, biking, camping, or something else entirely, we all use and care for the same outdoor spaces, be it directly or indirectly. By "bridging the gaps" between all of the different recreators enjoying these […]
Wildflower Association of Michigan Conference
The Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center 219 S. Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MIOver the past 38 years, the Wildflower Association of Michigan (WAM) has presented the annual Michigan Native Plant Conference at the Kellogg Convention Center in East Lansing Michigan. This conference has presented timely, actionable, and fascinating information about native plants, habitats, landscape design, wildlife, invasive controls, and much more. Our 2025 conference will continue in that […]
35th Annual Great Lakes Day
MSU Brody Hall Auditorium 241 W Brody Rd, East Lansing, MI, United StatesPlease join us for the 35th annual Great Lakes Day: A Celebration of Progress and Promise. This conference will feature presentations on emerging Great Lakes issues. This event is free, but registration is required. Attendees can register HERE. We have an exciting lineup of speakers, including: Mike Siefkes: Great Lakes Fishery Commission Director of Sea […]