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Assessing the Investment: The Economic Impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
A team of Great Lakes organizations worked with the University of Michigan’s Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics to analyze the economic impacts of funding provided by the GLRI between 2010 and 2016, the amount of region-wide economic activity that has been and will be triggered by GLRI investment through 2036, the growth in regional tourism that has resulted due to the GLRI, and the impact of the program on the region’s quality of life as reflected in home values.
The Advisor e-newsletter: July 2018
In this edition: Celebrating the completion of the Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Project, new Great Lakes Maritime Economic Impacts Study and more!
Oil Transportation in the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Region: Project Archive
Archived project materials
The Advisor e-newsletter: May 2018
In this edition: New video showcases St. Marys River restoration,GLC launches online portal for maritime jobs on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, GLC urges Congress to fully fund the GLRI in FY19, and more.
The Advisor e-newsletter: March 2018
In this edition: GLC names Darren Nichols new executive director, news from the recent GLC Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day in Washington, release of a framework to improve Western Lake Erie through water quality credits, GLRI funding, and more.
2018 Great Lakes Commission Federal Priorities
2018 Great Lakes Commission Federal Priorities
2018 Great Lakes Regional Priorities
2018 Great Lakes Regional Priorities statement
The Advisor e-newsletter: February 2018
In this edition: registration is still available for the 2018 GLC Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day, information on the 2018 Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program RFP, Great Lakes priorities for the 2018 Farm Bill, Blue Accounting launches major effort to protect sources of drinking water, and more.
Mapping and Monitoring Avian Resources: Project Archive
Archived project materials
The Advisor e-newsletter: December 2017
In this edition: GLC and Lawrence Tech champion new initiative to stop stormwater pollution through technology, Blue Accounting website launched, full funding for GLRI moves through congress, information on the GLC-Sea Grant Fellowship, and more.