EGLE
A Celebration of National Stormwater Day
Online WebinarOn November 16, 1990, the Federal Register announced the promulgation of Phase I of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System stormwater program making this a defining day for the stormwater sector. Join EGLE staff 34 years later as they highlight EGLE’s programs to manage stormwater for the protection of surface water quality in Michigan. The […]
2024 Great Lakes PFAS Summit
Online WebinarPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to present some of the biggest challenges in chemical contamination across the world. States throughout the nation, including the Great Lakes region, are finding PFAS contamination in a growing number of locations where these persistent chemicals pose a threat to human health and the environment. The Great Lakes PFAS Summit […]
Don’t Let It Loose! Protecting Michigan’s Waterways from Pesky Pets and Plants
Online WebinarAquariums 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 […]
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 […]