The 7th biennial State of Lake Michigan (SOLM) and the 11th annual Great Lakes Beach Association Conference was held in Michigan City, Indiana, Sept. 26-28. The conference brought together elected officials, scientists, resource managers, planners, students, and citizens working to improve Great Lakes beaches and Lake Michigan, as outlined in the Lakewide Management Plan. Activities and events included field trips, workshops, and a reception with speakers from local, state, and federal government and John Goss, President Obama’s Carp Czar.
We thank those that attended this event and to everyone involved in the planning. It truly was a group effort and the results were worth the effort!
Conference Materials
Session Schedule
SOLM Comprehensive Schedule
Conference Presentations:
Thank you for your interest in the 2011 SOLM/GLBA Conference.
The SOLM/GLBA Planning team sought authorization to post presentations from all presenters. We received a limited response. As such, a number of presentations from the Conference are not available for posting online. If you have a question regarding a certain topic, we recommend that you contact the presenter directly – please reference the contact information contained on the Attendee List.
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Table of Presentations |
| Topic |
Date/Time |
Presenter |
| Predicting Restoration Success in Northwest Indiana |
Wednesday, Stardust1, 8:30AM |
Peter Avis |
| Enhancing Opportunities for Interactive Watershed Management Reporting |
Wednesday Stardust2 8:30AM |
Judy Beck |
| Production & Respiration in a changing Lake Michigan Watershed: Linking Historic Data to Real Time Observations |
Wednesday Stardust3 8:30AM |
Bopi Biddanda |
| Eyes on an AOC: Disseminating Muskegon Lake Buoy Observatory Data |
Wednesday Stardust1 10:15AM |
Thomas Holcomb |
| Mapping Cladophora Extent in Lake Michigan Using Multi-scale Satellite |
Tuesday Stardust1 1:15PM |
Colin Brooks |
| Satellite-Based Retrievals of Chlorophyll, Dissolved Organic Carbon |
Tuesday Stardust1 1:15PM |
Robert Shuchman |
| Detecting & Mapping Invasive Phragmites australis in the Coastal Great Lakes |
Tuesday Stadust3 10:15AM |
Laura Bourgeau-Chavez |
| Birds as Indicators of Environmental Contaminations in Lake Michigan |
Wednesday Stardust1 10:15AM |
Thomas & Christine Custer |
| New Statistical Techniques for Predictive Water Quality Modeling |
Tuesday Suncoast 3:0PM |
Mike Fienen |
| Urban Waters: A New Partnership in Northwestern Indiana |
Wednesday Stardust2 8:30AM |
Cherie LaBlanc Fisher |
| First Year Results of the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program |
Wednesday Stardust3 1:45PM |
Victoria Harris |
| Non-Point Source Management |
Tuesday Stardust3 1:15PM |
Colin Highlands |
| Controlling Invasive Plants Throughout Eastern Lake Michigan: Establishing Effective, Efficient, Collaborative Management of Terrestrial Invasives |
Tuesday Stardust3 10:15AM |
Shaun Howard |
| The Great Lakes Green Chemistry Network: Innovative Collaborations to Restore & Protect the Great Lakes from Toxic Chemicals |
Tuesday Stardust1 3:00PM |
Lin Kaatz Cherry |
| National Park Service Combats Invasive Species with Education |
Tuesday Stardust3 10:15AM |
Marcus Keys |
| Environmental Corridors, Stream/Habitat Continuity, Buffer Enhancements & Adoption Challenges |
Wednesday Stardust3 10:15AM |
Gary Korb |
| Communication of Beach Conditions at the National Level: Modernized Beaches |
Wednesday Suncoast 1:45PM |
Bill Kramer |
| Post Audit of Lake Michigan Lake Trout PCB Model Forecasts |
Wednesday Stardust1 8:30AM |
Russell Kreis |
| ICJ International Upper Great Lakes Study – Water Level Linkages Between Lake Michigan/Huron Economic and Environmental Indicators |
Wednesday Stardust3 1:45PM |
Scudder Mackey |
| Clean Boats, Clean Water Pilot Program in Illinois & Indiana |
Wednesday Stardust3 1:45PM |
Catherine McGlynn |
| Plenary Opening Comments |
Ballroom 8:00AM |
Mike Molnar |
| Automatic and Rapid Molecular Detection of E. coli & Enterococci in Raw Recreational Water Samples Using the Fully Automated Rheonix CARD Technology Platform |
Tuesday Suncoast 1:15PM |
Richard Montagna |
| Asian Carp Control Research |
Tuesday Stardust2 1:15PM |
Sandra Morrison |
| Status & Trend of Legacy & Emerging Contaminants Identified Through the Great Lakes Fish Monitoring & Surveillance Program |
Wednesday Stardust1 8:30AM |
Elizabeth Murphy |
| Great Lakes & Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) |
Tuesday Stardust2 1:15PM |
Gary O’Keefe |
| Lake Michigan Biodiversity Conservation Strategy: Providing on-line Access to Results & Supporting Information |
Tuesday Stardust2 10:15AM |
Doug Pearsall |
| Integration & Coordination of Multiple Tributary & Near-shore Monitoring Efforts and the use of Technology to Enhance These Efforts |
Tuesday Stardust1 1:15PM |
Charles Peters |
| Wisconsin Lake Michigan Water Trail |
Wednesday Stardust3 10:15AM |
Angela Pierce |
| Great Lakes Clean Marina Programs & the Green Marina Outreach |
Wednesday Stardust3 1:45PM |
Chuck Pistis |
| Beach Water Quality Management Decision Support System for Forecasting the Probability of Exceeding E. coli Levels |
Tuesday Suncoast 3:00PM |
David Rockwell |
| Pavement Sealcoat, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and the Environment |
Tuesday Stardust1 3:00Pm |
Peter Van Metre |
| Temporal & Spacial Variability of Great Lake’s Ice Cover, 1973-2010 |
Tuesday Stardust2 3:00PM |
Jia Wang |
| Significant Lake Michigan Open Lake Nutrient Changes |
Wednesday Stardust3 8:30AM |
Glenn Warren |
