The 2025 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report includes highlights and key accomplishments from the year under the leadership of Chair Mary Mertz, Chair Timothy J. Bruno (elected October 2025), and Executive Director Erika Jensen.
Archived project materials
The April 2026 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes an overview of the recent GLC Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day events in Washington, D.C., updates on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, and Commission staff and project up
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Season’s greetings from the staff of the Great Lakes Commission!
The Annual Reports of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Regional Water Use Database are published annually, and available via this link to the Great Lakes Regional Water Use website.
The 2024 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report includes highlights and key accomplishments from the year under the leadership of Chair Mary Mertz and Executive Director Erika Jensen.
The October 2025 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes final registration information for the 2025 GLC Annual Meeting in Duluth and a recap of several recent program accomplishments.
The May 2025 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes registration information for the 2025 GLC Annual Meeting in Duluth, a recap of Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C., and more!
The Great Lakes Commission’s 2025 Federal Priorities reflect well-established needs and opportunities for strengthening the economic and environmental health of the Great Lakes basin. They enjoy broad support among state and local leaders, business and industry, and the environmental community.
Restoring and protecting the Great Lakes is an enduring, bipartisan priority for the nation and for Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin communities. Our organizations support these priorities to ensure the Great Lakes are a source of drinking water, an environmental treasure, and an economic engine now and into the future.
The February 2025 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes final registration information for the 2025 GLC Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day, more news on GLRI reauthorization efforts, the latest Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database report, and more!
Archived project materials
Season’s greetings from the staff of the Great Lakes Commission!Â
The December 2024 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes registration information for the 2025 GLC Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day, information on GLRI reauthorization efforts, news from GLC projects, and more!
The September 2024 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes the last chance to register for the 2024 GLC Annual Meeting, news from several GLC projects, an introduction to our new GLC fellows, and more!
The 2023 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report includes highlights and accomplishments under the leadership of Chair Mary Mertz and Executive Director Erika Jensen.
This single-page fact sheet provides general information about the Great Lakes Commission. (Updated 2024)