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 Erie!
Please register now to join us for the 2022 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, to be held October 11-13 in Erie, Pennsylvania! Last call — registration closes on October 5!
LIBRARY
The Advisor
The August 2022 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes news from the GLC, plus new tools from Blue Accounting, the Invasive Mussel Collaborative, and the HABs Collaborative; and more.
NEWS
Explore HABs impacts on human health
The Great Lakes HABs Collaborative released two new fact sheets on the impacts of harmful algal blooms (HABs) on human health. Learn more and check out the fact sheets.
LIBRARY
2021 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report
The 2021 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report is now available online! The GLC’s Annual Report includes remarks from Chair Todd L. Ambs and Executive Director Erika Jensen. Read the report here.
NEWS
Invasive Mussel Collaborative releases new tool
The Invasive Mussel Collaborative released a coordination tool to help protect the Great Lakes basin from the impacts of invasive mussels. Read more about the new “Dreissena Project Coordination Mapper” here.
ADVOCACY
2022 GLC Federal Priorities for the Great Lakes
The GLC released its 2022 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. Read more about our priorities here.
Lake Erie is in poor condition says report, but it’s not too late to fix it says Waterkeeper
The State of the Great Lakes report, issued by the United States and Canada in July, assessed the overall condition of Lake Erie as poor and unchanging. Jill Jedlicka, Executive Director for the Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, believes that land use, development and...
Large-scale, nature-based project underway in southeast Wisconsin. The goal — mitigate climate change
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Metropolitan Sewerage District and Ducks Unlimited are leading a multi-year, multi-watershed effort to mitigate climate change in southeastern Wisconsin. The Reforestation & Wetland Restoration Program aims to plant six million trees...
Reshaping the Corn Belt: Ohio farmers are changing how they farm to be more climate-friendly
The Butler County agriculture conservation education site, established in 2019, provides an eight-acre plot to teach Ohio farmers different practices to make their soil healthier such as grassed waterways, pollinator plots and cover crops. Read the full story by WVXU...
The Advisor E-Newsletter: August 2022
In this edition: The 2022 GLC Semiannual Meeting in Green Bay; new tools from Blue Accounting, the Invasive Mussel Collaborative, and the HABs Collaborative; updates from the the Great Lakes Detector of Invasive Aquatics in Trade (GLDIATR) project; habitat restoration project updates and more.
Great Lakes Commission shares lessons learned from fight against internet sales of aquatic invasive species
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today released a report on the second phase of its work to stop internet sales of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in the Great Lakes region. The GLC initiative, known as the Great Lakes Detector of Invasive Aquatics...
Great Lakes states and provinces to host fourth annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz
Ann Arbor, Mich. – Hundreds of organizations across the region will be working together to educate the public about aquatic invasive species (AIS) during the fourth annual Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz, to be held July 1-10, 2022. Volunteers and professional...
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