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 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)
Shared Priorities for the Great Lakes: Advancing Equitable Restoration, Revitalization, Resilience – Joint Priorities Statement, March 2024
The Great Lakes Commission’s 2024 Federal Priorities, presented to the 118th U.S. Congress in March 2024.
The 2022 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report includes highlights and accomplishments under the leadership of Chair Todd L. Ambs and Executive Director Erika Jensen.
Shared Priorities for the Great Lakes: Advancing Equitable Restoration, Revitalization, Resilience
The Great Lakes Commission’s 2023 federal priorities document recommends actions to Congress and the Biden administration toward revitalizing and protecting the Great Lakes environment and economy.
The Great Lakes Commission Strategic Plan is a statement of vision, mission, goals, objectives and strategic actions to guide the work of the Great Lakes Commission. The current strategic plan was adopted on March 3, 2023.
The 2021 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report includes remarks from Chair Todd L. Ambs and Executive Director Erika Jensen.
The Great Lakes Commission’s 2022 federal priorities document recommends actions to Congress and the Biden administration toward revitalizing and protecting the Great Lakes environment and economy.
Advancing Equitable Restoration, Revitalization, Resilience: Shared Priorities for the Great Lakes
The 2019-20 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report includes remarks from Chair Sharon Jackson and Interim Executive Director Erika Jensen.
The Great Lakes Commission’s 2021 federal priorities document recommends actions to Congress and the Biden administration toward revitalizing and protecting the Great Lakes environment and economy.
2020 Great Lakes Commission Federal Priorities
The 2018 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report includes remarks from Chair John Linc Stine and Executive Director Darren J. Nichols.
2019 Great Lakes Commission Federal Priorities
With strong bipartisan support and a proven record of success, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is creating jobs and revitalizing struggling communities across the eight-state Great Lakes region.
2018 Great Lakes Commission Federal Priorities