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Michigan Water Environment Association - Project/Committee Seminar Presentations

Name:Watershed Summit
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The purpose of this summit is to:
•Bring together as many of Michigan's watershed groups as possoble
•Provide an opportunity for speakers from other organizations to share information and updates
•Give groups a chance to interact with and learn from each other
•Facilitate discusson current status, concerns and outlooks regarding Michigan's water environment

Calendar of Events:
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Presentations Available:
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When the Stream Meets the Road: How to Manage Crossings for Watershed Health04/29/21"When the Stream Meets the Road: How to Manage Crossings for Watershed Health" presented by Kim Balke, Conservation Resource Alliance on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the 11th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1.1_When_the_Stream_hits_the_Road_CRA_Kim_Balke(1).pdf
Protecting Watersheds Using Conservation Priority Mapping04/29/21"Protecting Watersheds Using Conservation Priority Mapping" presented by Matt Heiman, Leelanau Land Conservancy & Todd Vigland, Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the 11th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1.2_Protecting_Watersheds_Heimen_and_Vigland(3).pdf
Addressing PFAS Contamination in the Huron River Watershed04/27/21"Addressing PFAS Contamination in the Huron River Watershed" presented by Dan Brown, Huron River Watershed Council on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the 11th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1.2_Brown_PFAS_MWEA_2021(1).pdf
Microplastics Project04/27/21"Microplastics Project" presented by Michelle Beloskur, Ingham Conservation District & Yongli Zhang, Wayne State University on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the 11th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1.3_Beloskut_and_Zhang-Microplastics_WS_Summit_2021_2(2).pdf
Watershed Assessment of Detroit River Loads to Lake Erie04/22/21"Watershed Assessment of Detroit River Loads to Lake Erie" presented by Lynn Vaccaro, University of Michigan on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the 11th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1.1_Vaccaro_April_22_MWEA_Watershed_Conference(1).pdf
Michigan Environmental Policy Priorities04/22/21"Michigan Environmental Policy Priorities" presented by Conan Smith, Michigan Environmental Council, on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the 11th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1.2-MI_Policy-Conan_Smith(2).pdf
Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy-Update04/20/21"Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy-Update" presented by Teresa Seidel, EGLE-Water Resources Division, on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at the 11th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1.1_Teresa_Seidel_WRD_Overview-MWEA_Watershed_Summit-April_2021.pdf
West Michigan Sustainable Watershed Funding Project04/20/21"West Michigan Sustainable Watershed Funding Project" presented by Wendy Ogilvie, Grand Valley Metro Council & Kelly Goward, Macatawa Area Coordinating Council, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the 11th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1.2._Ogilve_Goward-MWEA_Watershed_Summit(1).pdf
Michigan Water School: creating awareness and positive changes in communities08/05/20"Michigan Water School: creating awareness and positive changes in communities" presented by Bindu Bhakta & Terry Gibb, Michigan State University (MSU) Extension, on Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 at the 10th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Water_School_Watershed_Summit_Presentation_8.5.2020_FINAL.pdf
Managing Water Resources in Michigan by Watersheds: Fact, Fiction, Frustration07/29/20"Managing Water Resources in Michigan by Watersheds: Fact, Fiction, Frustration" presented by Dr. Alan Steinman, Grand Valley State University on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 at the 10th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Alan_Steinman.pdf
The Decennial Grand River Expedition 07/22/20"The Decennial Grand River Expedition" presented by Fred Cowles, Middle Grand River Organization of Watersheds, on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at the 10th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/2020-0719_The_Grand_River_Expedition_2020.pdf
Water Resources Division Update 07/15/20"EGLE Water Resources Division Updates" presented by Teresa Seidel, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, on Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 at the 10th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1._EGLE_Updares_Teresa_Seidel.pdf
Peters Creek - Natural Channel Design Restoration Project 07/15/20"Peters Creek - Natural Channel Design Restoration Project " presented by Chris Freiburger, Niswander Environmental, on Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 at the 10th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/2._Peters_Creek_Chris_Freiburger.pdf
Watershed Certification Program Update03/29/19"Watershed Certification Program Update" presented by Christine Kosmowski, MDARD, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/0._Kosmowski_Christine_MWEA-MSU_Watershed_Cert_2019_Watershed_Summit.pdf
Michigan DEQ Update03/29/19"Michigan DEQ Update" presented by Teresa Seidel, MDEQ Water Resource Division, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1._Seidel_Teresa-MDEQ_Update.pdf
Keeping Watersheds Healthy Through Capacity For Long Term Protection03/29/19"Keeping Watersheds Healthy Through Capacity For Long Term Protection" presented by Jeff Lerner, Healthy Watersheds Consortium & Kris Olsson, Huron River Watershed Council, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/2._Lerner-Keeping_Watershed_Healthy_Through_Capacity.pdf
Integrating Soil Health Practices In Vegetable Production In SW Michigan03/29/19"Integrating Soil Health Practices In Vegetable Production In SW Michigan" presented by George McManus, Berrien County Farmer, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/3._McManus_George-Integrating_Soil_Health.pdf
Legislative and Policy Update03/29/19"Legislative and Policy Update" presented by Mike Compagnoni, Midwest Strategy Group, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/4._Compagnoni_Mike-Budget_Presentation.pdf
Take It To The Bank: A Brief Look At MDEQ’s and MDNR’s Wetland Banking Programs03/29/19"Take It To The Bank: A Brief Look At MDEQ’s and MDNR’s Wetland Banking Programs" presented by Michael Pennington,MDEQ & Stephen Shine, MDNR, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/A.1._Pennington_Michael-Take_it_to_the_Bank.pdf
Maple River Regional Conservation Partnership Program: Improving Fish Habitat 03/29/19"Maple River Regional Conservation Partnership Program: Improving Fish Habitat With Innovative Conservation Approaches And Online Tools" presented by Jeremiah Ashe, Michigan State University Institute of Water Research, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/A.2._Asher_Jeremiah.pdf
Strategy: Making Big Picture Decisions for High Impact03/29/19"Strategy: Making Big Picture Decisions for High Impact" presented by Megan Olds, Parallel Solutions LLC, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/A.3._Olds_Megan-MI_Watershed_Summit_2019_Parallel_Solutions.pdf
Advancements in the Science of Stream Restoration in Michigan03/29/19"Advancements in the Science of Stream Restoration in Michigan" presented by Rob Myllyoja, Stantec, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/A4._Myllyoja_Rob-Adv._in_Science_of_Streams.pdf
GI in GR: Successes, challenges and lessons learned 03/29/19"GI in GR: Successes, challenges and lessons learned from 10 years of caring for Plaster Creek" presented by Dr. David Warners, Calvin College, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/B1._Warners_D._GI_in_GR.pdf
From Bad to Worse to Better? A Stormwater Story!03/29/19"From Bad to Worse to Better? A Stormwater Story!" presented by Emily Short & Russ Beaubien, Spicer Group, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/B2._Beaubien_Russ_Short_Emily-Bad_Worse_Better_final.pdf
Maple River Dam Removal Case Study, Emmet County03/29/19"Maple River Dam Removal Case Study, Emmet County" presented by Woodward Beardsley, P.E. & Rich Katherns, P.E., Spicer Group, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/B3._Beardsley_Woodrow_Kathern_Rich.pdf
A look back on GLRI: What Farmers Think About Conservation Programs03/29/19"A look back on GLRI: What Farmers Think About Conservation Programs" presented by Laura Young, Michigan State University Institute of Water Research, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the 9th Annual Michigan Watershed Summit, held at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing, MI.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/B4._Young_Laura.pdf