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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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The GLC, with input from state revolving fund (SRF) managers, has assembled fact sheets for each of the eight #GreatLakes states that highlight the impact of earmarks for water infrastructure projects on states’ SRF programs.
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From #GreatLakes Daily News:
Report: Climate change continues to drive warmer weather, extremes in region; Shipping industry, boaters fear risks of cuts to federal Great Lakes programs; Algal blooms pop up in western Lake Erie, Sandusky Bay and more at www.glc.org/dailynews
The GLC is hosting our first Water Workforce Roundtable event this week, bringing people together to discuss strategies for developing the #GreatLakes water workforce.
To learn more about our work to identify novel solutions to water infrastructure challenges, visit ow.ly/YZXj50WqH8k
On 8/4, the GLC will host the second webinar in our series on "Realizing Resilience: Coordinating efforts from across the #GreatLakes basin." Participants will hear from speakers from the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, Wisconsin Wetlands Association/NOAA and USGS.
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On 7/1, join our Invasive Mussels Collaborative for its webinar "Clash of the Shells" to learn about dreissenid mussel impacts on native unionids!
Presenters will include Kennedy Zwarych of @mcgill.ca and Alexander Karatayev of Buffalo State.
RSVP: ow.ly/vP9f50W2Qgn #GreatLakes
Today (6/24)! Join GLC and partners for a webinar on the GSI Impact Hub, an interactive platform to help quantify and communicate the multiple benefits – or co-benefits – of green stormwater infrastructure.
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Tune in for a preview of the conference and to learn more about the GLC’s Action Plan for a Resilient Great Lakes Basin!
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The webinar comes in advance of this October's Midwest Climate Resilience Conference. The GLC is coordinating a Great Lakes sub-track for all conference attendees, and will host a working session for Great Lakes practitioners.
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On June 18, the Great Lakes Commission will host a webinar with the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership: "Realizing Resilience: Coordinating efforts from across the #GreatLakes basin."
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The podcast is produced by Wisconsin Sea Grant with support from the GLC.
Listen to Introduced on Wisconsin Sea Grant's website or wherever you get your podcasts! seagrant.wisc.edu/audio/introd... #CleanBoatsCleanWaters
"Introduced," the award-winning podcast about aquatic invasive species and the #GreatLakes, recently released a new episode about how a popular watercraft inspection program evolved from a middle school science project! t.co/j3anG4EcXe
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A woman in front of a podium, giving a talk on lessons learned on community engagement
So proud of our Great Lakes fellows with the @ijcs-journal.bsky.social and @glcommission.bsky.social and the GL Sea Grants hearing about their listening sessions with communities and Tribes around the region, hearing about needs for the IJC Science Plan. #IAGLR2025
04.06.2025 13:17 — 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0The GLC and our party states and provinces have long supported the Brandon Road project as part of a broad regional effort. Securing this agreement is an important step in moving forward on this critical work.
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The Great Lakes Commission congratulates the state of Illinois for moving us closer to realizing the goal of protecting the #GreatLakes from this devastating invasive species.
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Now available: the Great Lakes Commission May 2025 newsletter!
Save the date for the 2025 GLC Annual Meeting in Duluth; a recap of #GreatLakesDay; a #GreatLakes theme available at the Midwest Climate Resilience Conference; and more! mailchi.mp/glc/newslett...
