Thunder Bay International Film Festival
Multiple Locations Muskegon, MIEvery 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 […]
Art and AIS: Paper Plant Models
Online WebinarAbout 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 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 […]
Stewardship Network Conference 2025
The Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center 219 S. Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MINow in its 18th year, The Stewardship Network Conference is the moment where theory meets practice and curiosity leads to solutions. Each annual convening unifies hundreds of professionals, students, and volunteers from a dazzling array of environmental fields. Here they share their setbacks and successes, compare advancements and techniques, and revel in diverse perspectives and […]
2025 Stonefly Search
Plymouth Cultural Center 525 Farmer St, Plymouth, MIVolunteers needed to survey for Stoneflies throughout the Rouge River! It’s easy, fun, and a great way to learn about aquatic insects and the health of the river while contributing to science. There will be an indoor welcome from 10am-11am where volunteers will have a chance to meet their team, enjoy refreshments (coffee, juice, bagels, […]
Winter Stonefly Search
Columbus County Park 1670 Bauman Rd, Columbus, MI, United StatesRivers are full of life, even in the depths of winter! Join Friends of the St. Clair River staff and Stream Team volunteers as we enter streams on a hunt for the elusive winter stonefly. These tiny insects, equipped with a natural antifreeze, spend most of their lives as nymphs in the water and emerge […]
Winter Salt Week: An Eye on Salt Pollution
Online WebinarRoad salt keeps us safe on roads and sidewalks, but it can also pose a threat to fish and wildlife as well as human health. Fish and bugs that live in freshwater streams can’t survive in extra salty water. Water treatment plants are not equipped to filter out the extra salt, so it can end […]
Introduction to Lakes Online Course
Online WebinarIntroduction to Lakes Online is designed for interested individuals, decision-makers, local leaders, resource professionals, and lakefront property owners interested in gaining knowledge about inland lakes and connecting with others who have a similar interest. In this introductory online course, participants will learn about lake ecology, management, and protection through six interactive units. Participants increase their […]
Ice Breaker: Herpetofauna as Bioindicators
Online WebinarJoin David Mifsud, certified professional wetland scientist and expert in herpetology, for an engaging presentation on the role of herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles) as bioindicators of ecosystem health. Learn how these species reflect environmental changes and what their presence—or absence—can tell us about the state of our natural habitats. David Mifsud is the founder of […]
Winter Salt Week: Dilution Is Not the Solution
Online WebinarOur understanding around how salt affects freshwater communities continues to evolve. As scientists across disciplines come together to study this pollutant, their work is revealing a host of ecological complexities and cascading impacts. This talk will highlight how “sublethal” concentrations of salt can still be harmful to wildlife and how other environmental factors (predators and […]