Conferences & Events
MN COLA Round Robin
In Person 1st Street Southeast, Little Falls, MN, United StatesRegister Here: The Round Robin event is an "open mic, ask any question" event. This is your chance to get your topic on the table and find out what other lake and river professionals and supporters think. Just stay online following the Membership Meeting.
MGLP: Dissolved oxygen in warming lakes
Dissolved oxygen (DO) is a fundamental component of lake ecosystems and low levels of DO make habitat unsuitable for most aerobic organisms like fish.
Clearwater River Watershed District’s 4th AIS Forum
In Person 1st Street Southeast, Little Falls, MN, United StatesThe CRWD's 4th Annual AIS Forum will focus on enhanced carp management as efforts are ramped up to defend against invasive carp.
MGLP: Managing for RADical lake change: applying the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) framework to support walleye management in Wisconsin
In Person 1st Street Southeast, Little Falls, MN, United StatesManagers facing transforming lakes can benefit by using the RAD framework, a decision-support tool for the walleye recreational fishery in Wisconsin.
MGLP: On thin ice: Are lakes feeling the heat?
In Person 1st Street Southeast, Little Falls, MN, United StatesLakes are losing ice cover at unprecedented rates. With reduced ice cover, lakes may stratify earlier which can lead to elevated water temperatures, primary production, and likelihood of algal blooms, some of which may be toxic. Mitigation of greenhouse gases is essential to preserving this ecological, cultural, and economically important resource.
MGLP: Conservationists’ perspectives of governance in the Iowa Great Lakes
In Person 1st Street Southeast, Little Falls, MN, United StatesMultiple activities within watershed boundaries impact the quality of freshwater systems and this presentation examines stakeholders' perspectives of governance in the Iowa Great Lakes region. Conservationists' perspectives on the region's environmental pressures, barriers they encounter, and solutions within this system are discussed.
MGLP: Shoreline Living Volume Two: Property owner experiences in lakefront conservation
In Person 1st Street Southeast, Little Falls, MN, United StatesThe second volume of the MGLP’s Living document highlights families who live on natural shorelines and have taken a variety of steps to benefit themselves and their lakes. This is an opportunity to hear directly from some of the featured property owners as they share their experiences in conservation.
MGLP: Healthy Watersheds, High-Quality Waters- A New program for protecting the wonderful waters of Wisconsin
In Person 1st Street Southeast, Little Falls, MN, United StatesThe overall goal of the Healthy Watersheds, High-Quality Waters initiative is to keep 100% of the priority healthy watersheds and high-quality waters within them at or better than their current conditions through 2030.
Invasive Mussel Collaborative hosts: How invasive mussels impact and are affected by North American ecosystems
Want to delve a little deeper into the zebra and quagga mussel invasion? Try this webinar put on by the Invasive Mussel Collaborative. It includes two presentations: Mussel squeeze: dissolved oxygen and temperature can “squeeze” zebra mussels out of invaded reservoirs by Rich Miller and Crysta Gantz with Portland State University, Portland, OR Dreissena (zebra and... Read more »
May 31 webinar – Update on wakes, waves, and propeller wash research from UMN’s SAFL
Register today for this webinar with Jeff Marr and Andy Riesgraf of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota for an update on this critically important research: recently completed, in-process, and future. This free session is on May 31 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, but you must register in advance. Big thanks go... Read more »
MN COLA Annual Meeting
The 2023 MN COLA Annual Meeting will be held in person at the Initiative Foundation in beautiful downtown Little Falls, MN! Our Annual Member Meeting promises to be content rich and an exciting opportunity to meet in person. The agenda includes the all-important Legislative Update. Jeff Forester of Minnesota Lakes and River’s Advocates will be... Read more »
MAISRC hosts AIS workshop for North Central MN
Join the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC) and regional leaders in a two-day workshop about priority aquatic invasive species concerns for North Central Minnesota. Date: Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24, 2023 Location: Cedar Lakes Casino, 6268 Upper Cass Frontage Rd NW, Cass Lake, MN 56633 Cost: $45 for both Friday and Saturday; $30 for Friday only. There is no option to... Read more »