Events

Join us as we gather members to celebrate the accomplishments of Great Lakes Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science (GLEAMS) over the past year, explore our new strategic plan, and connect with GLEAMS members from your region!  Participate in Great Lakes Trivia throughout the meeting for some light-hearted competition and ways to connect with other […]

Aquariums and water gardens provide peace and serenity to homes and public spaces; however, they also are home to non-native animals and plants that don’t belong in the wild. Since 2015, Michigan State University Extension has been empowering aquarium and water garden retailers to make sound stocking decisions and to share the “don’t let it […]

This 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 […]

About 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 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 […]