Conferences & Events
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 »
Invasive European Frog-bit – a case study from Michigan February 7, 8 am CT
European frog-bit is defined as an invasive species in Minnesota, but infestations have not yet been found in the state. It was first detected in Michigan... Read more »
Can underwater jets help prevent AIS spread? March 13, 1 pm CT
This is a free Zoom session hosted by the AIS Detectors program at the University of Minnesota. The speakers are Andy Erickson (St. Anthony Falls Laboratory) and Tony Brough... Read more »
MN COLA Membership meeting – March 19
The March Membership meeting will be held virtually on Zoom from 9 – 11 CT on March 19th. Preregistration using this link is required. The meeting will... Read more »
DNR AIS Advisory Committee (SAISAC) – Public Event
The DNR is hosting the last of four off-season workshops for the Statewide DNR AIS Advisory Committee (SAISAC) on Thursday, March 21st at 9:30 am to 12:00 noon CT. The... Read more »
Head to Stevens Point for the 2024 Wisconsin Water Week convention
April 10-12, 2024, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin This is a well-done annual conference that is put on by a well-established partnership of government, higher education, and lake groups. While some... Read more »
Climate change effects on fisheries – April 23
Researchers from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Missouri talk about their work in quantifying the impacts of climate change on fish growth and production using the largest-ever database of Midwest glacial lakes... Read more »
Containing Michigan’s first hydrilla infestation – May 21
The mythic Hydra was a water serpent that sprouted two heads for every one cut off. In a similar fashion, hydrilla - said to be the most invasive aquatic plant... Read more »
Stories of Progress in Invasive Phragmites Management in Minnesota – May 22
Did you know there has been a landscape-scale effort to prevent invasive Phragmites from becoming a major threat to Minnesota habitats for the past four years? Invasive Phragmites (Phragmites australis... Read more »