Friday, October 28, 2022, 9am-3pm
Hagerty Center
Join us for the 15th Annual Freshwater Summit. Each year the Freshwater Summit brings together agency representatives, resource professionals, lake associations, and engaged citizens to discuss topics and issues related to freshwater locally and throughout the Great Lakes. Cost is $35/person or $15/student and includes lunch.
AGENDA
8:30-9:00am
Registration
9:00-9:10am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:10-9:55am
Rising Salinity in the Great Lakes: Ecological & Regulatory Perspectives
Bill Hintz, Assistant Professor, University of Toledo
9:55-10:25am
Status and Management Efforts of the New Zealand Mud Snail in the Great Lakes Region
Jeremy Geist, Great Lakes Stream Restoration Manager, Trout Unlimited
10:25-10:40am
BREAK
10:40-11:10am
Working with Tribal Governments
Allison Smart, Environmental Division Manager, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
11:10-11:40am
Microplastics and Microbiomes: How Ingestion of Weathered Microplastics Impact Freshwater Fathead Minnows
Maggie Petersen, Researcher, Great Lakes Environmental Center
11:40am-12:00pm
LIGHTNING TALKS
Finding New Zealand Mud Snails in the Elk River Chain of Lakes
Emily Burke, Conservation and Education Specialist, Grass River Natural Area
Mitchell Creek E. coli Source Tracking
Sarah U’Ren, Program Director, The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay
12:00-1:00pm
LUNCH
1:00-1:30pm
Michigan’s Arctic Grayling Initiative – A Progress Update
Ed Eisch, Fish Production Program Manager, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1:30-2:00pm
Didymo
Ashley Moerke, Executive Director of Center for Freshwater Research and Education, Lake Superior State University
2:00-2:10pm
BREAK
2:10-2:40pm
Monitoring & Modeling Water Quality in a Pristine Northern Michigan Lake
Doug Endicott, Environmental Engineer, Great Lakes Environmental Center
2:40-3:00pm
LIGHTNING TALKS
Progress on the Apple Creek Dams
Nate Winkler, Biologist, Conservation Resource Alliance
Great Lakes Water Literacy: Bridging the Connection Between Land and Water
Trisha Smrecak, Education Coordinator, Inland Seas Education Association
3:00pm
Evaluations & Adjourn