Webinars
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Michigan Vernal Pool Training Series 2025
Online WebinarLearn more about vernal pools and how you can help monitor and protect these fascinating and important wetlands across Michigan! This virtual training will provide information and resources to those interested in participating in the Michigan Vernal Pool Patrol or just interested in learning more about these important wetlands. The training will consist of three […]
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WLEB Winter Webinar: Wetland Restoration
Online WebinarWestern Lake Erie Basin Winter Webinar Series: Wetland Restoration In this webinar, Kali Rush of Ducks Unlimited, and Steve Chadwick of Michigan's Department of Natural Resources will share the history of wetland conservation in the Western Lake Erie Basin and current wetland conservation efforts. They will share updates on the Seneca State Game Area’s Wetland […]
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Spring Lecture Series: From Diatoms to DNA
Online WebinarJoin us for our 2025 Spring Lecture Series presented by Larry & Karen Bettcher. Offered as a hybrid event, participants can choose when registering to take part in-person at the museum or online via Zoom. Discover how lake mud holds clues to the past as Dr. Trisha Spanbauer explores how fossils and DNA in sediment […]
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Ice Breaker: Climate Change & Taking Action
Online WebinarDr. Peter Schulze, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science at Austin College, will explore the current state of climate change and the actions we can take to mitigate its effects. This presentation will cover ways we can anticipate common hurdles of changing environmental conditions in order to better prepare for a sustainable future. To register […]
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WLEB Winter Webinar: Expanding Conservation Agriculture
Online WebinarIn this webinar, Dr. Adam Reimer and Dr. Marie Carmen Shingne of the National Wildlife Federation and Dr. Julie Doll of Michigan Agriculture Advancement will share lessons learned from interviews and focus groups with farmers in Michigan. Register HERE.
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Finding and Managing Invasive Lesser Celandine
Online WebinarNot MI Species Webinar Series: Now you see me, now you don’t! The trick of finding and managing invasive lesser celandine. In 2024, lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), a spring ephemeral plant found in forest floodplains, was added to Michigan’s watch list. With this plant, timing is critical; it appears very early in spring and hides […]
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Rare Peatland Insects of Michigan
Online WebinarFresh off the first year of a tri-state project surveying for rare peatland insects in Michigan we will present the preliminary highlights and “lowlights” from the field season. In addition, we will provide an overview of the Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) that call peatlands home. Range, conservation rank, and habitat requirements or host […]
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HABs 101 Webinar: Prevention and Management
Online WebinarGet top tips for preventing and managing harmful algal blooms in inland waters! In previous “HABs 101” webinars, we learned about the basics of harmful algal blooms and the value of algae in aquatic ecosystems. This April, join us for “HABs 101: Prevention and Management” for insights into what to do when your pond or lake turns green […]
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Practical Water Wisdom: Beaver Dams, Ponds and Effects
Online WebinarJoin Itasca Waters and Minnesota Sea Grant in learning about the effects of beaver ponds and dams as part of the Itasca Water Wisdom online webinar series, co-sponsored by MNSG. Beavers are powerful ecosystem engineers capable of radically transforming the landscapes they inhabit. From lakes, to rivers, to streams - beaver dam building, tree cutting, and canal digging […]
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Interactions Between Fish and Aquatic Plants
Online WebinarVirtual EventMGLP Lake Conservation Webinar Series In the weeds: A closer look at interactions between fish and aquatic plants in the Upper Midwest Interactions between aquatic plants and fish are not well understood in Midwestern Lakes. Here, we will present the findings of workshops with various groups of stakeholders that sought to understand what questions and […]
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