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Stronger federal measures across the board are needed to protect the Great Lakes and other North American water resources against the threat of aquatic invasive species (AIS), a group of expert witnesses told a House Natural Resources subcommittee Thursday during...

A scoping workshop on the current condition and future viability of coastal protection infrastructure in the Great Lakes will be held October 10 and 11, 2007 in Duluth. The workshop, hosted by the Great Lakes Commission and the NOAA Coastal Services Center with...

A treasure trove of information on habitat restoration and protection efforts around the region is now available online through the Great Lakes Habitat Initiative.A database developed by the Great Lakes Commission for the project...

It is with regret that the Great Lakes Commission announces that no conservation grants will be awarded this year under the Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control, due to elimination of federal funding for the program.Specific funding for the...

Ann Arbor, Mich. – Recreational boating on the Great Lakes is big business. Just how big is detailed for the first time in a summary report of boating’s economic impacts to be released July 11 by the Great Lakes Commission.For example: the 4.3 million recreational...

To recognize outstanding achievement and vision in electronic communications technologyLaura Valdmanis, a freshman at Hobart and William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y., is the recipient of the 2007 Carol A. Ratza Memorial Scholarship. A native of Prior Lake, Minn.,...