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.
EVENTS
Join us for Great Lakes Day!
Please join us online for Great Lakes Day 2021, to be held March 3! The event will feature remarks on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies. Click to learn more!
ADVOCACY
2021 GLC Federal Priorities for the Great Lakes
The GLC’s 2021 federal priorities document recommends actions to Congress and the Biden administration toward revitalizing and protecting the Great Lakes environment and economy. Read the news release to learn more.
NEWS
GLC releases report on uses of Great Lakes water in 2019
The GLC released a report detailing the uses of Great Lakes water in 2019. 38.9 billion gallons of water per day were withdrawn from the basin in 2019, an overall decrease in water use from 2018. Read more…
LIBRARY
The Advisor
The December 2020 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, shares news of Erika Jensen’s recent naming as interim executive director, the 2020 GLC Annual Meeting, WRDA reauthorization, habitat restoration projects, and more. Subscribe today!
NEWS
2nd annual event raises boater awareness of AIS and prevention across the Great Lakes Basin
The GLC is working with states and provinces to coordinate the second annual Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz this summer to remind boaters and the public about the risks of spreading aquatic invasive species. Read more…
NEWS
GLC awards $1.55 million to reduce runoff into Great Lakes
The GLC announced that it will award $1.55 million in grants to reduce the runoff of sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants into the Great Lakes through the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program. Read more…
Project seeks to reduce phosphorus runoff into Green Bay
A new collaborative project is seeking to reduce phosphorus runoff into the Great Lakes basin. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.
Caviar producers reach prosecution agreement in sturgeon egg scheme
Two caviar producers accused in a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources sturgeon egg investigation could have their criminal charges dismissed. Read the full story by WBAY-TV – Fond Du Lac, WI.
Morrow Dam owners start Kalamazoo River sediment dredging project
The company that owns the Morrow Dam has begun the process of removing sediment build up in the Kalamazoo River in west Michigan. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, MI.
Great Lakes Commission to hold annual Great Lakes Day, releases 2021 federal priorities
ANN ARBOR – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today released its 2021 federal priorities for the Great Lakes, urging the Biden administration and Congress to invest in projects and programs that will protect the lakes and accelerate the national economic recovery. The...
Regional organizations support shared priorities for the Great Lakes
A binational coalition of regional agencies, legislators, local communities, tribes, and business and environmental groups today released their shared priorities for restoring the Great Lakes and supporting the region’s economy.
Request for Proposals: Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program
ANN ARBOR – The Great Lakes Commission today issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the 2021 Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program grant program.The Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program provides grants to reduce nutrients and sediments...
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Michigan Chapter SWCS 2021 ANR Webinar
March 2 - March 3Great Lakes Day 2021
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