Conferences & Events
Starry Trek 2023
Plan to be part of Starry Trek 2023! Starry Trek is organized by the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center and University of Minnesota Extension in partnership with the Minnesota... Read more »
Dr. Mark Seeley headlines MN COLA’s September ONLINE-ONLY meeting
The MN COLA meeting will be held Tuesday September 19 from 10 – 3 CT ONLINE ONLY on Zoom. Dr. Mark Seeley is a renowned climatologist and meteorologist who recently... Read more »
MAISRC Showcase is Wednesday, September 20!
The 2023 MAISRC Showcase will be held this year on September 20th. EARLY BIRD registration for the annual AIS Research and Management Showcase opens Monday, August 14th. Ticket price of $25... Read more »
Blooming Waters: Understanding Harmful Algal Blooms and Safe Drinking Water
Highly relevant for Minnesota, this free webinar is hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). Harmful algal blooms are a growing concern across the nation,... Read more »
Register now for the North American Lake Management Society Symposium
October 22–26, 2023 in Erie, Pennsylvania: It’s pricey and requires travel, but this a big, important conference for lake managers and concerned citizens. The North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) and Pennsylvania... Read more »
Michigan hosts a virtual Summit on Great Lakes PFAS – December 5 – 7
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to present some of the biggest challenges in chemical contamination across the world. States throughout the nation, including the Great Lakes region, are finding... Read more »
MN COLA Membership Meeting
Check your calendars! Following MN COLA's successful September meeting, our next membership meeting is Tuesday, December 5th at 9am-11am and it will be online. Details will follow as we get... Read more »
Webinar on the unique pathways of invasive mussel spread – December 13
Register for this free webinar on December 13 from 1:00 – 2:30 ET to hear 3 presentations on unique pathways of invasive mussel spread. The webinar is hosted by the... Read more »
Harmful Algal Bloom Virtual Research Symposium in early January
The Algal Bloom Action Team of the North Central Region Water Network is once again hosting their Virtual Harmful Algal Bloom Research Symposium on January 4th and 5th. This free,... Read more »
Webinar: Charting the Course for a Comprehensive Point-Intercept Database
Imagine that hundreds of comprehensive aquatic plant surveys were conducted on Minnesota lakes every year, representing hundreds of hours worked and hundreds of thousands of dollars spent. Now imagine that... Read more »
MSU again offers Introduction to Lakes Online course
Registration for the award-winning Michigan State University Extension Introduction to Lakes Online course is now open! Our own Jim Kutzner took this on-line course 2 years ago and thought it was highly... Read more »
U of MN AIS Detectors will offer AIS Management 101 in February
If you would like to be a more informed consumer about what’s happening on your nearby lake, have a better understanding of what lake management professionals are doing, or are... Read more »