2026 Great Lakes Coastal Symposium

2026 Great Lakes Coastal Symposium

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10:15am EDT

What If Partnerships Are Living Systems? ErieChristine DeLoria

10:30am EDT

Engaging Communities in Resilience Planning ErieYvonka Hall

10:45am EDT

Restoring the Willow Creek Watershed through Partnerships, Funding, and a Holistic Vision ErieDonald Romancak • Mark Rufener

11:00am EDT

Managing New York’s Great Lakes Coasts through Collaboration and Partnerships ErieRyan Elliott • Kristin Fitzgerald

11:15am EDT

Treading New Marshes: Advancing the Midwest Marshbird Partnership Under a Translational Ecology Approach ErieNathan Michael • Rachael Pierce

11:30am EDT

Community Engagement of the Great Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health ErieSara Guiher

11:45am EDT

Developing an Actionable Roadmap for Nutrient Reduction in Michigan’s Western Lake Erie Basin ErieJennifer Berkowitz • Alison Bressler • Analeigh Majewski • Adam Reimer • Bhavya Yaddanapudi

1:00pm EDT

Communicating uncertainty in wetland nutrient retention: Lessons from dialogue among researchers and practitioners ErieKenneth Anderson • Stephen J. Jacquemin • Janice Kerns • Lauren Kinsman-Costello • Mary Ellen Klukow • Siena Larrick • Raissa Mendoça • W. Robert Midden • Eileen Acosta Porras • Olivia Schloegel

1:15pm EDT

Creating Harmful Algal Bloom resources for lake residents in Michigan ErieErica Anculle • Lauren Labadie • Geneva Langeland • Sarah Scheitler

1:30pm EDT

Cuyahoga County’s Lakefront Public Access Plan (LPAP) / Construction of the Euclid Beach Connector ErieTrevor Hunt • Jim Sonnhalter

1:45pm EDT

Planning for Resilience: Engaging a Lake Erie Port Community ErieAndi Cooper • Chelsea Murphy • Terri Trisket

2:00pm EDT

SEAS in Pennsylvania: A U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail Collaboration ErieEmily Carra • Xiao Chen • Xingyan Chen • Shelby Clark • John Hartig • Jess Liendhardt • Roberto Carriedo Ostos • Christine Sit

2:15pm EDT

Surf's Up! How Engaging Recreational Users Improves Coastal Project Outcomes and Benefits ErieSarah Damron

2:30pm EDT

Waterfront Integrated Restoration Prioritization Implementation Update: Building Effective Partnerships and Collaboration Outcomes Arisen From The Development of a Strategic Restoration Strategy ErieAndrew Ramesbottom • Thomas Sciccionne • John Stille • Ralph Toninger

2:45pm EDT

Building Coastal Wetland Resilience Through Restoration, Partnerships, and Adaptive Management at Lynde Shores ErieDan Moore