Cranbrook Lecture Series

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What's So Great About the Great Lakes?

Staff explain the issues facing our Great Lakes and what we are doing about them

Coastal and Near Shore Health of the Great Lakes

Sunset on Green Bay near Ephraim, Wisconsin. © Claude Thérien

The Nature Conservancy has partnered with the Cranbrook Institute of Science in southeast Michigan to host a series of evening lectures about issues facing the Great Lakes region.

Conservancy staff and scientists are discussing topics ranging from rising temperatures to land protection and challenges for migratory birds. These lectures are happening now through April; learn how to register here!

Features

Patrick Doran, Director of Conservation for The Nature Conservancy in Michigan © TNC

Can You Take the Heat?

Director of Conservation Dr. Patrick Doran discusses how scientists are thinking about and planning for a changing climate. Read the top takeaways from his lecture.

Jon Fosgitt, Forest Management Specialist for The Nature Conservancy © TNC

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

Learn how Forest Management Specialist Jon Fosgitt views restoring forest diversity. Read the top takeaways from his lecture

Scott Sowa, Director of Science for The Nature Conservancy in Michigan © TNC

Centers of Commerce, Culture and Conservation

Director of Science Dr. Scott Sowa spoke about why he believes the Great Lakes bays have influenced our past and hold the key to our future. Read the top takeaways from his lecture.

Dave Ewert, Senior Scientist with The Nature Conservancy © TNC

Thanks for Stopping By

Dr. Dave Ewert discussed why migratory bird stopover sites in the Great Lakes region are globally significant. Read the top takeaways from his lecture.

Lindsay Chadderton, Director of Aquatic Invasive Species for The Nature Conservancy's Great Lakes Program © TNC

Yanking Our Chain

Come back after March 21 to read Great Lakes Director of Aquatic Invasive Species Lindsay Chadderton’s explanation of how the Great Lakes’ food chain has changed. It’s not too late to hear him live!

Helen Taylor, State Director for The Nature Conservancy in Michigan © TNC

The Changing Scale of Conservation

Come back after April 18 to learn why Michigan State Director Helen Taylor believes landscape scale conservation is needed to protect the Great Lakes. It’s not too late to hear her live!