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 online for the 2020 GLC Annual Meeting!
Please join us online for the 2020 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, November 17-19! This year’s meeting will focus on collaboration toward a resilient Great Lakes future. Learn more and register now!
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…
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…
LIBRARY
The Compact Quarterly
The August 2020 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Compact Quarterly, shares information about the fall annual meeting, calls for Congressional investments in the Great Lakes Basin, Blue Accounting’s partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and more. Subscribe today!
NEWS
Great Lakes orgs urge Congress to include Great Lakes investments in stimulus funding
In a recent letter, Great Lakes organizations joined their voices in urging Congress to include critical Great Lakes investments in legislation to stimulate economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Read more…
ADVOCACY
2020 GLC Federal Priorities for the Great Lakes
The GLC’s 2020 federal priorities document recommends actions to Congress and the administration that will strengthen our nation, create jobs, protect public health and revitalize communities.
River Symposium offers view of river from Akwesasne perspective
Participants in this year’s St. Lawrence River Institute’s River Symposium Science Day in Cornwall, Ontario, learned about the important waterway and the impact it has had on Akwesasne residents over thousands of years. Read the full story by The Gananoque Reporter.
Toronto is getting a bridge to connect it to its newest island
In Ontario, Waterfront Toronto announced that the new Cherry Street North bridge has been completed, and is embarking on a journey down the St. Lawrence from Nova Scotia to Toronto for installation. The bridge will connect the new “Villiers Island” to Toronto and the...
Walpole Island wants to establish commercial fishing industry: Chief
Walpole lsland First Nation is planning to establish a commercial fishing industry. Walpole Island is an island and First Nation reserve in southwestern Ontario, on the border between Ontario and Michigan. Read the full story by The Courier Press.
Great Lakes organizations urge Congress to include Great Lakes priorities in WRDA reauthorization
In a letter, organizations representing Great Lakes states, tribes, state legislators, municipalities, conservation organizations, labor, business, and ports urged members of Congress to include key priorities for the Great Lakes in upcoming legislation to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act.
Great Lakes Commission awards $1.55 million to reduce runoff into Great Lakes
The Great Lakes Commission 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.
Erika Jensen to be appointed as interim executive director of the Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Commission announced today that it will be appointing Erika Jensen to serve as its interim executive director.
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