Save the Date:
Inland Seas Music Festival
July 17, 2010
Celebrating the Great Lakes
The annual Inland Seas Music Festival will take place on Saturday, July 17, 2010 from 10:00am - 4:00pm on the waterfront at the Inland Seas Education Center in Suttons Bay. Activities include:
- live music from Song of the Lakes, Wild Sulleys, Handy Billy, and others
- tall ship tours and sails
- children's activities (fish painting, tatoos, etc.)
- food provided by local restaurants
- and much, much more!
The Inland Seas Music Festival will be an event for the entire family so plan to come and spend the entire day! Admission is free! |
Great Lakes Seminar Series: "Aquatic Plant Study of Grand Traverse Bay"
March 9, 2010
 The Inland Seas Education Association will present a seminar that focuses on aquatic plants at 7:00pm on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at the Inland Seas Education Center. Sarah U'Ren, Program Director at The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay, will discuss the recent study of aquatic plants in Grand Traverse Bay. This seminar is free and open to the public.
In summer 2009, The Watershed Center conducted a macrophyte bed survey of Grand Traverse Bay, utilizing aerial photography and their Bay Monitor tugboat. Additionally, a variety of water quality and sediment tests at various bed locations were conducted to analyze for nutrients such as phosphorus. Results from this study show a marked increase in the number of aquatic plant beds compared to surveys conducted in 1991 and 1998. The study also provides baseline data that will help ascertain the link between aquatic plant growth, phosphorus cycling, and invasive mussels, as well as any connection to avian botulism.
Click here for more information about this and other upcoming seminars. |
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Upcoming Volunteer Instructor Training
 ISEA's new volunteer instructor training is well underway with a great new class of volunteers. If you missed out on attending the weekly training, there are still plenty of opportunities for training before the 2010 Schoolship season begins in May.
The all day volunteer instructor training will be held Wednesday, April 7th from 9:00am - 5:00pm. Come for the whole day or simply refresh your knowledge on a few stations.
Veteran instructor training will be held Wednesday, April 14th from 1:00 - 5:00pm. This is an excellent chance to gain more background knowledge about each station and to learn what might have changed in the program since 2009.
The volunteer wet run will be held Friday, April 30th. There is a morning session that runs from 8:30am - 12:30pm and an afternoon session from 1:15 - 5:15pm. Come sail aboard Inland Seas and experience the Schoolship Program from the student's point of view. |
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Volunteers Needed to Create Watershed Videos
ISEA is partnering with the Land Information Access Association (LIAA) and their Listening to the River Program to create eight watershed-related videos. LIAA is interested in capturing various aspects of our watershed explored during the Schoolship Program using video footage, interviews of students, and much more. LIAA will provide all the training and resources you need - no experience is required! If you are interested or would like more information about this opportunity, contact ISEA Education Director Christine Crissman at 231-271-3077 or by e-mail. |
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You Can Create a Legacy of Stewardship of the Great Lakes
Protecting the Great Lakes will remain a critical task for many years to come...and you can help. A future gift that is thoughtfully planned balances what you wish to accomplish for yourself and your family with your desire to help ISEA educate the students who will become the future stewards of the Great Lakes.
For more information please contact ISEA Managing Director Tom Skinner at (231) 271-3077. |
