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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Floodplains 101
Online WebinarFloodplains 101: What you need to know about the floodplains in your community Is there a waterbody that runs through, or near your community? In Michigan, more than 1,000 communities participate in the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and an even greater number have unmapped flood zones, yet every waterbody has the potential to […]
MI Healthy Climate Conference 2025
Huntington Place 1 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI, United StatesJoin the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) for the third annual MI Healthy Climate Conference on April 22-23, 2025, at the Huntington Place in Detroit! About the Conference Governor Whitmer committed Michigan to carbon neutrality by 2050 and in April 2022 released the MI Healthy Climate Plan (the Plan) to chart Michigan’s […]
EGLE Regulation of Construction Projects on Inland Lakes
Online WebinarEGLE Local Leaders Webinar Series Inland Lakes - what you need to know and how EGLE regulates (and doesn't regulate) construction projects on inland lakes Michigan is blessed with an abundance of inland lakes; however, lakes present unique challenges and issues to residents who reside near them. Accessing the water, shoreline protection, and creating an […]
The Effect of Climate Change on Invasive Threats to Michigan’s Trees
Online WebinarNot MI Species Webinar Series They’ll need that hug: How climate change is increasing native and invasive threats to Michigan’s trees. Invasive insects and diseases, including hemlock woolly adelgid, beech bark and beech leaf disease, are taking a toll on Michigan’s forests. As if this weren’t enough, the changing climate is further stressing trees and […]
Onsite Septic Systems and Septic Replacement Loan Program
Online WebinarEGLE Local Leaders Webinar Series: Onsite Septic Systems and Septic Replacement Loan Program More than 1.3 million homes and businesses in Michigan depend on septic systems to treat wastewater. If not maintained, failing septic systems can contaminate groundwater and harm the environment by releasing bacteria, viruses, and household toxics to local waterways. This informative session […]
Coastal Processes and Adapting to Coastal Change on Michigan’s Great Lakes
Online WebinarMichigan is defined by its Great Lakes coast. The coastlines of the Great Lakes are a dynamic environment affected by waves, wind, ice, and water level changes. The changing shoreline is key to the health of our Great Lakes, yet they create hazards for communities and individuals that live along them. Zach Chamberlin, Great Lakes […]
Detecting Invasive Plants in Michigan Lakes
Online WebinarOften, invasive aquatic plants exist unseen, lurking and spreading below the waterline until they’ve grown into a major problem. Fortunately, a trained eye can find these invaders before they wreak havoc. That’s where the MiCorps Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program’s Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch comes in! Join Erick Elgin and Jo Latimore from Michigan State University […]