Michigan is abundantly blessed with natura l water resources: from our four Great Lakes to our plentiful inland lakes \, streams\, rivers\, and marshes. Join us for one or all of these present ations throughout 2026 and 2027 with current and former water experts. You 'll hear from the men and women helping to study and shape strategies for managing and conserving our water. \;
\nWednesday\, Dec. 2 | Water Values and Sustainable Strategies \;
\nTuesday\, Jan. 5 | Huron River: Hist ory\, Threats\, and Successes
\nJason Frenzel is an environ mental conservationist and civic leader who serves as the Director of Comm unity Engagement at the \;Huron River Watershed Council. Based in Ann Arbor\, he has previously served on Ann Arbor City Council and worked at A nn Arbor City&rsquo\;s Natural Areas Preservation Department. \; He ha s worked to develop community partnerships\, coordinate volunteer programs \, and lead participatory science initiatives to protect the Huron River.< /p>\n
Tuesday\, Feb. 2 | The Almost Great and Wondrous Inland La kes of Michigan
\nDr. Kevin Wehrly is a fisheries research scientist who serves as Station Manager at the Institute for Fisheries Res earch\, Michigan Department of Natural Resources\, partnered with the Univ ersity of Michigan. He has spent over two decades leading aquatic ecosyste m research\, data modeling\, and conservation initiatives across the state of Michigan.
\nTuesday\, Mar. 2 | The Character and Geograp hy of Michigan Rivers
\nDr. Paul Seelbach is an aquatic eco logist and fisheries scientist who spent nearly four decades bridging acad emic research with state and federal resource management in Michigan. He h as served as Professor of Practice at the University of Michigan&rsquo\;s School for Environment and Sustainability\; and as statewide Fisheries Res earch Manager\, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. \;Much of h is research focused on exploring relationships between watershed landscape s\, habitat characteristics\, and fish communities in Michigan&rsquo\;s ri vers.
\nTuesday\, Apr. 6 | Developing the Science for Managi ng Wild Trout in Michigan Streams
\nDr. Rick Clark\, Jr. is
a fisheries scientist who spent over four decades shaping fisheries manag
ement\, research\, and policy in the state of Michigan. He has served as R
esearch Professor at Michigan State University&rsquo\;s Quantitative Fishe
ries Center\; and as statewide Fisheries Research Manager\, Michigan Depar
tment of Natural Resources. Some of his research has contributed to unders
tanding and management of wild trout populations in Michigan streams.
Tuesday\, May 4 | Managing Pacific Mari ne Mammals: The Path to Environmental Protection and Sustainable Resource Use
\nDr. Ingrid Biedron is a marine scientist specializing in marine mammal acoustics\, fisheries policy\, and ocean conservation. S he is a Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Biologist for the federal Marine Mine rals Administration\, formerly the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM )\; has served as a marine biologist for Oceana and the NOAA\; and has tau ght at Boston University and Georgetown University. Her work bridges the g ap between marine research and environmental management\, with the goal of developing federal policies which protect wildlife while also allowing su stainable human resource uses. \;
\nWednesday\, Jun. 2 | Connecting People to Fish\, Water\, and Conservation
\nDoug Denison is a water resource scientist\, environmental planner\, and senio r executive with over 25 years of experience in aquatic biology\, environm ental permitting\, and ecological restoration. He served as Vice President and Director of the Environmental Services Sector at SmithGroup (formerly SmithGroup JJR\; a national architecture\, engineering\, and planning fir m) in Ann Arbor. He has played lead roles in major Great Lakes ecosystem r ehabilitation and waterfront infrastructure projects.
\nWedn esday\, Jul. 7 | Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands
\nDr. Kurt Ko walski is a Research Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey\, Great Lak es Science Center. He has conducted research for over 30 years to improve the restoration and management of Great Lakes coastal wetlands\, leading t o cleaner water and better habitat for fish and wildlife.
\nTuesday\, Aug. 3 | Potential Effects of Climate Change on Lake Michigan's Food Webs and Fisheries
\nDr. Ed Rutherford is a fisheries scientist and ecologist whose career as a quantitative modeler has signifi cantly advanced the understanding of Great Lakes fish populations\, food w eb dynamics\, and invasive species management. He worked as a Research Fis hery Biologist at the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory\; and prior to that as an Associate Research Scientist at the University of Michigan\, School for Environment and Sustainability.
\nWed nesday\, Sep. 1 | Herding Catfish: The Great Lakes Fishery Commission
\nJulie Mida Hinderer is an aquatic sciences professional who s erves as the Science Programs Manager for the Great Lakes Fishery Commissi on (GLFC). In this role she oversees operations of the commission's extens ive research programs and coordinates international science partnerships. Her primary professional focus is on mobilizing knowledge to better inform decision-making by breaking down communication barriers between researche rs and state\, provincial\, and Tribal fishery managers and generating pro ducts to communicate science in more accessible formats.
\nT uesday\, Oct. 5 | Protecting the Great Lakes: Policy and Politics
\nTim Eder has dedicated nearly four decades to protecting\, restor ing\, and managing the freshwater ecosystems of the North American Great L akes. He has served in major executive\, philanthropic\, and advisory role s\, most notably leading the interstate Great Lakes Commission and later s erving as an Environmental Program Director with the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation\, and then as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Great Lakes Protection Fund.
\nWednesday\, Nov. 3 | Community Eng agement in Water Stewardship
\nAllison Voglesong Zejnati is a communications and public affairs expert specializing in Great Lakes wa ter quality science and policy. She currently serves as the Public Affairs Specialist for the International Joint Commission (IJC)\, Great Lakes Reg ional Office in Windsor\, Ontario\, where she works with Canadian\, US and Indigenous experts from around the Great Lakes region.
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