Adventures in Collective Water Management
A new group has launched on the GLCCN to provide support to individuals who wish (Read More…)
Students talk marine debris in creative way
Fifth graders from Alpena, MI, developed this
High Schoolers Help Conduct Research on the Great Lakes
The Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) is helping students across the Great Lakes participate in (Read More…)
Growing a local network of stormwater management advocates
The Rain Gardens to the Rescue Program, launched in 2011, is helping Detroit residents manage (Read More…)
Making Use of Dredged Silt
A new facility opened this summer to turn dredged silt from Lake Erie into reusable (Read More…)
A “Tapestry” of Collaboration
A visitor center near Ashland, WI, is a prime example of what happens when strong (Read More…)
Coming together for Phragmites management
Two southern Ontario communities have seen the transformation of dense Phragmites thickets into restored habitat (Read More…)
Community Partnership Program Selects Nine Recipients
The Great Lakes Clean Communities Network, with support from the Great Lakes Protection Fund, has (Read More…)
Floating treatment wetlands: An emerging innovation
Floating treatment wetlands – essentially, floating islands packed full of native plants – are popping (Read More…)
Four Great Lakes Communities Recognized as Resilient Cities
Four Great Lakes Communities were recognized for their efforts to improving their resiliency to climate (Read More…)
The Great Lakes: On the Minds of Citizens throughout the Basin
Two polls released this month have captured just how much citizens around the Great Lakes (Read More…)
Meeting Phosphorus Targets in the Maumee
The University of Michigan Water Center released a report today that examines various agricultural management (Read More…)
Telling the Story of a Lampricide Treatment
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission recently released a short video detailing a lampricide treatment in (Read More…)
Fish Passage Restoration in Frankenmuth, MI
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently released a video of a completed (Read More…)
Downtown Milwaukee BID Launches Effort to Attract Development Along Streetcar Route
Milwaukee’s Business Improvement District No.21 recently created an online mapping system for parking and available (Read More…)
Stormwater Model Ordinances in the Great Lakes
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources recently developed a stormwater model ordinance for municipalities and (Read More…)
Michigan Township Fighting Phragmites
Chesterfield Township, located northeast of Detroit along the banks of the Salt River and Lake (Read More…)
Great Lakes Cities Plan for Climate Change
Several cities in the Great Lakes basin have worked with the University of Michigan Climate (Read More…)
Urban Gardens Promote Education, Nutrition and More
The City of Champaign, Illinois has created two urban garden plots in order to educate (Read More…)
Preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species through ballast water
New technology may help combat aquatic invasive species that reach the Great Lakes through the (Read More…)
Green infrastructure success in Minnesota
A recent development in Minnesota highlights the power of green infrastructure. Argenta Hills boasts several (Read More…)
Cooperative board game engages kids about Great Lakes
Most readers in this network know the story of the mussel invasion well. Most members (Read More…)
Muddy Prospects: A New Industry Surfaces That’ll Repurpose River Sediment
Ohio is examining new ways to dispose of sediment that is annually dredged from water (Read More…)
Report Indicates Lower Numbers of Sea Lampreys in the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission recently reported that, “…invasive sea lampreys have been knocked down (Read More…)
Protecting and preserving Michigan State University’s shared water resources
Each piece of MSU’s water protection plan is part of a larger initiative to create (Read More…)
Cannon Township Enacts Ordinances to Regulate Ancillary Oil and Gas
January 23, 2015 By The Rockford Squire This week, Cannon Township enacted three new Ordinance (Read More…)