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 in New York!
Join us in New York for the 2024 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, to be held October 8-10 in Rochester, New York, at The Strathallan Hotel! Read more here.
JOBS
Positions available at the GLC
The GLC is currently accepting applications for a program specialist position, and also a maritime transportation policy analyst — visit our Jobs page to learn more and apply today!
LIBRARY
The Advisor
The May 2024 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes information on the 2024 GLC Annual Meeting, a recap of Great Lakes Day 2024, congressional updates including GLRI funding, news from our collaboratives, and more!
ADVOCACY
Great Lakes Investment Tracker
The new Great Lakes Investment Tracker is an interactive mapping application developed by the Great Lakes Commission to showcase federally-funded projects in Great Lakes states. Visit the tracker here!
ADVOCACY
2024 GLC Federal Priorities for the Great Lakes
The GLC released its 2024 federal priorities, urging the Biden administration and Congress to invest in projects and programs that will protect the Great Lakes and accelerate the national economy.
NEWS
Commissions sign historic agreement
The Great Lakes Commission, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and International Joint Commission formally signed their first-ever joint memorandum of understanding at the 2024 GLC Semiannual Meeting. Read more…
UM team selected to lead maritime strategy development for Michigan
The state of Michigan has picked a team from the University of Michigan's Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering department for a nearly $200,000, yearlong project to develop a maritime strategy for the state. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
New EPA standards exempt most Great Lakes ships from installing new treatment systems
New standards adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency require ships on the Great Lakes to install new ballast water treatment systems to control the spread of invasive species. But due to an exemption, they don’t apply to the current fleet of lakers. Read...
Michigan’s new rules to protect water from manure attacked by lawmakers
Last year, Michigan’s environmental agency drafted more rigorous rules to protect state waters and the Great Lakes from a new tide of farm-based pollution. Stronger regulatory measures could succumb to political pressure from farm and energy interests. Read the full...
Great Lakes Commission awards more than $1.4 million to reduce runoff and improve water quality
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) announced today that it will award more than $1.45 million in grants through the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program to reduce the runoff of pollutants such as sediment and nutrients from entering...
2023 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report
The 2023 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report includes highlights and accomplishments under the leadership of Chair Mary Mertz and Executive Director Erika Jensen.
Great Lakes Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework expanding to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF) is initiating the first cycle of a new program that will improve Phragmites management across the Great Lakes basin and beyond. Through the PAMF Active Adaptive Management Program (AAMP), more...
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GREAT LAKES EVENTS
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Great Lakes Calendar
2024 Great Lakes Coastal Symposium
October 7 - October 92024 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting
October 8 - October 10Let’s Talk Lake Erie: Habitat and Species Protection in Lake Erie
October 9