Conferences & Events
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 »
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 »
WAPOA hosts AIS Roundtable – June 1
The Whitefish Area Property Owner’s Association (WAPOA) hosting its 8th Annual AIS Roundtable featuring speakers from the University of Minnesota AIS Research Center. The event provides a great opportunity to... Read more »
MN COLA Annual Membership Meeting – June 18th
Our Annual meeting of 2024 will be held on June 18th at 9-11 am cdt. Meeting topics and speakers: Election of Directors for the MN COLA Board. Director terms are... Read more »
Getting AIS into the classrooms – June 25
Getting students aware of AIS is a good thing and it will also foster behavior change in adults. Lake Superior State University brings together students, teachers, natural resource mentors, and... Read more »