March 2017

The 2017 Great Lakes conference, “The Great Lakes: Moving Michigan Forward” is scheduled for Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing, MI.  The one day conference, beginning at 9:00 AM incorporates ideas generated by Michigan State University’s Water Moves, a university-wide initiative fostering scientific innovation and cultural and artistic expression inspired by water.  Keynote addresses will be given by Dr. Joan Rose, Professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University and recent recipient of the 2016 International Stockholm Water Prize, speaking on global public health issues, and Mr. Jon Allen, Director of the Office of the Great Lakes, presenting the next steps in Michigan’s Water Strategy.  Other talks will focus on phosphorus, agriculture and Lake Erie; water monitoring using drones; rip currents and safety; green infrastructure and “arts in the wild,” and acoustic telemetry in the Great Lakes.  Registration fee is $10. The conference is co-sponsored by Michigan State University’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and Institute of Water Research; Michigan Sea Grant Extension, and the Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.  To see a complete agenda and register, visit: www.iwr.msu.edu/events/ANRWeek or call (517) 353-9222.

The title of this year’s conference is “Increasing Habitat, Reducing Threats” and will feature topics on programs that help homeowners manage their entire lakefront property in a healthy manner including the MI Shoreland Stewards Program and the WI Healthy Lakes Program, finding data on Michigan’s lakes with the MI lake habitat viewer, dealing with invasive species in shoreline projects and new products for bio-engineering erosion control.   

Date: Thursday March 9th 
Time: 9:30am - 3:45pm 
Location: Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center-Lincoln Room East Lansing MI

Cost: Early bird registration is $45.00 and includes lunch.  Late registration after February 25 is $50.00, including lunch.  Walk-ins are accepted but lunch is not guaranteed. 

Online Registration: www.iwr.msu.edu/events/ANRWeek

For further information, please contact: Lois Wolfson at wolfson1@msu.edu or 517-353-9222.

West Michigan Conservation Network Partner meeting

Now is the time for us to say “thank you” for your accomplishments and support. It will be an evening with good food, good friends, and a very special presentation by Wendy Ogilvie on the Grand River Revitalization and Rapids Restoration Project that will inspire us. Ada Township’s Roselle Park is a fantastic slice of preserved natural habitat on the Grand River and includes 240 acres of land and over one mile of frontage on the Grand River. Be one of the first to visit the newly constructed Roselle Park Building.
West MI Conservation Network Annual Meeting Recognition invite-2017.pdf

Agenda:
1.       MISC core team meeting update (Christina Baugher) – 5 minutes

2.       Hemlock Woolly Adelgid update (Sue Tangora) – 15 minutes

3.       Bringing Nature Home – An overview of Doug Tallamy’s work (Michelle Vander Haar) – 10 minutes

4.       Overview of the State of Michigan’s AIS Incident Command System (Bill Keiper) – 10 minutes

5.       CISMA promotion at trade shows (Paige Filice) – 15 minute

MISC-CISMA agenda-1.docx