For Houghton & Hancock City Councils & Planning Commissions
The Great Lakes & Shoreline Communities – 5:30-8:30 pm, Thursday, Sept. 13
Meet at the UPPCO Conference Room in Houghton
Workshop Agenda
5:15 pm Registration & refreshments (UPPCO conference room)
5:30 pm Welcome & Program Overview
5:40 pm Top Threats to the Great Lakes & What We Can Do
- Joan Chadde, water resource specialist
- Recent assessments of Great Lake health & economic value
- Great Lakes Cities Initiative
6:00 pm Board Agassiz research vessel (at dock west of Portage District Library)
6:10 pm Safety (Captain Stephen Roblee)
6:15 pm Depart (Portage Waterway)
Groups alternate:
Group 1
30 minutes Evaluating the Health of the Great Lakes (at mouth of Coles Creek)
- Dr. Noel Urban, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- What’s in the Bottom Sediments?
- Water Quality (oxygen, pH, temp, nutrients, toxins) & Aquatic Food Web
- Plankton & the Aquatic Food Web
- Water Clarity – secchi disk
Group 2
30 minutes (a) What Does Water Quality Tell Us About Land Management?
- Dr. Alex Mayer, Dept. of Geological Sciences & Engineering
(b) Plankton, Benthic Organisms, and Non-point Source Pollution
- Joan Chadde, water resource specialist
7:20 pm Disembark
7:30 pm Buffet Dinner (UPPCO conference room)
7:45 pm What Can Cities Do to Protect the Great Lakes?
- Dr. Alex Mayer, Dept. of Geological Sciences & Environmental Engineering
- Watershed Management Planning
- Storm water management
- Riparian buffers
- Low impact shoreline development
8:30 pm Thanks for coming!
Co-Sponsors and Funders
Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education
Michigan Tech Center for Water and Society ♦ Wege Foundation ♦ Michigan United Conservation Clubs
Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Initiative ♦ Michigan Space Grant Consortium
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