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
Thanks for joining us online for the 2020 GLC Annual Meeting!
Thank you for helping make the 2020 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, our first fully-online annual meeting, a success! This year’s meeting focused on collaboration toward a resilient Great Lakes future. Read the press release to learn 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…
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.
So Great, So Fragile: Climate change linked to severe weather in cities along the Great Lakes
Scientists link planet's warming to changing weather patterns in Great Lakes series from ABC7 Chicago, National Geographic. Read the full story by WLS-TV- Chicago, IL.
Waterkeeper completes 3-year restoration project on Spicer Creek at River Oaks
Recently, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper conducted a tree planting on Grand Island on Spicer Creek, New York, that helped to restore the shorelines that have been eroding for years. Read the full story by Buffalo Rising.
Eagle Creek says Morrow Dam spill gate replacement expected by end of 2020
After months of delays, the Morrow Dam in Michigan is close to completion. For the past year, sediment-laden water has been flowing through the dam, polluting the Kalamazoo River, which ultimately discharges into Lake Michigan. Read the full story by WWMT-TV-...
Great Lakes Commission meets online for 2020 Annual Meeting; passes resolution on invasive Asian carp and re-elects officers
The Great Lakes Commission held its 2020 Annual Meeting this week in a virtual format for the first time ever.
Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative releases shared approach to managing Phragmites
The Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative (GLPC) today released its “Common Agenda” — a shared understanding and an agreed-upon path for addressing invasive Phragmites in the Great Lakes basin.
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.
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