Lakes Chat

Alliance for the Great Lakes
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Dive into Our Lakes Chat! Every other Tuesday, the Alliance for the Great Lakes will chat with a special guest(s) about Great Lakes Issues and dig into what it all means for you and your community. Learn more about us: https://greatlakes.org/

  1. 04/18/2023

    Celebration of National Volunteer Week: Adopt-a-Beach Volunteers

    This week marks national volunteer appreciation week, and on this Lakes Chat episode, we’re chatting about volunteering to help the Great Lakes. Guests included: Olivia Reda – the Alliance for the Great Lakes Volunteer Engagement Manager Eileen Ryan is a long-time Alliance Ambassador and an Adopt-a-Beach volunteer Novem Cheng, a volunteer with the Alliance Ambassador and Adopt-a-Beach programs

    28 min

  2. 04/04/2023

    Plastic Pollution: How to Stop it at the Source

    We chatted with Andrea Densham, Senior Strategic Advisor to the Alliance for the Great Lakes, about plastic pollution and how we can stop it at the source.

    29 min

  3. 03/21/2023

    Great Lakes Ice Cover Season 2, Episode 26

    Temperatures this winter have been warmer than usual, leaving the Great Lakes nearly devoid of ice cover. In this episode, we chat with Physical Scientist James Kessler of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and dig into big-picture trends, and what this all means for the lakes.

    20 min

  4. 03/07/2023

    The Cost to Meet Water Quality Goals in the Western Basin of Lake Erie Report

    We’re discussing some new research on the cost of reducing runoff pollution from agricultural lands and preventing harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie with Tom Zimnicki, the Alliance’s Agriculture and Restoration Director.

    28 min

  5. 02/21/2023

    Ask Us Anything: Q&A on 2023 Great Lakes Federal Policy Agenda Season 2, Episode 11

    In a previously recorded webinar, Alliance policy staff discussed their top 5 federal Great Lakes policy priorities They focus on stopping invasive species, fixing our failing water infrastructure, stopping plastic pollution, preventing harmful algal blooms, and ensuring funding for Great Lakes restoration. During the webinar, our panel answered several questions submitted by listeners around the region.

    31 min

  6. 02/07/2023

    Federal Priorities with Don Jodrey Season 2, Episode 10

    In late January, our policy team here at the Alliance for the Great Lakes released their top 5 Great Lakes policy priorities for the new Congress and the Biden administration. Our policy team focused on stopping invasive species, fixing our failing water infrastructure, stopping plastic pollution, preventing harmful algal blooms, and ensuring funding for Great Lakes restoration. It’s a big list. Over the coming weeks, our policy experts will meet with lawmakers to urge them to take action on these critical issues. On this episode, we spoke with Don Jodrey, the Alliance’s Federal Government Relations Director, who talked us through this list of priorities and gave us a big-picture view of what’s happening on Great Lakes issues in Washington, DC.

    29 min

  7. 11/15/2022

    2022 Post Midterm Election Recap - What It Means for the Great Lakes Region

    In this episode, we chat with Joel Brammeier, the Alliance’s CEO, and Don Jodrey, the Alliance’s Director for Federal Government Relations, about what the results of the midterm elections mean for the Great Lakes.   *Note: We recorded this conversation at midday on Monday, November 14. Therefore, information may well have changed by the time you listen to this podcast. Also, the Alliance for the Great Lakes is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which means that we cannot and do not endorse candidates for office. However, we can – and do – educate candidates about Great Lakes issues.

    24 min

  8. 11/08/2022

    Stannard Lighthouse/Lake Superior Watershed Partnership

    In this episode, we chatted with two experts: Fred Stonehouse, a maritime historian, author, and lecturer, and Carl Lindquist, founder and executive director of the Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Conservancy. Lindquist and Stonehouse discuss the history of the Stannard Rock Lighthouse in Lake Superior and the future of the lighthouse as a climate research hub in the middle of the world's largest freshwater lake.

    32 min
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Dive into Our Lakes Chat! Every other Tuesday, the Alliance for the Great Lakes will chat with a special guest(s) about Great Lakes Issues and dig into what it all means for you and your community. Learn more about us: https://greatlakes.org/

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  • Creator
    Alliance for the Great Lakes
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 Alliance for the Great Lakes
  • Show Website
    Lakes Chat