Outreach and Education

 

The Outreach & Education component of GLEAMS is designed to help make the tools and knowledge developed from this initiative available to watershed councils, jurisdictions, corporations, and K-12 schools in the form of traditional meetings, publications, and additionally, an information portal. The goal of the Outreach & Education effort is to increase awareness and understanding the watershed concept, thereby promoting a perspective that might be adopted by stakeholders to improve the integrity of watershed management.

 

Organizations – A list of organizations dedicated to improving the Great Lakes through research and education.

Funding Opportunities – A list of funding opportunities to help contribute to Great Lake maintenance.

Outreach Tutorials – Tutorials to help readers make better decisions concerning water quality in the Great Lakes region.

Related Links – Helpful links relating to anything about the Great Lakes, such as television network programs and real-time hydrological data.

 

Note:  Additional useful links can be found in the Great Lakes Information section as well as the main area of the portal.

 

Advisories

 

Fish Advisories – An introduction to fish advisories and fish contaminant monitoring program.

Recreation Advisories – An introduction to beach monitoring sites and beach advisories.

 

Defining Terms

 

Water Quality – What is “good” water quality and why is it important?

Superfund Sites – What is a Superfund site and where are they?

Environmental Chemistry – What is Environmental Chemistry?

Genomics – What is Genomics?

PCBs – What are PCBs and how harmful are they in the environment?

Risk Assessments – Human Heath and Ecological Risk assessments that are specifically written for the Kalamazoo River Superfund site. These risk assessments show the level of contamination and the risk to human health and the natural environment.

DSS – What is a DSS?

GIS – What is Geographic Information Systems (GIS)?

IMS – What is an Internet Map Server (IMS)?

 

Highlighted Digital Resources and Tools

 

Among the most useful online resources to strengthen your understanding of the watershed concept is the EPA’s Watershed Academy. The Watershed Academy consists of over 40 free web-based modules that provide training and information on how to implement watershed approaches.

 

 

Great Lakes Watershed CD now available online.
Offered online exclusively through GLEAMS courtesy of the EPA, Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO). This resource includes the Great Lakes Atlas, Facts about the Great Lakes watershed, Images of the Great Lakes photo collection, and the Great Lakes Past and Future. 


The Kalamazoo River Watershed Atlas is available for viewing and download!
Produced by the Western Michigan University GIS Research Center, the Atlas contains numerous thematic maps for each of the townships in the lower reaches of the Kalamazoo River watershed.

 

 

Comprehensive list of related Federal, State and Non-Federal watershed related links. This list represents one of the most comprehensive set of links highlighting agencies, programs and tools for watershed managers and stakeholders.

 

 

Outreach & Education Events

NEW! Conference Presentations

A list of presentations that were given related to GLEAMS.

 

NEW! Published Articles

A list of GLEAMS refereed published articles.

 

Researchers Gather to End Pollution in Lake Michigan (GLEAMS Co-sponsored Watershed Academy)
Western Herald (March 18, 2003)
Environmental researchers from nearby states met at Western Michigan University to work on a solution to the pollution plaguing Lake Michigan, the primary drinking source for 10 million people...complete story

 

Genomic and Environmental Chemistry Conferences
Details and more information about genomic and environmental chemistry conferences.