WLEB Winter Webinar: Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters
Online WebinarIn this webinar, Dr. Jennifer Blesh of University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability will share updates on the Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters project being funded by MDARD to enhance our knowledge of soil health and water quality in Michigan's WLEB. Register HERE.
Advocacy 101: Speak Up for Clean Water
Online WebinarIt is important to speak up for the issues we care about, but it can sometimes feel daunting and difficult to get started. Learn from Jessica Gordon, Izaak Walton League of America Grassroots Advocacy Manager, about the importance of advocacy and how you can become an effective advocate for water and the environment. This workshop […]
From Source to Tap: EGLE Drinking Water Webinar
Online WebinarFrom Source to Tap: Implementing a Resilient Source Water Protection Plan with Innovative Management Strategies This webinar will explore the critical importance of source water protection planning for safeguarding community water supplies. The City of Kalamazoo, Michigan will share their 25 years of source water protection experience with a focus on practical management strategies to […]
Great Lakes Issues on the National Stage
Online WebinarHow can our representatives in Washington support the Great Lakes in 2025? Hear from members of our team who presented our recently released federal priorities to members of Congress in meetings at the Capitol. In 2025 our federal agenda focuses on invasive species, fixing our failing water infrastructure, stopping plastic pollution, preventing harmful algal blooms, […]
Book Talk: Reconciliation in a Michigan Watershed
Online WebinarDiscover the compelling journey of the Ken-O-Sha watershed’s transformation in this virtual book talk with authors Gail Gunst Heffner and David P. Warners. During the talk, the authors discuss the book and delve into the ecological, social, spiritual, and economic history of Grand Rapids, Michigan’s Plaster Creek, highlighting the innovative work of the Plaster Creek […]
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 […]