Tune into the first Algal Bloom Action Team Webinar of the year! This webinar will feature two presentations – Jen Wisecaver, Associate Professor at Purdue University, who will discuss extreme diversity and cryptic species in Prymnesium parvum and Barry Rosen, Professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, who will discuss the secrets of freshwater cyanobacteria blooms.
New Fact Sheet Released on Harmful Algal Blooms’ Effects on Animal Health
The Algal Bloom Action Team has recently published a new fact sheet about the health-related effects that harmful algal blooms (HABs) have on animals. You can view the newly released fact sheet here!
Algal Bloom Action Team Symposium Call for Proposals – Submit by November 17th
The Algal Bloom Action Team invites you to submit an abstract to the Fourth Annual Harmful Algal Bloom Virtual Symposium by October 30th
2023 Harmful Algal Blooms Webinar Series Calendar
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Topic |
| February 1st | Donna Hill | USEPA | Toxins Associated w/ Freshwater HABs & Mammalian Health Effect |
| April 5th | Jeanine Refsnider Alba Argerich |
University of Toledo University of Missouri |
Effects of Lake Erie Harmful Algal Blooms on Wildlife Health Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Community Science- The Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program |
| June 7th | James Cotner John Lenhart |
University of Minnesota Ohio State University |
TBD Use of Activated Carbon for Cyanotoxin Treatment |
| August 2nd | Adam Heathcote Katherine Canfield |
Science Museum of Minnesota USEPA |
TBD TBD |
| October 4th | Grace Wilkinson Ann St. Amand |
University of Wisconsin, Madison PhycoTech, Inc. |
TBD TBD |
| December 6th | Gina LaLiberte Anna Boegehold |
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research |
CyanoHAB TBD |
Harmful Algal Bloom Symposium Recap – View slides for the 4 sessions!
The Algal Bloom Action Team’s popular Virtual Harmful Algal Bloom Research Symposium returned for its third year on January 5-6, 2023.
The event brought together over 800 water professionals from across the North Central Region to hear about the latest harmful algal bloom Research, discuss examples of effective bloom management, and learn about the latest technologies being used to tackle this global issue
View the recordings of the symposium:
- Session 1: Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Forecasting
- Session 2: Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Treatment
- Sessions 3 & 4: Ecology and Human Health and Case Studies
View an abbreviated version of the agenda below or find a more detailed PDF here.