12th Annual MiCorps Conference & Training

November 2-3

12th Annual MiCorps Conference & Training

Kettunen Center, Tustin

The 12th annual Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) conference will feature presentations from volunteers around the state, regional experts, and MDEQ and MiCorps staff.  Presentations will cover both lake and stream topics of interest and success stories from volunteer monitoring efforts. In particular, this year’s conference will focus on the use of volunteer monitoring data to inform management decisions, protect and improve water quality, and feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Kristine (Kris) Stepenuck, Extension Assistant Professor of Watershed Science, Policy and Education at the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. The conference is intended for volunteer monitoring program leaders, citizen volunteers, water resource professionals, and others interested in the health and protection of Michigan’s rivers, lakes and streams. Please contact Laura Kaminski (laurak@glc.org or 734-971-9135) at the Great Lakes Commission for more information. Registration deadline is October 26.  
https://micorps.net/events/micorps-annual-conference-2016/