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 November 29-30, 2012 MacRay Harbor 30675 North River Road Harrison Township, Michigan Overview | Sponsors | Contact | Materials | Remarks by Members of Congress | Presentations Overview
A portion of the conference was also dedicated to discussing key initiatives in the U.S. and Canadian sides of the watershed and provided ample opportunity for participation and input from attendees. Sponsors Contact Materials
Reports developed through the Brookings Institution's Great Lakes Economic Initiative are available through the Michigan Economic Center website. These reports include Healthy Waters, Strong Economy: The Benefits of Restoring the Great Lakes Ecosystem and The Vital Center: A Federal-State Compact to Renew the Great Lakes Region. Remarks by Members of Congress Presentations Major Initiatives and Environmental and Water Quality Status Reports Macomb County Blue Economy InitiativeMark A. Hackel, Macomb County Executive Video: Make Macomb Your Home (links to YouTube) Implementation of the Lake St. Clair/St. Clair River Comprehensive Management Plan Adam Fox, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers What Factors Influence Great Lakes Water Levels? Adam Fox, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Implementation of the Lake St. Clair Canadian Watershed Management Plan Luca Cargnelli, Environment Canada Re-Negotiation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (Full text of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 2012) Chris Korleski, Director, U.S. EPA, Great Lakes National Program Office Breakout Sessions to Review Key Initiatives in the Lake St. Clair Watershed Beach Closures and Bacterial Contamination
Dr. Joan B. Rose, Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University Canadian Efforts to Monitor Beach Health and Prevent Bacterial Contamination Paul Buttery, Environmental Health Specialist, Community Health Services, Lambton County Progress in Identifying and Correcting Illicit Discharges in the Lake St. Clair Watershed Darren Maser, Macomb County Health Department Daniel Ringel, Environmental Canine Services Progress in Forecasting Threats to Beach Health Laura Pobanz, Macomb County Health Department Drew Gronewold, NOAA-Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Dan Beauchamp, Water Resources Division, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Report on Source Water Protection Efforts in Ontario, Canada Chitra Gowda, Water Quality Specialist, Essex Region Conservation Authority The Challenges of Notification Jeffrey Friedland, Director, St. Clair County Homeland Security - Emergency Management Status Report on the Huron-Erie Corridor Drinking Water Monitoring System Annette DeMaria, Environmental Consulting and Technology, Inc. Bari Wrubel, Monitoring System Chair and City of Marysville Water/Wastewater Supervisor
Gerard P. Santoro, Program Manager, Land and Water Resources, Macomb County Dept. of Planning and Economic Development Progress under the Lake St. Clair Tourism Initiative Brad Simmons, Executive Director, Lake St. Clair Tourism Initiative Exploring the Blueways of St. Clair Lori Eschenburg, St. Clair County Metropolitan Planning Commission Leveraging Remediation to Accelerate Environmental and Economic Revitalization in Michigan’s Great Lakes Areas of Concern Mary Bohling, Michigan Sea Grant and Chair, Statewide Public Advisory Council for Michigan’s Great Lakes Areas of Concern Program Linking Communities with Lake St. Clair Charlene Houle, Economic Development Services & Tourism, Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario
Rose Ellison, U.S. EPA, Great Lakes National Program Office Clinton River Spillway Habitat Enhancement Project Rob Myllyoja, Hubbell, Roth and Clark, Inc. Lake St. Clair Metropark Coastal Wetland Restoration Dianne Martin, Director of Resource Assessment and Management, ASTI Environmental Restoring Spawning Habitat for Lake Sturgeon and other Native Fish in the St. Clair and Detroit Rivers Bruce Manny, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center County of Essex Natural Heritage Strategy: A Canadian Perspective on Natural Heritage Planning Tom Dufour and Roger Palmini, Essex Region Conservation Authority
Tammy Newcomb, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Phragmites australis Management in Ontario Janice M. Gilbert, Ph.D., Wetland Ecologist Long-Term Phragmites Management on Lake St. Clair: A Status Update Ernie Kafcas, Wildlife and Wetland Solutions Education and Outreach Mary Bohling, Michigan Sea Grant Locally Led Phragmites Management Coordination: A Case Study Bob Williams, Clay Township
Sam Noffke, Water Resources Division, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Ten-Mile Drain PCB Site Autumn Lawson, Remediation and Redevelopment Division, Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality A Local Approach to Reducing Nutrient Impacts to Lake St. Clair Teresa Hollingsworth, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Amy Mangus, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Growing Michigan's Blue Economy -- Building on Our Water Assets and Legacy of Innovation to Generate New Economic Opportunities John Austin, Director, Michigan Economic Center at the Prima Civitas Foundation, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, and President, Michigan State Board of Education |
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