14th annual
freshwater summit
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Wild Rice Restoration
Roger LaBine, Water Resource Technician, Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, co-chair of the Native Wild Rice Coalition
Lakebed 2030
Hans VanSumeren, Director, Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City Wastewater Infrastructure Update and COVID Testing Results
Joshua Lycka, Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator, Jacobs/Traverse City Wastewater Treatment Plant
Art Krueger, Director of Municipal Utilities, City of Traverse City
Using qPCR to Engage Communities in Water Quality Monitoring
Patrick Hanington, Associate Professor, University of Alberta
Friday, October 22, 2021
Benthic Changes in Lake Michigan
Ashley Elgin, Benthic Ecologist, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Enhancing Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions
Rachael Franks Taylor, Senior Coastal Management Specialist, Office for Coastal Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Boardman River Bottomland Restoration
Steve Largent, Boardman River Program Coordinator, Grand Traverse Conservation District
Lower Boardman River Unified Plan
Christine Crissman, Executive Director, The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay
An Assessment of Torch Lake Snails Grazing on Benthic Diatoms
Anna Anger, Mancelona High School student intern, Three Lakes Association
Early Life History and Growth of Round Goby in Grand Traverse Bay
Dennis McCauley, President/Senior Environmental Specialist, Great Lakes Environmental Center
Maximizing the Value of Schoolship Data: Designing a Long-Term Monitoring Program for the 21st Century
Brianna Ellis, Master’s of Science Candidate, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Cecelia Batterbee, Master’s of Science Candidate, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Xiao Qin, Master’s of Science Candidate, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Connor Roessler, Master’s of Science Candidate, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Inland Seas Internship: Finding My Path
Teresa Noah, Northwestern Michigan College student intern, Inland Seas Education Association
Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes 2018-2021
Mark Breederland, Extension Educator, Michigan Sea Grant
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