Working Lands, Working Solutions: Farmer-Led Conservation
Date: July 23, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM ET (11:00 AM CT) Location: ZoomWebinar Topic: Working Lands, Working Solutions: Farmer-Led Conservation Webinar Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026, 12-1:00pm ET Guest Speaker(s): Bryan Gilvesy, ALUS; Jennifer English, City of Defiance; Ryan Sanders, Ohio Farmer; Scott Singer, Singer FarmsModerator: Lora Shrake, Council of the Great Lakes Region Farmers are […]
Exploring Virgin Plastic Source Reduction with the US Plastics Pact
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM ET (11:00 AM CT) Location: ZoomWebinar Topic: Exploring Virgin Plastic Source Reduction with the US Plastics Pact Guest Speaker: Annika Furr, Program Manager of Reuse & Reduction, U.S. Plastics Pact Moderator: Ally Walker, Programs Officer, Council of the Great Lakes Region Join us on June 24 at […]
The Future of Canada-United States Relations
By Canada-United States Law Institute REGISTER TODAY: The Future of Canada-United States Relations Tickets, Monday, May 11 • 8 AM – 4:30 PM | Eventbrite The 50th Anniversary Conference of the Canada-United States Law Institute The Canada–United States relationship has come under stress recently and there are numerous opinions and perspectives on where it is […]
Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium
Date: May 7th, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM ET (11:00 AM CT) Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium: Powering Progress or Peril? The Hidden Environmental Costs of AI-Data Centers REGISTER NOW The proliferation of AI-data centers across the United States is causing concern in communities and challenges for local governments. The Center for Water […]
Advancing Corporate Water Stewardship in the Great Lakes Region
Date: April 30, 2026Time: 12:00 PM ET (11:00 AM CT)Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: Advancing Corporate Water Stewardship in the Great Lakes RegionGuest Speaker: Alan Gilden, Vice President, Global Quality, Watts Water Technologies; and Paul Sambanis, Vice President of Sustainability, Sloan Moderator: Lora Shrake, Chief Operating Officer, Council of the Great Lakes Region Join us on […]
Cross-Border Commitment Series: Protecting Shared Waters and Ecosystems
Date: September 10, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM ET (11:00 AM CT) Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: Protecting Shared Waters and Ecosystems Webinar Date: September 10, 2026, 12-1:00pm ET Guest Speaker(s): MPP Jeff Burch, Niagara Centre, Mayor Bill Steele, Mayor of the City of Port Colborne, Senator Laura Ellman, Illinois General Assembly, Moderator: Representative Nate Davidson, Pennsylvania […]
Modernizing Michigan’s Bottle Deposit System: Insights from New Research
Date: March 19, 2026Time: 12:00 PM ET (11:00 AM CT)Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: Modernizing Michigan’s Bottle Deposit System: Insights from New ResearchGuest Speaker: Shelie Miller, Jonathan W. Buckley Collegiate, Co-Director – Centre for Sustainable Systems School for Environment and Sustainability | University of MichiganModerator: Ally Walker, Program Officer, Circular Economy, Council of the Great Lakes Region […]
Advancing Water Reuse in the Great Lakes Region
Date: February 12, 2026Time: 1:00 PM ET (12:00 PM CT)Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: Advancing Water Reuse in the Great Lakes RegionGuest Speaker: Bruno Pigott, Executive Director, WateReuseModerator: Lora Shrake, Chief Operating Officer, Council of the Great Lakes Region Across the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region, water is one of our greatest shared assets—and one of our greatest […]
A Policy Scan on Plastics Governance in the Canadian Great Lakes Region
Date: January 22, 2026Time: 12:00 PM ET (11:00 AM CT)Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: A Policy Scan on Plastics Governance in the Canadian Great Lakes RegionGuest Speaker: Eden Hataley, University of Toronto PhD ResearchModerator: Ally Walker, Program Officer, Circular Economy, Council of the Great Lakes Region Plastic pollution poses a growing threat to the health of the Laurentian […]
Beyond the Basics: Advancing EPR in the Great Lakes Region
Date: December 10, 2025Time: 1:00 PM ET (12:00 PM CT)Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: Advancing EPR in the Great Lakes Region Co-Hosted by: Council of the Great Lakes Region and Product Stewardship Institute Across the Great Lakes region, conversations around Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) had moved beyond the basics toward detailed program design and implementation. This […]