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Project successfully removes invasive quagga mussels near Sleeping Bear Dunes in Lake Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI – The Invasive Mussel Collaborative (IMC) announced a remarkable decrease in quagga mussel density in the weeks following experimental treatments at a test site in Lake Michigan near Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The IMC’s work to reduce the...
The Advisor E-Newsletter: December 2020
In this edition: Erika Jensen named interim executive director, 2020 GLC Annual Meeting, WRDA reauthorization, information on habitat restoration projects, and more.
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.
Great Lakes Commission awards $1.55 million to reduce runoff into Great Lakes
The Great Lakes Commission 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.
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