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
Great Lakes Day 2023
Register now for Great Lakes Day 2023 featuring the annual Great Lakes Day Congressional Breakfast Reception on Thursday, March 9, sponsored by the Great Lakes Commission and Northeast-Midwest Institute. Join us in D.C.!
NEWS
Action Plan for a Resilient Great Lakes Basin
The GLC released a new action plan to guide the region’s efforts to make the Great Lakes more resilient to the effects of climate change. Read more about the Action Plan for a Resilient Great Lakes Basin.
NEWS
Invasive Mussel Collaborative releases new tool
The Invasive Mussel Collaborative released a new tool to help identify priority Great Lakes basin sites for implementing experimental invasive mussel control. Read more about the tool here.
LIBRARY
The Advisor
The December 2022 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes a new Maumee River site restoration video, Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program grant awards, recent Commissioner retirements, and more.
EVENTS
Thank you for joining us in Erie!
Thanks to all who joined us for the 2022 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, October 11-13 in Erie, Pennsylvania. The event convened leaders from the United States and Canada on top issues facing the Great Lakes. Click to learn more!
NEWS
Video highlights restoration of Maumee River site
The GLC released a video highlighting work to restore a former confined disposal site along the Maumee River in Ohio. The site, known as Penn 7, was used in the 1970s for disposal of silt dredged from the Maumee’s shipping channel.
Project NePTWNE aims to improve Lake Erie water quality
The old Union Fish Co. building in Erie, Pennsylvania’s Wolverine Park Marina will soon take on new life. Gannon University is seeking $1.5 million from Erie County to transform the old building into the Great Lakes Research and Education Center. The facility will be...
Ontario’s commercial fishing services to move online
Commercial fishers in Ontario may soon be able to access more online services as part of what the province says is an effort to modernize licensing and reporting systems. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said this new process will allow for faster...
New lighting increases boater safety at Port Dalhousie
After several close calls among boaters sailing into Port Dalhousie, Ontario over the years, the solution was a simple as changing the color of the lights that mark the entrance to the harbor. White the lights installed at the north lighthouse on the east side of the...
Great Lakes Commission seeks contributions to map showing how Great Lakes communities are advancing water infrastructure
The Great Lakes Commission approved “Approaches for Improving Great Lakes Water Infrastructure: A Blueprint,” with the goal of catalyzing action to address the region’s water infrastructure needs. Now, the agency is launching a dynamic map sharing how Great Lakes...
Great Lakes Commission releases report on uses of Great Lakes water in 2021
ANN ARBOR, MI - A report released by the Great Lakes Commission finds that 37.5 billion gallons of water per day were withdrawn from the Great Lakes basin in 2021, representing about a 1% decrease from 2020 withdrawals. According to the 2021 Annual Report of the Great...
Great Lakes Commission releases action plan on climate resiliency
ANN ARBOR, MI - The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today released a new action plan to guide the region’s efforts to make the Great Lakes more resilient to the effects of climate change. The Action Plan for a Resilient Great Lakes Basin helps to prioritize regional...
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Western Dredging Association 2023 Midwest Chapter Meeting
February 21 - February 23SCAS Montreal
February 22 - February 25