2020 Great Lakes Water Levels Workshop

Photo: USACE

Photo: USACE

Relevant info, pertinent links, and helpful details:

When: Thursday, June 4th and Friday, June 5th - 11am EST to 3:30/4pm EST

Where: Go To Meeting
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Access Code: 843-116-333

Who: See your fellow workshop attendees!

Social media: #IJNRlakelevels

Speaker Roster

Presentations

Additional Resources

Rough Itinerary:

Thursday, June 4th

11:00 AM (All Times Eastern)- Welcome, Introductions and Brief Overview of Great Lakes Water Levels

12:00 PM - When High Water Hits Home: Checking in with Waterlogged Communities

  • Emily Larson, mayor, Duluth, Minnesota

  • Brian Dissette, city manager, South Haven, Michigan

  • Dylan Jennings, tribal council member, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa/public information director, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission

1:30 PM – Break

1:45 PM – The Science Behind Wild Water Levels on the Great Lakes

  • Andrew “Drew” Gronewold, assoc. professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan

  • Richard Rood, professor, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan

2:45 PM – The Impacts of Ups and Downs on Nearshore Ecosystems

  • Douglas Wilcox, professor of wetland science, The College at Brockport, State University of New York

  • Carl Watras, research scientist, Bureau of Water Quality, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources/University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Limnology

4:00 PM – Workshop adjourns for the day

Friday, June 5th

11:00 AM (Again, EST!) – Latest Forecast for Great Lakes’ Summer Water Levels

  • Deanna Apps, physical scientist, Detroit District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

12:00 PM – High Lakes Mean Troubled Waters for Great Lakes Maritime Economy

  • Adam Schlicht, director, Port of Milwaukee

  • Nicole Trepanier, director, External Relations, FedNav

1:00 PM – Break

1:15 PM – Can We Engineer Solutions to Fluctuating Water Levels?

  • Richard Norton, professor, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan

  • David Fay, senior engineering advisor, International Joint Commission

  • Guy Meadows, director, Marine Engineering Laboratory, Michigan Tech

  • Jerrod Sanders, asst. district supervisor, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy

2:45 PM – Break

3:00 PM – Disaster Response During a Pandemic: How is COVID-19 Impacting Efforts to Deal with High Water

  • Herasanna Richards, legislative associate, Michigan Municipal League

  • Joe Tate, state representative, District 2, Michigan House of Representatives

  • Others TBD

4:00 PM (ish) – IJNR’s Virtual Happy Hour/Wrap Session

BYOB and settle in as we hear from a veteran Great Lakes journalist about the ups and downs of water level reporting and talk shop about what we’ve learned over the last two days!

5:00 PM (ish) – Workshop Ends