Online webinar followed by media Q&A session with lead forecaster
This is an algal bloom in the western basin of Lake Erie, as seen by aircraft during a flyover in summer of 2019. This airborne campaign is ongoing at NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in conjunction with NOAA's monitoring and biweekly sampling in Saginaw Bay. The flyovers are done in collaboration with researchers at NASA Glenn and are funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. (Image credit: Zachary Haslick, Aerial Associates Photography Inc.)
NOAA will release its 2021 Harmful Algal Bloom forecast for Lake Erie on Wed., June 30 during a media briefing hosted by Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory at The Ohio State University.
The event will be streamed online for the press and public. A moderated Q&A session limited to media will follow the forecast. A Q&A session for stakeholders will follow the media briefing.
WHAT
NOAA’s 2021 harmful algal bloom forecast for Lake Erie, followed by related presentations.
WHEN
Wed. June 30, 10:00 a.m. EDT
WHO
- Rick Stumpf, Ph.D., oceanographer, NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
- Chris Winslow, Ph.D., director, Ohio Sea Grant offsite link and Stone Laboratory
- Laura Johnson, Ph.D., director, National Center for Water Quality Research, Heidelberg University offsite link
- Jim Hood, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University offsite link
- Justin Chaffin, Ph.D., Research Coordinator, Stone Laboratory offsite link
- Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Kent State University offsite link
- Scott Hale, Executive Administrator, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife
HOW
Online (audio and graphics) through Webex, or by phone by calling 415-655-0001, access code 161 480 3958.
Reporters must register here offsite link to receive the link to the Webex presentation.
Reporters will be able to view graphics and ask questions online through WebEx. Reporters can hear an audio feed of the webinar by telephone, but telephone users will not be able to ask questions in the Q&A session.
NOTE
Print- and broadcast-quality graphics will be available for download during and after the teleconference.
Media Contacts
Jennie Lyons, NOAA, Jennie.Lyons@noaa.gov, 202-603-9372
Jill Jentes, Ohio State University, jentes.1@osu.edu, 614-937-0072
