Our Work
Here’s some of the work we’re doing to ensure a healthy environment, strong economy and high quality of life for current and future generations.
GLC applauds Great Lakes provisions in water infrastructure legislation
The GLC sent a letter to Great Lakes Senators supporting provisions in America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S.2800), Senate legislation that strengthens important Great Lakes programs and addresses critical challenges.
New videos highlight impact of GLRI at Muskegon Lake, St. Marys River
The GLC released a new video at the 2018 Great Lakes Areas of Concern Conference highlighting restoration work completed under the GLRI and the NOAA – GLC Regional Habitat Restoration Partnership.
GLC launches online portal for Great Lakes maritime jobs
The GLC recently launched a website for information about maritime careers on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. The site provides information for job seekers and employers. Submit your maritime job post today to be featured on the site’s job board!
GLC 2018 Legislative Priorities
The GLC’s 2018 legislative priorities document recommends actions to Congress and the Administration that will create jobs, protect public health and revitalize struggling communities in the Great Lakes region. Additionally, state-specific materials showcase individual states’ benefits.
Coalition released joint priorities for the Great Lakes
Prior to Great Lakes Day in Washington D.C., a coalition representing business, industry and environmental groups and states, cities and tribes released joint priorities for sustaining Great Lakes restoration and economic revitalization.
Transforming Great Lakes data into useful information
Blue Accounting, a groundbreaking new initiative of the GLC and the Nature Conservancy, provides decision-makers with a big picture view of complex issues so they can allocate resources most efficiently.
Cargo traffic through seaway up this year
"We are seeing increases in a number of dry and liquid bulk commodities as well as U.S. and Canadian grain," Craig Middlebrook, deputy administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, said in a news release Wednesday. Read the full story by the...
Norgoma volunteers implore City Council to save their ship
The volunteer board of St. Mary's River Marine Heritage Centre has launched an online petition aimed at persuading the Sault Ste. Marie, ON City Council to drop the eviction notice it served earlier this year on the museum ship Norgoma. Read the full story by Soo...
Your takeout meal might be harming the Great Lakes
Half of all the plastics that we’ve ever produced were produced in the last 13 years and half of those are single-use, and they are getting into the Great Lakes. Read the full story by National Public Radio,...
Great Lakes Commission awards nearly $900,000 under Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) announced that nearly $900,000 in grants has been awarded to seven local organizations to reduce the runoff of sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants into the Great Lakes. This runoff has economic and...
The Advisor e-newsletter: July 2018
In this edition: Celebrating the completion of the Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Project, new Great Lakes Maritime Economic Impacts Study and more!
Great Lakes Commission, partners celebrate completion of Buffalo River habitat restoration projects
Buffalo, NY – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC), U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins (NY-26), Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, and others celebrated the completion of the Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Project at an event today. Eight project sites have been restored since 2013,...
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Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Trails Conference
September 12 - September 132018 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting
October 2 - October 3
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