• MI Paddle Stewards: Jackson, Upper Grand River Water Trail

    Klavon's Pizzeria Upper K Lounge, 1361 E. McDevitt Boulevard, Jackson, MI

    Become an ally in the fight against aquatic invasive species! Paddlers 18 years and older are invited to join Michigan Sea Grant and partners for a one-day volunteer program about protecting water trails from aquatic invasive species (AIS). You will learn how to detect and report any invasive species spotted while paddling a water trail, […]

  • 4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp

    Camp Chickagami 6952 Kauffman Blvd., Presque Isle, MI

    Young teens have fun and amazing outdoor hands-on learning experiences as they go charter fishing, snorkeling, sailing, hike through forests, wade through wetlands, explore dunes and more! This really fun MSU pre-college program could be the highlight of your summer - it could even change your life! Learning sessions and recreation are designed to: Increase teens’ appreciation […]

  • MI Paddle Stewards: Clay Township, Blueways of St. Clair

    Clay Township Hall 4710 Pointe Tremble Rd., Clay Township, MI

    Become an ally in the fight against aquatic invasive species! Paddlers 18 years and older are invited to join Michigan Sea Grant and partners for a one-day volunteer program about protecting water trails from aquatic invasive species (AIS). You will learn how to detect and report any invasive species spotted while paddling a water trail, […]

  • MI Paddle Stewards: Mt. Clemens, Clinton River Water Trail

    Macomb YMCA 10 N. River Rd., Mt. Clemens, MI

    Become an ally in the fight against aquatic invasive species! Paddlers 18 years and older are invited to join Michigan Sea Grant and partners for a one-day volunteer program about protecting water trails from aquatic invasive species (AIS). You will learn how to detect and report any invasive species spotted while paddling a water trail, […]

  • Great Lakes Levels Informational Meeting: Port Huron

    St. Clair County Administration Building, Don Dodge Auditorium 200 Grand River Avenue, Port Huron, MI, United States

    High water levels can affect many kinds of shoreline infrastructure What's in store for Fall 2019? Presented by: Michigan Sea Grant Extension Hosted by: Justin Westmiller, Director of St. Clair County Homeland Security/Emergency Management St. Clair County Administration Building Don Dodge Auditorium 200 Grand River Avenue Port Huron, MI 48060 AGENDA Welcome / Opening comments […]

  • MI Paddle Stewards: Benton Harbor, Paw Paw River Water Trail

    Southwest Michigan Planning Commission 376 W. Main Street, Suite 130, Benton Harbor, MI

    Become an ally in the fight against aquatic invasive species! Paddlers 18 years and older are invited to join Michigan Sea Grant and partners for a one-day volunteer program about protecting water trails from aquatic invasive species (AIS). You will learn how to detect and report any invasive species spotted while paddling a water trail, […]

  • MI Paddle Stewards: Hessel, Lake Huron North Shore Water Trail

    Hessel School House 3206 West Cedar Road, Hessel, MI

    Become an ally in the fight against aquatic invasive species! Paddlers 18 years and older are invited to join Michigan Sea Grant and partners for a one-day volunteer program about protecting water trails from aquatic invasive species (AIS). You will learn how to detect and report any invasive species spotted while paddling a water trail, […]

  • MI Paddle Stewards: Sault Ste. Marie, St. Marys River Island Explorer

    Sault Country Club 1520 Riverside Dr., Sault Ste. Marie, MI

    Become an ally in the fight against aquatic invasive species! Paddlers 18 years and older are invited to join Michigan Sea Grant and partners for a one-day volunteer program about protecting water trails from aquatic invasive species (AIS). You will learn how to detect and report any invasive species spotted while paddling a water trail, […]

  • GREAT LAKES SEA GRANT NETWORK MEETING

    Our Great Lakes Sea Grant gathering in Sault Ste. Marie will be an awesome time of networking, learning, and adventure in the beautiful eastern Upper Peninsula! We’ll be gathering at the historic Ramada Ojibway hotel, which puts us in the heart of the downtown area — just a short walk away from the famous Soo […]

  • Lake sturgeon release events in Saginaw Bay watersheds

    Join local, state, and federal partners for the reintroduction of juvenile sturgeon into the Saginaw Bay watershed. Come join the fun at these locations: 10 am on the Tittabawassee River, Caldwell Municipal Boat Launch, Midland, MI 11 am on the Shiawassee River, Cole Park, Chesaning, MI Noon on the Cass River at the Gunzenhausen Walkway, […]

  • MI Paddle Stewards: Gibraltar, Detroit Heritage River Water Trail

    Gibraltar Community Center 29340 S. Gibraltar Rd., Gibraltar, MI

    Become an ally in the fight against aquatic invasive species! Paddlers 18 years and older are invited to join Michigan Sea Grant and partners for a one-day volunteer program about protecting water trails from aquatic invasive species (AIS). You will learn how to detect and report any invasive species spotted while paddling a water trail, […]

  • Michigan Sea Grant Extension to host update by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Great Lakes Levels

    What:  Info session “Great Lakes Levels Information meeting – What’s in store for Fall/Winter 2019-2020?” When:  Friday 10/4/2019 from 3-4:15 p.m. Where:  St. Ignace Public Library, 110 West Spruce Street St. Ignace, MI 49781 http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/Stignace/about/library-hours/ Who:  Michigan Sea Grant, Lauren Fry, PhD., and US Army Corps of Engineers Lauren Fry leads the water level forecasting […]

  • Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Consortium Conference, Bay City

    Bay City, MI

    Discover how our valuable Great Lakes fisheries (past, present, and future) can benefit local museum programs, enhance coastal tourism development opportunities, and support community development efforts. Learn more about Michigan’s Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Consortium projects and partnerships, including a newly launched regional fisheries heritage trail website. This educational program is open to everyone interested […]

    $50.00
  • Clean Marina Classroom Live: Cedarville

    CLEAN MARINA CLASSROOM COMES TO YOU On November 8, 2019, the Michigan Clean Marina Program will offer an in-person workshop for the first time in the eastern upper peninsula at the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville. Michigan Sea Grant Extension staff and a Clean Marina specialist will cover the important lessons from the online […]

  • 2020 Aquaculture Challenge

    The Aquaculture Challenge is a competition held by Lake Superior State University. Local school teams are tasked with creating their own small-scale aquaponics system. In addition to creating the system, each team is provided an Arduino microcontroller and sensors to monitor the parameters of the system, such as air and water temperature, luminosity, and soil […]

  • Lake Levels Workshop

    November 5, 7–8pm Hessel School House 3206 W Cedar St, Hessel, MI 49745

  • Place-Based Education Conference

    University of Michigan – Flint Riverfront Banquet Center 1 Riverfront Plaza Flint, MI 48502 1 Riverfront Plaza, Flint, MI

    Building Strong and Transformative Communities Together Flint, Michigan The Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative invites you to the 7th Place-Based Education Conference, held this year in Flint, Michigan. Place-based education transforms how teachers teach and how students learn by expanding classrooms to include local organizations, history, and natural features. Investing in place helps youth engage in […]

  • Training Researchers to Inform Policy workshop

    Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center 219 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI, United States

    The Scholars Strategy Network Michigan Chapter is hosting a day-long workshop to equip researchers with the knowledge and skills they need to make research accessible and useful to policymakers and civic leaders. Workshop participants will learn about where research is (and isn’t) used in the policy-making process, how to build relationships with policy-makers, how to create clear […]

  • Eastern U.P. Clean Marina Classroom Live workshop

    Les Cheneaux Community Library 75 Hodeck Street, Cedarville, MI, United States

    On November 8, 2019, the Michigan Clean Marina Program will offer an in-person workshop for the first time in the eastern upper peninsula at the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville. Michigan Sea Grant Extension staff and a Clean Marina specialist will cover the important lessons from the online classroom tied to mandatory and recommended […]

  • Three Minute Webinars on Citizen Science

    The NOAA Central Region Collaboration Team invites you to join us from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (CST) on Friday, November 8, for a special webinar designed to share information about citizen science and opportunities for the public to participate in exciting initiatives. Dan O'Keefe, Southwest Michigan Sea Grant Extension Educator, will be presenting on Salmon […]