2020 Convention Archive

All workshops and presentations given at the online 2020 Michigan Inland Lakes Convention are listed below. The majority were recorded. Click on underlined session titles to view the recordings. Click on an underlined presenter's name to contact them via email.

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Workshops

The best conservation tools: You and your lake association 

Melissa DeSimone, Paul Sniadecki, and Lon Nordeen, Michigan Lakes and Streams Association

 

Fish Identification

Brian Roth, Michigan State University

Workshop handout: Fish Identification Workshop Syllabus and Resources

 

Changing the subject (weaving climate topics into your communications)

Eric Eckl, Water Words That Work, LLC

Workshop handout: Changing the subject

 

Aquatic plant identification: Part 1Part 2

Erick Elgin, Michigan State University Extension, and Jo Latimore, Michigan State University

Workshop handout: Aquatic Plant Identification Resources

 

Gaining Control of Harmful Algae Blooms (this session was not recorded)

Patrick Goodwin, Vertex Water Features; Tom Buckowski, Lake Mission Viejo Association; and Patrick Simmsgeiger, Diversified Waterscapes, Inc.

 

Communicating through Conflict (this session was not recorded)

Jordan Burroughs, Lindsey Gardner, and Bindu Bhakta, Michigan State University Extension

Handout: Workshop References and Resources

 

Make the Most of Mass Media (Part 1Part 2)

Eric Eckl, Water Words That Work, LLC

Handout: Make the Most of Mass Media

 

Collection, identification and ecology of freshwater algae with an emphasis on harmful algal bloom species

Ann St. Amand, PhycoTech

Handout: Freshwater algae information and resources

 

Social skills of social media 

Eric Eckl, Water Words That Work, LLC

Handout: Social skills of social media

 

An update on critical aspects of the forty-year starry stonewort bio-Invasion

Scott Brown, Michigan Waterfront Alliance, David Carr, Finger Lakes Institute - Hobart and William Smith College, and Wesley Glisson, Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center

 

Presentations

Michigan inland lakes: Their different origins and why this matters for lake managers (keynote address)

Robert Thorson, University of Connecticut

Handout: Beyond Walden - Excerpts and Ideas

 

Lessons learned from LAGOS: Creating and using big data to understand lakes at broad scales of space and time (keynote address)

Kendra Spence Cheruvelil, Michigan State University

Handout: Keynote slides

 

Building lake organization capacity the Wisconsin Way: 50 years of the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership

Eric Olson and Sara Windjue, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point

 

Bloom or bust: long- and short-term drivers of cyanobacterial blooms on Muskegon Lake, Michigan – a Great Lakes estuary: Part 1Part 2

Jasmine Mancuso, Grand Valley State University

 

Controlling invasive aquatic species with ProcellaCOR on Big Pine Island Lake, Kent County, MI

Jason Broekstra, PLM Lake & Land Management Corp., and Rick Buteyn, Progressive AE

 

Using floating plants in a constructed wetland for phosphorus removal from tile drain runoff

Lois Wolfson and Jeremiah Asher, Michigan State University

 

MI Shoreland Stewards: Becoming an Ambassador

Julia Kirkwood, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy & Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership; and Jennifer Buchanan, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council

 

Come HABs or high water: Local government roles in protecting water quality, property, and place

Brad Neumann, Mary Reilly, and Erick Elgin, Michigan State University Extension

 

Understanding the itch: New findings on swimmer's itch in Michigan Lakes

Ronald Reimink, Freshwater Solutions, LLC; Thomas Raffel, Oakland University; Patrick Hannington, University of Alberta; and Deanna Soper, University of Dallas

 

Aquatic Invasive Species (includes all 3 presentations below)

(0:00) State management Aquatic Invasive Species updates

Sarah LeSage, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

(33:15) Value of early detection and response 

Sarah LeSage, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

(58:45) Responding to European frog-bit in West Michigan

William Keiper, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

 

Communications (This session was not recorded.)

Leave space, add images: Visualizing the future of science

Holly Wright, Northwestern Michigan College, and Taylor West, Great Lakes Environmental Center

Thinking outside the report: Using ArcGIS web apps and Story Maps to share data

Caroline Keson, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council

Facebook use by lake associations: Social media trends and tips

Jo Latimore, Michigan State University

Handout: Facebook use by lake associations - slides

 

Invasive Plants (includes all 3 presentations below)

(0:00) Integrating genetics and herbicide studies to improve watermilfoil management outcomes 

Ryan A. Thum and Gregory M. Chorak, Montana State University; Jo Latimore, Michigan State University; and Erick Elgin, Michigan State University Extension

(30:30) European Frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.): Collaborative efforts towards an adaptive management framework

Blake Cahill, Central Michigan University

(1:00:00) Monitoring and management of starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) in Wisconsin lakes.

Michelle Nault, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

 

Natural Shorelines (includes both presentations below)

(00:00) Michigan inland lakes shorelines: The good, the bad and the ugly

Ralph Bednarz, Retired from Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (now EGLE)

(28:10) Are you a Shoreland Steward?

Julia Kirkwood, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy & Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership

 

Fish and Wildlife (includes all 3 presentations below)

(00:00) Native bivalve mollusks in Duck Lake, Muskegon County

Tom Tisue, Muskegon Community College

(27:40) Discovering dragonflies

Emily Heald, North Lakeland Discovery Center

(58:04) Great Lakes fisheries heritage and the Coregonus group of fish

Stewart McFerran, Freshwater Reporter

 

Enhancing the capacity to manage inland lakes: The importance of human and cultural capital resources

Jennifer Jermalowicz-Jones, Restorative Lake Sciences, and Stephen Gasteyer, Michigan State University

 

Online boater-led check-in/check-out alternative to in-person inspections: A COVID-19 response pilot

Edgar Rudberg, CD3 General Benefit Corporation

 

Low impact development and natural shorelines are vital components of the "Treatment Train" approach to managing stormwater

Nathan Griswold, Inhabitect, LLC

 

A comparison of flood inundations in Michigan: Perspectives of historical and current hydrological events affecting two inland lake systems: Crystal Lake watershed and Tittabawassee River watershed

Stacy Daniels, Benzie County River Improvement Co.

 

 Climate change (includes all 3 presentations below)

(0:00) Changing weather patterns

Jeff Andresen, Michigan State University Climatology

(32:20) Predicted impacts of climate change on lakes

Joe Nohner, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

(1:01:45) Project planning and incorporating climate resiliency into projects

Brian Majka, GEI Consultants

 

High water levels (includes all 3 presentations below)

(0:00) EGLE’s role and response to high water

Luis Saldivia, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

(22:00) Flood response information and resources

Matthew Occhipinti, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

(42:20) Permitting considerations for high water projects

Eric Calabro and Brian Marshall, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

 

Managing Michigan's Fisheries on Inland Lakes

Matt Diana, Brian Gunderman, and Joe Nohner, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

 

Lightning Talks (includes all 5-minute presentations listed below)

  • Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds (Grand Valley Metro Council):  Empowering residents to protect lakes and streams in the Lower Grand River Watershed

Eileen Boekestein, LGROW Environmental Education Coordinator

  • McNALMS:  Promoting and enhancing the protection and management of Michigan’s inland lakes

Erick Elgin, McNALMS President

  • Michigan Lakes and Streams Association (MLSA):  Helping to preserve and protect Michigan waters since 1961

Melissa DeSimone, Executive Director

  • Michigan State University Extension: Natural shoreline programs and water quality monitoring

Erick Elgin, Michigan State University Extension

  • How to keep advocacy alive in times of apathy and anxiety

Carol Richardson, Ore Lake Preservation Association

Handout: Slides for How to keep advocacy alive in times of apathy and anxiety

  • Michigan State University Extension: Introduction to Lakes Online and the Michigan Lake and Stream Leaders Institute

Jo Latimore, Michigan State University

  • Environmental and morphometric drivers of zooplankton community composition in lakes across the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Jonathan P. Doubek, Samuel J. Johnston, Brady D. Slater, Kevin L. Kapuscinski, and Ashley H. Moerke, Lake Superior State University

  • What can the Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership do for you?

Joe Nohner, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

  • Michigan State University Extension: Aquatic invasive species prevention programs

Paige Filice, Michigan State University Extension

  • Protecting your lake through outreach: Resources for aquatic invasive species

Kevin Walters, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

  • The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay: Watershed nonprofit engages concerned citizens and lake associations in local decision-making around water

Heather Smith, TWC Grand Traverse Baykeeper

  • Shoreline Living: A resource to promote natural shorelines on inland lakes

Erin Fuller, Van Buren Conservation District

  • A brief introduction to the mission and goals of the Michigan Waterfront Alliance

Bob Frye, MWA President

 

Watersheds (includes all 3 presentations below)

(0:00) Nonpoint source pollution success stories in lake restoration

Ellie Flaherty, ORAU/EPA

(30:00) Protecting land = protecting lakes: how land trusts can help

Hilary Hunt, Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy

(1:00:42) A forest landscape approach to lake habitat protection

Dan Steward, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

 

Lake Management (includes both talks below)

(0:00) Aquatic plant management and regulatory compliance

Peter Filpansick, LakePro, Inc.

(58:48) Some useful sampling and statistical methods for assessing potential abundance changes in aquatic plant surveys

James N. McNair, Annis Water Resources Institute - Grand Valley State University, and Ryan A. Thum, Montana State University

 

People and Invasive Species (includes all 3 presentations below)

(0:00) A comparison of watercraft decontamination methods: Invasive species removal, boater outreach, and cost

Maria Bleitz, Michigan State University; Kevin Walters, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; and Jo Latimore, Michigan State University

(29:23) Incorporating citizen science in a study of invasive watermilfoil

Jo Latimore, Michigan State University; Erick Elgin, Michigan State University Extension; Ryan Thum, Montana State University; and Syndell Parks, Grand Valley State University

Handout: Incorporating citizen science in a study of invasive watermilfoil - slides

(52:38) Empowering pet and garden retailers to protect Michigan lakes from aquatic invasive species

Paige Filice, Michigan State University Extension, and Jo Latimore, Michigan State University

 

Rapidly advancing technologies for enhanced water quality assessment

Dennis Wiand, ZeroGravity Aerial, LLC; Rob Karner, Glen Lake Association; and Ronald Reimink, Freshwater Solutions, LLC

 

Value and Conservation of Aquatic Plants (includes all 3 presentations below)

(0:00) What's so important about "weeds"? Ecosystem services provided by aquatic plants

Joe Nohner, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

(30:42) Shallow lakes: Unique features and perceptions

Erick Elgin, Michigan State University Extension, and Eric Calabro, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

(1:00:26) Permitting requirements for aquatic plant control

Eric Calabro and Ryan Crouch, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

 

Legal aspects of the public trust doctrine as it pertains to Michigan's Lakes and Streams

William Carey, Carey & Jaskowski PLLC; and Dane Carey, Kuhn Rogers PLC

 

Protecting inland lakes: Septic system maintenance, policies, and treatment options

Grenetta Thomassey, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council; Larry Stephens, Stephens Consulting Services, PC; and Regina Young, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Session handout: Additional Resources for Septic System Maintenance, Policies & Treatment Options

 

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