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Lake News
Nature and Science Center heading beach cleanup project
West Life (9/3)
Workers from the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center are teaming up with area residents to help ensure Huntington Beach and the Lake Erie shoreline remain healthy.
Wind farm plans unveiled for Prince Edward County
Trenton Trentonian (9/2)
A variety of opinions blew through the air at a public forum here Thursday to discuss one of six wind turbine projects proposed for Prince Edward County.
Cleanups planned for Coastweeks
The News-Messenger (9/2)
Ohio's 2008 Coastweeks observance will again focus on the preservation and protection of Lake Erie and its watershed through a variety of cleanup events along the shoreline and throughout its watershed.
Great Lakes dead zone a mystery
The Michigan Messenger (9/1)
In the wake of a report in Science two weeks ago, renewed attention may be focused on a major dead zone in one of the Great Lakes that continues to be a mystery.
The Great Lakes Historical Society
(8/29)
Located in the nautical town of Vermilion, Ohio, The Great Lakes Historical Society is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of Great Lakes history. Its Inland Seas Maritime Museum is a key attraction on Ohio's north coast.
PA set to unveil coastal cleanup plans
Erie Times News (8/27)
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection will announce its plans for the International Coastal Cleanup in a session today at Presque Isle State Park.
Lake Resources
Great Lakes Research Consortium
The Great Lakes Research Consortium consists of 16 colleges and universities in New York State and nine affiliated schools in Ontario. GLRC programs help to promote collaborative research on the Great Lakes.
Lake Erie Binational Public Forum
The Forum provides input on the Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP), which aims to restore and protect the beneficial uses of the lake.
Lake Erie Center
University of Toledo
The University of Toledo's Lake Erie Center is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to environmental research.
Lake Erie Committee
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
The committee considers fishery issues of common concern, develops joint programs and research projects and serves as a forum for management agencies. Includes Lake St. Clair, and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers.
Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO)
The LaMP provides a framework for agencies, organizations and individuals to coordinate activities that they are already working on, and to propose new activities to improve the environmental quality of Lake Erie.
Michigan Sea Grant
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
A partnership between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University to promote the understanding and intelligent use of the Great Lakes.
New York Sea Grant
Focuses the talents of university scientists and extension specialists on research in the areas of fisheries, coastal environmental quality and processes, invasive species, non-point source pollution and seafood safety.
Ohio Lake Erie Commission
Established in 1990 to help preserve Lake Erie's natural resources, protect the quality of waters and ecosystems, and promote economic development of the region.
Ohio Sea Grant College Program
Uses research, education, and outreach efforts to enhance use and improve management of this nation's ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources.
Pennsylvania Sea Grant
Established in March 1998, the Great Lakes' newest Sea Grant Program seeks to increase public awareness of coastal issues (environmental and economic) through extension, communication, education, and applied research activities, thereby improving the overall environmental and economic "health" of Pennsylvania's coastal regions.
Great Lakes Information Network
Last updated: July 12, 2006
Maintained by: Christine Manninen, manninen@glc.org
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