We’re counting down our most-visited pages, news releases and newsletter posts as 2014 comes to an end --- and throwing in a few popular social media posts.
Here’s the list, in reverse order of hits, based on Google Analytics and statistics from Facebook and Twitter. You can follow the links to read more. Have a Happy New Year.
10. Mussel-Sniffing Dogs: to keep invasive mussels out of Alberta waterways @CBCNews http://buff.ly/Vcmrnd - From Twitter
9. Updates on Fall Semi-Annual, Beach Cleanup, Phragmites Control - http://buff.ly/1oRlIjZ - From Twitter. We followed up on the Semi-Annual in the Oct. 29 issue of our emailed newsletter.
8. Special forums on Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie, Nov. 12 in Ontario and Nov. 13 near Toledo, Ohio – From Facebook. The forums attracted about 200 people, and videos compiled after the meetings offered a look at what was discussed by panelists and participants.
7. Word of the day: Seiche. Reported on Lake Michigan and Superior – From Facebook. A newsletter post on seiches and meotsunamis also grabbed a lot of eyeballs. 
6. “Mending the Meander with the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative” – A guest post from The Nature Conservancy on reconnecting 35 miles of the Two Hearted River.
5. “A Balancing Act: Lake Superior Regulation and the St. Marys River” – A post from our newsletter by the International Lake Superior Board of Control.
4. The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board – The area covered by the board saw historic rain and flooding in June and July. A Lake of the Woods Water Quality Plan of Study also was released for public comment.
3. The Boundary Waters Treaty – The document which led to the establishment of the IJC.
2. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement – The text of the 2012 agreement between Canada and the U.S. that provides a framework to restore, protect and enhance the water quality, and promote the ecological health, of the Great Lakes.
1. Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority (LEEP) report - The IJC made Lake Erie a priority area of attention in response to an algae bloom in 2011 that was the largest ever recorded. There was renewed interest in the report during a Toledo drinking water ban in August.
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