Michigan Inland Lakes Partnership

Many organizations offer online learning opportunities. The list below highlights many current lake-related online events. These events welcome lake professionals and the public.

Events Listing

All times Eastern. "$" indicates there may be a cost to participate.

October 28, 10:00 AM: How Michigan's glaciation and glacial history formed our many wetlands. Presented by Randy Schaetzl, Michigan State University. Host: Michigan Wetlands Association. $

October 28, 2:00 PM: Applying for EGLE's FY26 Watershed Council Support Grants. Host: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).

NEW October 30, 1:00 PM: Investigating the habitat suitability of European frog-bit in the upper Great Lakes. Presented by Shane Lishawa, Loyola University Chicago. Host: European frog-bit collaborative.  

November 6, 1:00 PM: Mystery snail impacts on lake ecosystems. Presented by Sarah Kingsbury, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Host: Itasca Waters.

November 6, 7:00 PM: Minnesota's lake associations: Research insights on their role protecting water clarity. Presented by Anna Peterson-Bauman, University of Minnesota - Duluth. Host: Minnesota Lakes & Rivers.

November 18, 10:00 AM: Wetlands - Where are they and how are they regulated? Presented by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). 

NEW December 1, Noon: Golden mussel planning and response. Presented by Thomas Woolf, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks; Dennis Zabagalo, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency; Chris Scianni, California State Lands Commission; Justin Bush, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Martha Volkoff, California Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Kate Wyman-Grothem, US Fish and Wildlife Service. Host: Invasive Mussel Collaborative.

December 2-4: 2025 Great Lakes Virtual PFAS Summit. Host: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.

December 4, 1:00 PM: Water wishes for the holidays. Presented by John Downing, Hilarie Sorensen, Sawyer Lorentz, and Holly Ristau, Minnesota Sea Grant. Host: Itasca Waters.

December 5: 2025 Annual MiCorps Conference (Michigan's volunteer lake and stream monitoring program). Host: Michigan Clean Water Corps. 

January - March, 2026: Introduction to Lakes Online course. (6 week course. Enroll by January 27.) Host: Michigan State University Extension Center for Lakes and Streams. $

February 17-19, 2026: 2026 Invasive Species Forum. Host: Invasive Species Centre. 

You may also wish to explore these websites for additional events, recordings of past events, and more: 

Michigan Inland Lakes Convention presentation recordings

Michigan Lakes and Streams Association

Michigan State University Extension Center for Lakes and Streams

Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership

North American Lake Management Society

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