2011 SIERRA CLUB GREAT LAKES SYMPOSIUM
IMPACTS OF SUSTAINED LOW WATER LEVELS
IMPENDING DISASTER FOR NEARSHORE ECOSYSTEMS
Speakers:
1) Roger Gauthier, retired USACE Great Lakes hydrologist
Long term Great Lakes level dynamics – changes
2) Pat Chow-Fraser, McMaster University
Impact of sustained low water levels on coastal ecosystems
3) Janice Gilbert, Wetlands Ecologist
Invasion of exposed Great Lakes shorelines by Phragmites australis
4) Dennis Albert, Oregon State University
Changes in nearshore plant communities 1987 – 2011
5) Mary Muter, Chair Great Lakes Section, Sierra Club
Hydrokinetic proposals for Great Lakes connecting channels
6) Bill Bialkowski, Hydraulic Engineer, Great Lakes Section, Sierra Club
Is it possible to better balance Great Lakes water levels?
7) Panel discussion led by Dr. Karl Schiefer, Consulting Aquatic Biologist
Environmental benefits of restoring Lake Michigan-Huron water levels
Hosted by Sierra Club
9 am to 3:30 pm, Friday April 8th, 2011
Registration (plus coffee and fruit) begins at 8:45 am
Thomas Edison Inn
Port Huron, Michigan
Lunch included
Registration fee of $50
Confirm that you will be attending by March 25th to kristinaj@sierraclub.ca
To register, call Kristina Jackson at 647-346-8744
