Clinton River Watershed Council River Rally
Online WebinarThe Clinton River Watershed Council (CRWC) is excited to invite you to our annual River Rally, on January 15, 2025! As part of the Clinton River Coldwater Conservation Project (CRCCP), CRWC hosts a kick-off for the upcoming volunteer season, offering a presentation on 2024's Adopt-A-Stream monitoring results, CRWC's field season updates, CRCCP accomplishments, and volunteer opportunities […]
How to Build a Boat Wash Station
Online WebinarThis webinar will examine the steps necessary to develop a boat wash station, including permitting, design, and costs. After the discovery of Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) in Lake Leelanau in 2019, the Lake Leelanau Lake Association recognized the need for boat wash stations to prevent the further introduction of invasive species and to limit the spread […]
HRWC Winter Stonefly Search
Huron River Watershed Council 117 N. 1st St, Ste 100, Ann Arbor, MIPlease join HRWC's annual Winter Stonefly Search volunteer event on Saturday, January 18, 2025. This is a great outdoor winter activity for individuals and groups of friends and family. There are two start times: 9 am and 10:30 am. Please choose one and sign up HERE. As part of a long-term river study, each January, HRWC looks for […]
Thunder Bay International Film Festival
Multiple Locations Muskegon, MIEvery year Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary brings the world of cinema to Alpena! In January, northeast Michigan is treated to some of the most impressive ocean and Great Lakes films from around the world. Film screenings are complemented by social events, educational activities, and opportunities to meet filmmakers. More than 50 films will be […]
Art and AIS: Paper Plant Models
Online WebinarAbout the speaker: Linda Hamilton is a paper artist living in Almonte Ontario, Canada. She creates realistic botanical models of plants and flowers using a variety of different papers, glue, wire, and paint. In this webinar: Over the years, Linda has created many pieces for use as identification tools including native and non-native wildflowers, […]
EGLE Virtual Listening Session: Protect Michigan’s Land and Water
Online WebinarEGLE is starting another round of input on implementation of the Michigan Healthy Climate Plan (Michigan.gov/MiHealthyClimatePlan). For this session, we are soliciting input on the priorities across the action areas under “Protect Michigan’s Land and Water,” (working lands/agriculture), including these priority actions to meet our climate goals: • As a part of the national ‘America […]
Stewardship Network Conference 2025
The Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center 219 S. Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MINow in its 18th year, The Stewardship Network Conference is the moment where theory meets practice and curiosity leads to solutions. Each annual convening unifies hundreds of professionals, students, and volunteers from a dazzling array of environmental fields. Here they share their setbacks and successes, compare advancements and techniques, and revel in diverse perspectives and […]
2025 Stonefly Search
Plymouth Cultural Center 525 Farmer St, Plymouth, MIVolunteers needed to survey for Stoneflies throughout the Rouge River! It’s easy, fun, and a great way to learn about aquatic insects and the health of the river while contributing to science. There will be an indoor welcome from 10am-11am where volunteers will have a chance to meet their team, enjoy refreshments (coffee, juice, bagels, […]
Winter Stonefly Search
Columbus County Park 1670 Bauman Rd, Columbus, MI, United StatesRivers are full of life, even in the depths of winter! Join Friends of the St. Clair River staff and Stream Team volunteers as we enter streams on a hunt for the elusive winter stonefly. These tiny insects, equipped with a natural antifreeze, spend most of their lives as nymphs in the water and emerge […]
Winter Salt Week: An Eye on Salt Pollution
Online WebinarRoad salt keeps us safe on roads and sidewalks, but it can also pose a threat to fish and wildlife as well as human health. Fish and bugs that live in freshwater streams can’t survive in extra salty water. Water treatment plants are not equipped to filter out the extra salt, so it can end […]