Climate Workshop Agenda
Impact of Climate Change on the Great Lakes Ecosystem - A NOAA Science Needs Assessment Workshop to Meet Emerging Challenges
July 29 - 31, 2008
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - Current state of scientific knowledge of present and expected future impact of climate change on the Great Lakes ecosystem, with prime focus on effects in coastal waters and connecting channels | |
| 8:00 AM | Check-in / Continental Breakfast SNRE Commons |
| 8:30 AM | Introduction / Welcome - Dr. Stephen B. Brandt, Director NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) |
| Note: All July 29th and 30th presentations and panels will be held in Rm. 1040 Dana Building, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan Central Campus, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 8:45 AM | Science Panel #1: Physical Environment
- Seasonal Warming/Cooling, Vertical Temperature Profiles and Ice
Extent/Duration Session Chair – Dr. Jia Wang, Ice Climatologist, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory |
| 8:45 AM | Dr. Xuezhi Bai, Research Investigator, University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment / Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research, Interannual Variability of Lake Ice and Internal Climate Teleconnection Patterns (Co-Author: Wang, J.) |
| 9:00 AM | Dr. Eric Anderson, National Research Council Post Doctoral Fellow, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Hydrodynamic Modeling and Forecasting in the Great Lakes (Co-Authors: Schwab, D.J, Holtschlag, D.J and G.A.Lang) |
| 9:15 AM | Dr. Jia Wang, Ice Climatologist, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Projections of the Great Lakes Climate in the 21st Century and Coupled Lake-Ice Modeling |
| 9:45 AM | Break |
| 10:00 AM | Science Panel #2: Water Quantity – Lake Levels and
Flows in Connecting Channels Session Chair – Ms. Cynthia Sellinger, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory |
| 10:00 AM | Dr. Thomas E. Croley II, Senior Research Hydrologist, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - Great Lakes Sensitivity to Paleo Climate Change |
| 10:15 AM | Ms. Cynthia Sellinger, Hydrologist, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - The Rise and the Fall of Great Lakes Water Levels |
| 10:30 AM | Dr. Brent Lofgren, Physical Scientist, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - Modeling to Address Open Questions on the Future of Great Lakes Climate |
| 10:45 AM | Q&A / Discussion |
| 11:00AM | Science Panel #3: Watershed Hydrology Session Chair – Dr. Carlo DeMarchi, Research Investigator, Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research |
| 11:00 AM | Dr. Norman Grannemann, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Program Coordinator, Changes in Ground Water Conditions from Possible Changes in Climatic Conditions in the Great Lakes Basin |
| 11:15 AM | Dr. Veronica Webster Griffis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Flood Frequency and Other Surface Water Phenomena |
| 11:30 AM | Dr. Chansheng He, Department of Geography, Western Michigan University, Climate Change and Non-Point Source Pollution in the Great Lakes Basin: Opportunities and Challenges (Co-Authors: Croley, T.E. II and C. DeMarchi) |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch – Catered buffet SNRE Commons |
| 1:00 PM | Science Panel #4: Water Quality and Human Health Session Chair – Ms. Sonia Joseph, Outreach Coordinator, Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health / Michigan Sea Grant |
| 1:00 PM | Dr. Michael Murray, Staff Scientist, National Wildlife Federation, Great Lakes Natural Resources Office, Climate Change, Water Quality and Human Health: Some Research and Policy Questions |
| 1:15 PM | Dr. Donna Kashian, Research Investigator, Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research Climate-induced Changes in Organic Material Influences Contaminant Exposure in Aquatic Systems |
| 1:30 PM | Dr. Carlo DeMarchi, Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research, Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Pathogen and Pesticide Contamination of Coastal Water (Co-Authors: Croley, T.E II, Hunter, T.S. and H. Chansheng) |
| 2:00 PM | Science Panel #5: Fish Recruitment and Productivity Session Chair – Dr. Doran Mason, Research Ecologist, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory |
| 2:00 PM | Dr. Edward S. Rutherford, Associate Research Scientist, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Impact of Climate Change on Salmon Recruitment in the Great Lakes |
| 2:15 PM | Dr. Henry Vanderploeg, Research Ecologist, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Climate Change, Physical-Biological Coupling, and the Resource Mismatch Hypothesis for Plankton and Fish (Co-Authors: Cavaletto, J.F., Liebig, J.R., Ludsin, S.A., and Madenjian, C.P.) |
| 2:30 PM | Dr. Doran Mason, Research Ecologist, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Climate change: Implications for Fish Growth Performance in the Great Lakes (Co-authors: Brandt, S.B, McCormick, M.J., Lofgren, B., Hunter T. and J.A.Tyler) |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:15 PM | Science Panel #6: Aquatic Invasive Species Session Chair – Dr. Rochelle Sturtevant, Great Lakes Regional Extension Educator, Michigan Sea Grant |
| 3:15 PM | Dr. Cindy Kolar, Assistant Program Coordinator, Invasive Species Program U.S. Geological Survey USGS Research on Invasive Species and Climate Change in the Great Lakes |
| 3:30 PM | Dr. Henry Vanderploeg, Research Ecologist, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Surprising Synergies Between Invasive Species and Climate Impacts (Co-Authors: Pothoven, S.A., Fahnenstiel, G.L. and Nalepa, T.F.) |
| 3:45 PM | Dr. J. Michael Campbell, Department of Biology, Mercyhurst College, Can Climate Change Make the Aquatic Invasive Species Problems in the Great Lakes Any Worse Than They Already Have Been? |
| 4:15 PM | Closing remarks and announcements |
| 5:00 PM | Public Keynote Address, 1800 Chemistry Building – Dr. Henry N. Pollack, Professor of Geophysics, Department of Geology, University of Michigan, Hockey Sticks and Politics: Science in the Arena of National Climate Policy |
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Reception – SNRE Commons |
| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - Key stakeholder issues and concerns in confronting anticipated impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes ecosystem - meeting new challenges in use, management, protection and restoration of resources. | |
| 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast, SNRE Commons |
| 8:30 AM | Morning Welcome - Dr. Stephen B. Brandt, Director NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) |
| 8:45 AM | Dr. Rosina M.Bierbaum, Dean, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan Climate Change: From Science to Solutions |
| 9:45 AM | Break |
| 10:00 AM | Stakeholder Panel #1: Recreation and Tourism Moderator: Ms. Melinda Huntley, Ohio Sea Grant |
| 10:00 AM | Mr. Andrew Struck, Director of Planning and Parks, Ozaukee County Planning and Parks Department, Port Washington, WI, Ozaukee County, A Coastal Community Case Study: Potential Impacts on Water-based Recreation and Tourism |
| 10:15 AM | Dr. John Coluccy, Manager of Conservation Planning, Ducks Unlimited Inc., Conserving Waterfowl and Wetlands in the Great Lakes Amid Climate Change |
| 10:30 AM | Ms. Rachel McNinch, Center for Water Sciences, Michigan State University, Climate Change and Water Safety in the Great Lakes |
| 11:00 AM | Stakeholder Panel #4: Land Use and Coastal Zone Managers Moderator: Mr. Frank Lichtkoppler |
| 11:15 AM | Ms. Catherine Ballard, Chief, Michigan Coastal Zone Management Program Coastal Management Considerations in Adapting to Climate Change; Preparing for a Climate-Resilient Coast |
| 11:30 AM | Ms. Sandra Kosek-Sills, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Coordinator, Office of Coastal Management, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Climate Change Challenges for Coastal Management in Ohio |
| 11:45 AM | Dr. James Hurley, Assistant Director for Research and Outreach, Wisconsin Sea Grant, Sea Grant Planning and the Sustainable Coastal Development Focus Area: Implications from Climate Change |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch – Catered buffet, SNRE Commons |
| 1:00PM | Stakeholder Panel #2: Commercial and Municipal Water Users Moderator: Ms. Sonia Joseph, Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health |
| 1:00 PM | Mr. Jon Bloemker, District Supervisor, Saginaw District Office, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Potential Climate Change Impacts to Industry and Municipal Water Users |
| 1:15 PM | Mr. Abed R. Houssari, Manager of Environmental Management and Resources, DTE Energy, Climate Change Challenges for Electrical Utilities |
| 2:00 PM | Stakeholder Panel #3: Regional, State, Tribal and
Local Policymakers and Managers Moderator: Ms. Barbara Liukkonen, Minnesota Sea Grant |
| 2:00 PM | Mr. Tim Eder, Executive Director, Great Lakes Commission, Climate Change Challenges and Opportunities: Perspectives of a Regional Organization |
| 2:15 PM | Mr. John Swanson , Executive Director, NW Indiana Regional Planning Commission, Planning for NW Indiana Shoreline Areas |
| 2:30 PM | Mr. Frank Lichtkoppler, Extension Specialist, Ohio Sea Grant, Potential Climate Impacts Affecting Fishery Stakeholders |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:15 PM | Dr. Thomas R. Karl, Director, NOAA National Climatic Data Center, Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate |
| 4:00 PM | Dr. Karl, Update on Present Status of a NOAA National Climate Service |
| 4:15 PM | Day 2 Closing Remarks and Announcements |
| 4:30 PM | Adjourn |
| Thursday, July 31, 2008 | |
| 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast, SNRE Commons |
| 8:30 AM | Pre-Breakout Briefing/Announcements SNRE Rm. 1040, Ms. Sonia Joseph, Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health |
| 9:00 AM | Begin six concurrent Facilitated Breakout Sessions
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| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM | Continue six concurrent Facilitated Breakout Sessions |
| 12:00 PM | Buffet Lunch, SNRE Commons |
| 1:00 PM | Joint Summary Session, SNRE Rm. 1040 (Reports from six Breakouts and General Discussion) Ms. Sonia Joseph, Moderator |
| 2:45 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 3:00 PM | Adjourn |