BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//MI Water Stewardship - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:MI Water Stewardship
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MI Water Stewardship
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Detroit
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250821T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250821T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T183239
CREATED:20250806T182043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T182043Z
UID:10000590-1755784800-1755788400@miwaterstewardship.org
SUMMARY:How Zebra Mussels are Changing Fish Contaminants
DESCRIPTION:Zebra mussels are invasive species that can reshape entire lake ecosystems\, with surprising and far-reaching effects. Researchers have discovered that zebra mussels—well-known for clogging pipes and outcompeting native species—may also be quietly increasing mercury levels in popular game fish like walleye and yellow perch. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that threatens both aquatic life and human health. In lakes invaded by zebra mussels\, fish were up to 72% higher in mercury—reaching risky levels at smaller sizes compared to lakes without zebra mussels. \nIn this webinar\, University of Minnesota fisheries ecologist Dr. Gretchen Hansen will explain how zebra mussels are altering where fish feed\, how mercury moves through the food web\, and what that means for anglers and communities across Minnesota. She’ll also share what’s happening now—a new\, collaborative effort with state and tribal agencies to build predictive models and create mercury risk maps to help monitor\, manage\, and potentially mitigate these emerging threats. \nRegister HERE.
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/how-zebra-mussels-are-changing-fish-contaminants/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://miwaterstewardship.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AIS-Detectors.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center":MAILTO:maisrc@umn.edu
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR