Renewing Our Waters: Renewing Our Promise:

65th Annual MLSA Conference

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The schedule is still being built but will include these presentations among others:

Wake Boat Keynote Presentation by Richard Phillips, Last Wilderness Alliance

Harmful Algal Blooms – Mark Keiser, Keiser and Associates and Mark Luttenton, GVSU

Macrophyte surveys – Jeremy Hartsock, Institute for Water Research at MSU

Block the Flock – Tip of the Mitt

Plants for Humans and Animals – Julia Kirkwood, Nonpoint Source Program, EGLE

Shoreline Ambassador Training – Julia Kirkwood, Nonpoint Source Program, EGLE

Water Primrose – Billy Keiper, EGLE

Sea Lamprey Update – Nicole Lexson, Great Lakes Fishery Commission

Zebra and Quagga Mussels – Ashley Elgin, NOAA

Crayfish – Kathleen Quebedeaux, Fisheries Biologist, DNR

The Watershed Game – Erica Clites, Michigan Sea Grant

Working with University Partners – Charlyn Partridge GVSU

GVSU Student Presentations

Permitting and using MiEnviro Portal – Eric Calabro, EGLE

Part 91 – Soil and Erosion – Veronnica Kenreich, Cass County

Planning Commissions – Veronnica Kenreich, Cass County and Abbie Hawley, Director of Community and Government Relations

Do you want to present a topic or lead a break out session? Contact Melissa DeSimone, MLSA Executive Director, with your idea.

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This is a year of change, growth, and renewal so we have new and exciting opportunities for sponsors: Additional Options for Sponsors