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64th Annual MLSA Conference: Friday, April 25 & Saturday, April 26, 2025
Friday Agenda
Breakout Sessions – 10:30 AM – Noon
Location: A-3
Lessons Learned: Running a Lake Association
Speaker: Mike Needham, Klinger Lake Association
Breakout Sessions – 1 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: A-3
Innovative Communications –
The power of storytelling: Common Groundwater, a case study
Speaker: Grace Noyola, Communications Director, Michigan Environmental Council
Example Multimedia Approaches to Sharing Lake and Stream Educational Messages
Speaker: Paige Filice, Natural Resources Educator and Associate Director, MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams
Saturday Agenda
Breakout Sessions – 9 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: A-3
Some of EGLE Water Resources Division’s (WRD) Greatest Hits –
What are the MiCorps Volunteer Stream Monitoring and Cleanup Programs, and how can you get involved?
Speaker: Tamara Lipsey, Aquatic Biologist, WRD, EGLE
An Update on Responding to Hydrilla in Michigan
Speaker: Billy Keiper, Aquatic Biologist, WRD, EGLE
Getting Started with Watershed Planning: The Framework
Speaker: Julia Kirkwood, Nonpoint Source Program, WRD, EGLE
Breakout Sessions – 11 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: A-3
Play the Watershed Game and learn to reduce nutrient inputs that can cause harmful algal blooms
Speakers: Erica Clites and Angela Scapini, Extension Educators, Michigan Sea Grant
Breakout Sessions – 1:30 PM – 3 PM
Location: A-3
Michigan Geological Survey and Cutting Edge Projects
Speaker: Sara Pearson, Director of the Michigan Geological Survey
PFAS in the Water Environment: Research Overview
Speaker: Dr. Matt Reeves, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University
Conference Concludes at 3 PM