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SUMMARY:2026 Aquaculture Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for the 2026 competition! To register\, submit this Google Form by January 14\, 2026. \nThe Aquaculture Challenge engages students in STEM learning\, innovation\, and career development by developing aquaponics systems and business plans. \nThe Aquaculture Challenge is a collaboration between the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network and Lake Superior State University (LSSU) and is co-chaired by Michigan Sea Grant. This science competition engages students in grades 6-12 from around the Midwest in a four-month venture to: \n\nBuild and monitor aquaponics systems\nCreate business plans\nPerform a community outreach project\n\nHow to participate\nThe Aquaculture Challenge is a competition open to teams of 6th-12th-grade students with an adult coach or captain. Teams can come from rural\, urban\, and suburban schools or homeschool groups in Michigan and the surrounding Great Lakes states. New and returning teams are welcome; Michigan Sea Grant staff provide start-up guidance and resources for coaches before the competition cycle begins each January. \nAccess the 2026 team manual (Google Doc) \nThe competition consists of 4 parts designed to engage students in a wide variety of hands-on STEM and humanities topics. \nTeams will: \n\nDesign and build an aquaponics system of any size.\nMonitor the system using chemical and physical monitoring. Bonus points are awarded for using automated monitoring systems.\nCreate a business plan for the system or a scaled version of the system; the plan can follow a for-profit or nonprofit model.\nPerform a community outreach project promoting healthy seafood consumption.\n\nThe competition comes with support such as: $150 stipends\, a virtual coach training and kick-off meeting\, a team liaison assigned to meet virtually with each team throughout the season\, and several electronic resources. \nTeams work from January to April to design and engineer table-top aquaponics systems. They spend the competition window monitoring and automating the systems\, crafting business plans\, and creating seafood outreach projects. Staff from Sea Grant and faculty and students from Lake Superior State University provide guidance and mentorship to teams and coaches throughout the process. \nThe competition ends in late April\, when teams submit their accomplishments virtually using videos and PDFs to capture their hard work. A virtual awards ceremony takes place in April or early May\, and winning teams receive trophies in the mail. \nRegistration is now open for the 2026 competition! To register\, submit this Google Form by January 14\, 2026. \nFill in this Google Form to join the Aquaculture Challenge email list and receive updates about this program and other K-12 aquaculture opportunities. For more information about the program\, contact Michigan Sea Grant Extension Educator Elliot Nelson at elliotne@msu.edu or 906-322-0353.
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/2026-aquaculture-challenge/
LOCATION:Multiple Locations\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Science Competition
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ORGANIZER;CN="Michigan Sea Grant":MAILTO:miseagrant@umich.edu
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SUMMARY:Muskegon River Trash Bash 2025
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT\n\nThe Muskegon River Trash Bash is an opportunity for residents and visitors of all ages to have an immediate and visible impact on the river\, its tributaries\, and the thousands of acres of land that surround it. The 2\,725 square miles of the Muskegon River watershed contains approximately 94 connecting streams\, and travels over 216 miles through nine counties from Higgins Lake to Lake Michigan in Muskegon. Throughout the month of August teams of every size throughout the watershed give their time to making the Muskegon river healthier and more beautiful. \n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION\n\nOne registration per team only. Individuals may register to log their trash collection. All clean-up activities need to be completed by August 31\, 2025. Registration opens July 1. \n\nRegister HERE.
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/muskegon-river-trash-bash-2025/
LOCATION:Multiple Locations\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:River Clean Up
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ORGANIZER;CN="Muskegon River Watershed Assembly":MAILTO:mrwa@ferris.edu
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SUMMARY:Thunder Bay International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Every 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 shared over the weekend in three different locations. Check out the schedule to start planning your film festival weekend. Filmmakers and media contact Festival Coordinator at 989-884-6212 or steph.gandulla@noaa.gov \nView the schedule of events HERE. \nA Thunder Pass provides access to all 16 programs in the festival for $100\, or tickets can be purchased for individual programs starting at $10.  Purchase tickets HERE.
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/thunder-bay-international-film-festival/
LOCATION:Multiple Locations\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary":MAILTO:friends@thunderbayfriends.org
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SUMMARY:September Adopt-a-Beach 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday\, September 21\, 2024\, for a Great Lakes day of action! Thousands of Adopt-a-Beach volunteers will clean and celebrate Great Lakes shorelines as part of the International Coastal Cleanup. \nVolunteers on all five lakes and in each of the eight Great Lakes states will join volunteers all over the world who care for and take a stand for their local waters. \nFind a September Adopt-a-Beach cleanup now. \nIf you don’t see a cleanup that works for you\, become a Team Leader and set up one of your own.
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/september-adopt-a-beach-2024/
LOCATION:Multiple Locations\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beach Clean Up
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance for the Great Lakes":MAILTO:alliance@greatlakes.org
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SUMMARY:Muskegon River Trash Bash 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Muskegon River Trash Bash is an annual family-friendly cleanup event that hopes to encourage residents and visitors of all ages to pitch in to protect the river\, its tributaries\, and the thousands of acres of land that surround it. The watershed covers approximately 2\,725 square miles\, includes 94 connecting streams\, and travels over 216 miles through nine counties from Higgins Lake to Lake Michigan in Muskegon.  Teams should register on the MRWA Trash Bash website.  Clean-ups must be completed in August 2024. \nRead More About Trash Bash \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCheck out this video about the event!
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/muskegon-river-trash-bash-2024/
LOCATION:Multiple Locations\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:River Clean Up
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ORGANIZER;CN="Muskegon River Watershed Assembly":MAILTO:mrwa@ferris.edu
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