Great Lakes scientist, Fulbright Scholar, author, and conservationist working to accelerate the sustainability transition
JOHN HARTIG
Dr. John Hartig is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Wiindsor. The focus of his multi-disciplinary research is cleanup of the most polluted areas of Great Lakes. John also serves as the chair of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan's Great Lakes Way Advisory Committee and on the Board of Directors of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy.
John Hartig serves as a Visiting Scholar at University of Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research and on the Board of Directors of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. For 14 years he served as Refuge Manager for the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. John has received numerous awards for his work, including a 2018 Honor Award for Meritorious Service from U.S. Department of Interior, the 2017 Community Peacemaker Award from Wayne State University’s Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, the 2016 Edward G. Voss Conservation Science Award from Michigan Nature Association, and the 2015 Conservationist of the Year Award from the John Muir Association. He has authored or co-authored over 100 publications on the environment, including six books: Ecosystem-Based Management of Laurentian Great Lakes Areas of Concern; Waterfront Porch; Bringing Conservation to Cities; Burning Rivers; Honoring Our Detroit River, Caring for Our Home; and Under RAPs: Toward Grassroots Ecological Democracy in the Great Lakes Basin. John’s recent book titled Waterfront Porch won a 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the “nature/environment” category.
John has authored and co-authored over 100 publications on the environment.
In addition to scientific publications, John has published six books: Ecosystem-Based Management of Laurentian Great Lakes Areas of Concern;Waterfront Porch; Bringing Conservation to Cities; Burning Rivers; Honoring Our Detroit River, Caring for Our Home; and Under RAPs: Toward Grassroots Ecological Democracy in the Great Lakes Basin.
Opening the conversation on bringing conservation to cities, ecosystem-based management, and accelerating the sustainability transition.
Dr. Hartig is trained as a limnologist with 30 years of experience in ecosystem-based management and conservation. His particular interest is linking science with policy/management. He is currently leading a Canada-U.S. project on evaluating what has been achieved and learned from 35 years of restoring the most polluted areas of the Great Lakes - Areas of Concern.
January 2022
Inland Seas Education Association - Bringing Conservation to Cities, Suttons Bay, MI - Jan. 27, 2022
February 2022
University of Windsor Grad Seminar, Civil and Environmental Engineering - Ecosystem Health - February 2, 2022
February 2020
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Webinar - Great Lakes Way- February 15, 2022
https://semcog.org/semcog-university
Great Lakes Now
John writes a monthly blog titled Great Lakes Moment for Detroit Public Television's Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/author/hforg001/
The Nature of Cities
https://www.thenatureofcities.com/2019/05/02/tribute-u-s-congressman-john-dingell-conservation-hero/
The Center for Humans and Nature
Great Lakes scientist, Fulbright Scholar, author, and conservationist working to accelerate the sustainability transition
Ecosystem-Based Management of Laurentian Great Lakes Areas of Concern
Waterfront Porch
Bringing Conservation to Cities
Honoring Our Detroit River, Caring for Our Home
Under RAPs: Toward Grassroots Ecological Democracy in the Great Lakes Basin
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