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The Great Lakes Commission is a binational government agency established in 1955 to protect the Great Lakes and the economies and ecosystems they support. 📍Ann Arbor, Michigan
Hey, we heard this weekend is the #SuperbOwl!
DYK that large feathered visitors from the north, including Snowy Owls, Boreal Owls, Great Gray Owls and Northern Hawk Owls, visit the #GreatLakes every winter ?
Learn more from our partners at Audubon Great Lakes: https://ow.ly/IzkS50Y9z2Q
A report released we released in January found that in 2024, 35.7 billion gallons per day were withdrawn from the #GreatLakes basin: https://ow.ly/YOi150Y8lXH
Find out more in our new fact sheet summarizing the report!
Missed the first #GreatLakes Harmful Algal Blooms Collaborative webinar on communicating #HABS risk? 🌊 The recording is now online!
Learn how community views of science impact engagement and decisions about harmful algal blooms in the #GreatLakes.
Watch here: https://ow.ly/rFBm50Y5trr #LakeErie
Our recent GLC newsletter highlights include an update on U.S. #GreatLakes appropriations and news about our upcoming study of the economic impacts of the #GLRI.
Read it now: https://www.glc.org/about/newsletter/
UPDATE: This application will close Jan 31 at 5pm Eastern!
The GLC will be hiring a 2026 miseagrant.bsky.social summer intern! This position will fund an undergraduate to work on aquatic invasive species projects relevant to the #GreatLakes, including the #GLAISBlitz.
https://ow.ly/ZTSk50Y05Hv
Registration is now open for the 2026 #GreatLakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and #GreatLakesDay in DC!
For more info and to register, visit: https://www.glc.org/meetings/greatlakesday
New video of the restoration of North Fish Creek in the Lake Superior headwaters of WI, funded in part through our #GreatLakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program!
More GLSNRP success stories are on our website: glc.org/work/sedimen...
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🚨 OUT NOW: our January newsletter ! 🌊
Highlights include a save the date for #GreatLakesDay and our Semiannual Meeting; an update on U.S. #GreatLakes appropriations; and news about our upcoming study of the economic impacts of the #GLRI.
https://www.glc.org/about/newsletter/
🌊💻 Our director Erika Jensen spoke to The Detroit News about how data centers could affect the #GreatLakes: https://ow.ly/OiQf50Y0QAS
The GLC recently passed resolutions calling for more study of energy/water use and strategies for reusing non-potable water.
The GLC will be hiring a 2026 miseagrant.bsky.social summer intern! This position will fund an undergraduate to work on aquatic invasive species projects relevant to the #GreatLakes, including the #GLAISBlitz.
For more info and how to apply, visit: https://ow.ly/ZTSk50Y05Hv
From today's #GreatLakes Daily News:
Advocates voice concerns over data center wastewater plans, 10 days left for public comment; here’s when #SooLocks will close; discover the inner workings of the S.S. Badger, and more.
https://www.glc.org/dailynews
Our #GreatLakes HABs Collaborative is hosting a new webinar series on communicating HAB risk!
The first webinar will occur Jan 21 and focus on how communities perceive scientific information and how these perceptions influence public engagement & decision-making.
https://ow.ly/VHgn50XSqXs
This bill is an important step to ensure that the world’s longest deep draft commercial waterway – the #GreatLakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System – receives its fair share of funding to continue improving the safety and reliability of our region’s ports.
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NEWS: A new report demonstrates the region’s ongoing commitment to coordinated, science-based management of the #GreatLakes.
In 2024, water withdrawals remained stable, with the vast majority of withdrawn water returned to the basin. https://www.glc.org/news/wudb-121125
Finally, the GLC passed resolutions calling for water reuse and coordinated resource management in the development of AI/computing infrastructure, as well as prevention of plastic pollution and harmonization of stormwater management.
Read more: glc.org/news/am-103025
The GLC also elected new leadership: Chair Timothy Bruno, #GreatLakes coordinator at the PA Dept of Environmental Protection and Vice Chair James Jennings, head of @ilepa.bsky.social.
The GLC would like to extend gratitude to our immediate past chair Mary Mertz of the Ohio DNR for her leadership.
On the second day of #GLCDuluth2025, speakers included the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, Michigan EGLE, Québec Government Office in Chicago, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on #GreatLakes maritime strategy and managing PFAS in sediment.
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We also welcomed author Peter Annin and students from Duluth Public Schools and ended the day with a celebration of the #GreatLakes Commission's 70th anniversary - and a big cake!
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What a great first day at #GLCDuluth2025!
Mayor Roger Reinert kicked off the meeting by welcoming Commissioners and Observers to Duluth.
Attendees heard from experts on microplastics, #GreatLakes harmful algal blooms, water reuse, as well as from the GLC's official Observers.
The Great Lakes Commission planted two trees yesterday in advance of #GLCDuluth2025. As a founding participant in the #GreatLakes St. Lawrence Trees and Green Events initiatives, the GLC has committed to planting trees and using other sustainable meeting practices to reduce waste.
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We're excited to be here in Duluth on the shores of beautiful Lake Superior for our 2025 Annual Meeting tomorrow.
Stay tuned for updates from our meeting! #GLCDuluth2025
Registration for the 2025 #GreatLakes Commission 70th Anniversary Annual Meeting closes NEXT MONDAY, October 20!
Register now at our website to join us in beautiful Duluth! https://www.glc.org/meetings/annual
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay the Great Lakes Commission recognizes that Indigenous people are the original caretakers of the #GreatLakes.
The GLC values its relationships with Indigenous Nations and is committed to working together to make the lakes stronger for generations to come.
The panel featured speakers from @joycefdn.bsky.social, de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation, the Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation, and @glpfund.bsky.social.
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At the recent Leadership Summit of the #GreatLakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers
, our Executive Director Erika Jensen moderated a panel on how foundations are working with regional organizations to improve the regional environment and economy.
This work has lead to increased recreation and tourism, better water quality and ecosystem health, and more benefits for the community and the Great Lakes.
Learn more about our Muskegon Lake work in this story map! storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/22e5...
Congratulations to our federal, state and local partners on the official delisting of the Muskegon Lake #GreatLakes Area of Concern!
The GLC is proud to have led 12 habitat restoration projects at 9 sites in the Muskegon AOC.
Register now for the last webinar in our series on #GreatLakes resilience!
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus, American Great Lakes Ports Association, Detroit Wayne County Port Authority and @ijcsharedwaters.bsky.social will share efforts from throughout the region.
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These fact sheets can be found on a new interactive map on our website that also points users to state agency sites for more information on SRFs in each Great Lakes state: ow.ly/ssCP50WG73C
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