2017 Water Quality Forum
Session 1
- Ground Water Study Update: Paul Sachs, Director, Ottawa County Planning and Performance Improvement
- The Hiawatha Drain and its Partnerships: Joe Bush, Ottawa County Water Resources Commissioner; Dana Burd, P.E LEED AP, Prein & Newhof and Melanie Manion, Natural Resources Management Supervisor, Ottawa County Parks and Recreation
- Status Update on Spring Lake Internal Phosphorus Loading: Dr. Alan D. Steinman, The Allen & Helen Hunting Director, Annis Water Resources Institute; Professor of Water Resources, Grand Valley State University
- Regional Water Infrastructure Pilot Study: John Weiss, Executive Director, Grand Valley Metropolitan Council (GMVC)
- Macatawa Watershed E. coli Levels and Population Genomics: Aaron Best, Ph.D., Harrison C. and Mary L. Visscher Professor of Genetics, Department of Biology, Hope College
- Impacts of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on Water Quality: Melanie Manion, Natural Resources Management Supervisor, Ottawa County Parks and Recreation
Sessions 2
- Historical and Projected Future Climatic Trends in the Great Lakes Region: Andresen, Professor and State Climatologist for Michigan Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Science; Michigan State University
- Project Clarity Update: Dan Callam; Greenway Manager, Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway
- Bass River Deer Creek Project Update: Benjamin Jordan; Watershed Technician, Ottawa Conservation
- Teaching for the Watershed: Jessica Vander Ark, Director of Environmental Education, West Michigan Environmental Action Council
- Aquatic Invasive Plant Species: Drew Rayner, Coordinator, West Michigan Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
- Asian Carp Prevention and the Brandon Road Study: Dr. Daniel O’Keefe; Southwest District Extension Educator, Michigan Sea Grant, Michigan State University