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SUMMARY:February Episode Premiere Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a look at one of the segments from our latest episode of Great Lakes Now\, and stick around for a live conversation with an expert who can answer your questions about forestry and biodiversity in the Great Lakes region. \nFeatured guest: \n\nDr. Rachel Kappler\, Forest Health Collaborative coordinator at Holden Forests & Gardens
URL:https://www.greatlakesnow.org/event/february-episode-premiere-party/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:A Climate Optimist's Stand for Our Planet
DESCRIPTION:Based in Oakland\, Calif.\, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) provides natural gas and electricity to 16 million people across Northern and Central California. As the company and its customers have been at the forefront of extreme weather and climate conditions in recent years\, PG&E is committed to stemming the speed of climate change and adapting to its effects. \nWhile some across the U.S. may be skeptical or fatigued when it comes to fighting climate change\, PG&E and Patti Poppe are more focused and more optimistic than ever around serving the planet. PG&E is building an electrified\, decarbonized energy system that’s climate resilient and affordable for all. \nHear more from Patti – a Michigan native – on why she’s a climate optimist and how the energy system will be a force for good. \nDetroit PBS\, One Detroit and Great Lakes Now partner with the Detroit Economic Club to present this live conversation virtually.
URL:https://www.greatlakesnow.org/event/a-climate-optimists-stand-for-our-planet/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:Great Lakes Now Presents: Lake Superior Shipwrecks with Brendon Baillod
DESCRIPTION:Join Great Lakes Now for a live virtual event all about the fascinating maritime history and technology involved in uncovering shipwrecks of the Great Lakes. This time\, we’re diving into some of the storied wrecks of Lake Superior. GLN’s Anna Sysling will be joined by Brendon Baillod of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Research Group. Bring your questions and see you there!
URL:https://www.greatlakesnow.org/event/great-lakes-now-presents-lake-superior-shipwrecks-with-brendon-baillod/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:Virtual Town Hall: Climate and the Future of Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:Join Great Lakes Now and Weathered for a lively discussion and multimedia event all about the future of agriculture in the Great Lakes region and beyond. We’ll watch an excerpt of Weathered and then Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling will moderate a panel of agriculture experts. \nFeatured guests include: \n\nProfessor Douglas Jackson-Smith\, Kellogg Chair of Agroecosystem Management in The Ohio State University College of Food\, Agricultural\, and Environmental Sciences\nDr. Erin Silva\, Associate Professor and State Extension Specialist in Organic and Sustainable Cropping Systems in the Department of Plant Pathology\, and director of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\nGeorgina Gustin\, journalist covering agriculture for Inside Climate News specializing in the intersections of farming\, food systems and the environment\nTepfirah Rushdan\, director of the Office of Sustainability for the City of Detroit\nLea Zeise\, coordinator at Ohe·laku “Among the Cornstalks.” Zeise works to support Tribal Nation sovereignty to regenerate food systems\, lands\, waters and cultures
URL:https://www.greatlakesnow.org/event/virtual-town-hall-climate-and-the-future-of-agriculture/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:Climate and Conservation: Spring Bird Migration in the Great Lakes
DESCRIPTION:Join Great Lakes Now and Interlochen Public Radio for a multimedia celebration of Spring Migration across the Great Lakes region. We’ll check out the Points North and The Boardman Review’s “Birds of Paradise” short documentary\, and then talk with a panel of aviary experts about how to learn\, enjoy and protect a variety of our feathered friends moving through the Great Lakes during this period of seasonal migration. \nFeatured guests include: \n\nAlli Smith\, project coordinator with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Merlin Bird ID App\nRobyn Bailey\, project leader for NestWatch\, the Cornell Lab’s citizen science project focused on nesting birds\nLester Graham of the Environment Report at Michigan Public. Lester recently co-produced “The Bird Connection\,” an audio documentary about waterbirds in the Great Lakes region and how they have been hurt by disease\, pollution\, and habitat loss\nKim Kaufman\, director of Black Swamp Bird Observatory
URL:https://www.greatlakesnow.org/event/climate-and-conservation-spring-bird-migration-in-the-great-lakes/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:April Episode Premiere Party
DESCRIPTION:Join GLN Producer Adam Fox-Long for a look at one of the segments featured in the latest episode of Great Lakes Now and stick around for a conversation with experts to get your questions answered live.
URL:https://www.greatlakesnow.org/event/april-episode-premiere-party/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:Great Lakes Now Presents: Spring Foraging with Lisa M. Rose
DESCRIPTION:Join Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling and GLN resident forager and contributor Lisa M. Rose for a virtual live gathering all about foraging our way into spring! We’ll learn some tips and tricks about wild plants that promote health and vitality during the transition to warmer months in the Great Lakes region. As always\, we’ll make room for questions and comments from our live audience.
URL:https://www.greatlakesnow.org/event/great-lakes-now-presents-spring-foraging-with-lisa-m-rose/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:Great Lakes Now Presents: Lake Huron Shipwrecks with Brendon Baillod
DESCRIPTION:Join Great Lakes Now for a live virtual event all about the fascinating maritime history and technology involved in uncovering shipwrecks of the Great Lakes. This time\, we’re diving into some of the storied wrecks of Lake Huron. GLN’s Anna Sysling will be joined by Brendon Baillod of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Research Group. Bring your questions and see you there!
URL:https://www.greatlakesnow.org/event/great-lakes-now-presents-lake-huron-shipwrecks-with-brendon-baillod/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:Great Lakes Blue Economy Virtual Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:Join the Great Lakes News Collaborative for a LIVE conversation about the state of the blue economy in the Great Lakes region. Great Lakes Now host Anna Sysling will moderate a panel of journalists discussing their reporting on the relationship between the region’s economy and its most abundant natural resource: water. \nFeatured guests include: \n\nLester Graham of Michigan Public\nKelly House of Bridge Michigan\nBrett Walton of Circle of Blue\nFatima Syed of The Narwhal
URL:https://www.greatlakesnow.org/event/great-lakes-blue-economy-virtual-town-hall/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:Great Lakes Now Presents: Rockhounding with Chris Cooper feat. Puddingstones
DESCRIPTION:Join Great Lakes Now Host Anna Sysling and Chris Cooper of Great Lakes Rocks & Minerals for a fun\, educational and engaging live event all about rockhounding in the Great Lakes. This time\, they’ll focus on puddingstones with Madeline Sigler\, a Michigan State University Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
URL:https://www.greatlakesnow.org/event/great-lakes-now-presents-rockhounding-with-chris-cooper-feat-puddingstones/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:Doug Tallamy Talk @ Oakland University
DESCRIPTION:An Earth Month Celebration featuring information from student organizations\, plant & seed giveaways\, and a keynote talk by Douglas Tallamy\, renowned conservation biologist and author of best-selling books Nature’s Best Hope and Bringing Nature Home. \n\n\n\n11:00-11:30 Book signing + OU Student Organization Fair11:45-12 Introduction to OU Conservation Projects & Speaker12:00-1:00 Presentation by Doug Tallamy
URL:https://www.greatlakesnow.org/event/doug-tallamy-talk-oakland-university/
LOCATION:Oakland Center \, 312 Meadow Brook Rd\, Rochester\, Michigan
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