Download PDF | Published February 2008 Local governments in the United States and Canada are investing billions of dollars to protect and restore the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin ecosystem, one of the most valuable natural resources in the …
In this edition: Celebrating the completion of the Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Project, new Great Lakes Maritime Economic Impacts Study and more!
LIBRARY Local Investment in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Nearly all the coastal wetlands and other natural habitat that historically surrounded Lake St. Clair has been degraded or lost as industry, urbanization, commercial agriculture and suburban …
Nearly all the coastal wetlands and other natural habitat that historically surrounded Lake St. Clair has been degraded or lost as industry, urbanization, commercial agriculture and suburban development have reshaped the landscape. From 2002 to 2005, the Great Lakes Commission led a Lake St. Clair project focused on providing information and tools to guide future development and planning for the conservation and restoration of the area’s coastal habitat.
This report presents the research, findings and recommendations resulting from the project, Toward a Water Resources Management Decision Support System for the Great Lakes (WRMDSS), supported by the Great Lakes Protection Fund and authored by the Great Lakes Commission and its collaborators.
LIBRARY Local Investment in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence The Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Consortium administered a number of investigations that seek to add knowledge and further the understanding of coastal wetlands dynamics. All projects were de …
This 16-page full-color booklet answers common questions about Great Lakes dredged material and its use for productive purposes. It includes case studies and a map of different types of beneficial use projects around the Great Lakes.
LIBRARY Local Investment in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system is a dynamic environment, still evolving over time. Ever since the last glaciers retreated more than 10,000 years ago, Great Lakes water levels and o …
This 1987 report of the Great Lakes Commission’s Lake Levels, Flooding and Shoreline Erosion Task Force presents information on shore erosion and flooding assistance and protection programs in the eight Great Lakes states.
LIBRARY Local Investment in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence The Great Lakes Commission prepared this report to further public understanding of water levels and the causes of water level changes on the Great Lakes. Fluctuations in Great Lakes water lev …