Volume 20, Issue 3, 1995 November/December 1995

International Joint Commission Reports may now be requested directly from the Great Lakes Regional Office in Windsor, Ontario by dialing (519)257-6734. If a person is not available to receive your order, you may leave your name, address, telephone number and title of report witht the voice messaging system and your order will be filled as soon as possible.

Select International Joint Commission reports may be downloaded from the Commission's homepage located at the following address: http://www.ijc.org

The Council of Great Lakes Research Managers 1992/1993 Research Inventory is now available on the Internet at the two addresses listed above.

Four separate items are available: (1) a list of first lines of all project titles, (2) the entire Research Inventory can be searched for specific text strings, (3) the entire ASCII text of the Research Inventory can be displayed or downloaded and (4) an ASCII list of Agency code acronyms can be displayed or downloaded.

1993-95 Priorities and Progress Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a consolidated volume of reports by International Joint Commission advisory boards and task forces for the 1993-1995 reporting cycle. The 184-page report highlights trends and developments related to the health of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem and its inhabitants. To request a copy, contact the Commission's Washington, Ottawa or Great Lakes Regional Office.

Status of Aquatic Habitat Rehabilitation and Conservation Efforts in the Watersheds of Great Lakes Areas of Concern is a report cosponsored by Environment Canada and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in cooperation with the International Joint Commission and Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan). This report identifies fishery management surveys of the watersheds in the 43 Areas of Concern in the past five years and can be obtained free of charge from the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Regional Office.

Emissions from cement kilns contribute to the dioxin deposition in the Great Lakes according to a 1995 research report entitled Quantitative Estimation of the Entry of Dioxins, Furans, and Hexachlorobenzene into the Great Lakes from Airborne and Waterborne Sources. The first phase of the report was designed to support a recommendation by the International Joint Commission to prevent pollution by these chemicals. Copies of the report are available for $55 (US) from BNA PLUS, 1231 25th Street NW, Washington, DC 20037. (800)452-7773 or (202)452-4323.

Buyers Guide to Shoreline Property is a brochure prepared by Environment Canada for prospective shore property owners to help them to assess the risks associated with shore property. Copies are available in English or French for $3 (Cdn) from Carole Desjardins, Water Issues Division, Environment Canada, Ontario Region, PO Box 5050, Burlington, ON L7R 4A6. (905)336-4711; fax (905)336-8901. Bulk orders available.

The contingent of youth and teachers from Buffalo, New York left the International Joint Commission's 1993 Biennial Meeting on Great Lakes Water Quality with a number of goals that have now been met. One was to host the Great Lakes Student Summit, which drew over 260 participants in June 1995. Another was to create a Great Lakes Student Information Node (GLSIN) on the Internet. This node stores the high-quality work products by elementary and secondary students related to the Great Lakes. For information contact John Brown or John Newton, 430 Main Street, East Aurora, NY 14052. Email GLSIN@ERIE.WNYRIC.ORG; telephone (716)652-1003; fax (716)652-8581.

Environmental Grantmaking Foundations is a comprehensive guide to over 600 significant, independent, community- and company-sponsored foundations. Cost of the 1995 edition is $70 (US) plus shipping and handling ($5 to U.S., $7 to Canada). The 1996 edition will be available in February. Order from Environmental Data Research Institute, 1655 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 225, Rochester, NY 14620-3426. (800)724-1857; (716)473-3090; fax (716)473-0968.

A new fact sheet on the Great Lakes, The Rise of the Double-Crested Cormorant on the Great Lakes: Winning the War Against Contaminants, may be requested (catalogue number En40-222/2-1995E, ISBN 0-662-23280-1) from Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, PO Box 5050, Burlington, ON L7R 4A6.

Lake Superior, Recreation and Weather: A Four Season Guide, produced by Michigan Sea Grant, presents a host of activities for outdoor enthusiasts. Charts and accompanying text describe recreation opportunities and the weather on the Lake Superior coast for all seasons. Prepaid orders for publication number MICHU-SG-94-705 are $3.95 (US) from Michigan Sea Grant, 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann, Arbor, MI 48109-2099. For information contact (313)764-1138.

The Danish Environmental Protection Agency has released a report detailing effects of estrogen-like compounds on male reproductive health. Male Reproductive Health and Environmental Chemicals with Estrogenic Effects notes that declining health status may be due to exposure to small amounts of certain chemicals found in food, water and household products. The report is available from Environmental Research Foundation, PO Box 5036, Annapolis, MD 21403. (410)263-1584.

World Wildlife Fund Canada has recently developed a 20-minute videotape entitled Hormone Copycats, which explains the issue of endocrine disruption. The video, available free of charge on a returnable basis, is accompanied by a prepaid ($5 Cdn) information kit of press articles, scientific papers, key contacts and education suggestions. To order a video and kit, contact World Wildlife Fund Canada, Wildlife Toxicology Program, 90 Eglinton Avenue East, #504, Toronto, ON M4A 2Z7. (416)489-8800; fax (416)489-3611.

A report on Pesticides in Baby Food, recently released by the National Campaign for Pesticide Policy Reform, found 16 different pesticides in eight major baby food products. To obtain a copy, contact Valerie Taylor, National Campaign for Pesticide Policy Reform, 666 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003. Email ncppr@igc.apc.org ; (202)547-9009; fax (202)-543-0688.

A waterfront trail along the shores of Lake Ontario from Hamilton to Trenton, Ontario was officially opened this spring. The trail represents an historic change in attitude towards Lake Ontario as well as a commitment to bring people back in touch with its waterfront. The Lake Ontario Greenway Strategy was developed to foster a waterfront that is clean, green, accessible, diverse, affordable and attractive. A separate report, Lake Ontario Greenway Strategy: Next Steps, provides more detailed mapping and recommended regeneration goals and actions for each landscape unit along the waterfront.

To receive a free copy of the Lake Ontario Trail newsletter or to purchase a copy of the Waterfront Trail Guidebook, Lake Ontario Greenway Strategy, or the Lake Ontario Greenway Strategy: Next Steps, send check or money order for $19.95 (Cdn) plus taxes for each publication, payable to Waterfront Regeneration Trust, 207 Queen's Quay West, Suite 580, Toronto, ON M5J 1A7. (416)314-8572; fax (416)314-9497.

A clean, healthful and biologically diverse Great Lakes ecosystem can be restored and protected through cooperative efforts among federal, state, tribal, local and nongovernmental players, according to a recently released report entitled Progress in Great Lakes Environmental Protection: Priorities for the Fiscal 1995-1996 Federal Budgets. To obtain the report contact Allegra Cangelosi, Northeast Midwest Institute, 218 "D" Street SE, Washington, DC 20003. (202)544-5200.

How Estuaries are Polluted is a poster produced by Connecticut Sea Grant with the Norwalk Maritime Center. It depicts how industries, motor vehicles, farms and residential areas contribute to the pollution of estuaries. To receive a copy, send $2 (US) to Connecticut Sea Grant, University of Connecticut, 1084 Shennecosset Road, Groton, CT 06340-6097.

Aquatic Exotic, a new 23-page catalog of zebra mussel-related educational and informational resources produced by Sea Grant programs nationwide, can be obtained free of charge by contacting Linda Campbell, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Communications, 1800 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53705-4094. Email lecampbe@seagrant.wisc.edu ; telephone (608)263-3259; fax (608)263-2063.

Watershed Network Directory lists more than 650 local watershed groups nationwide and is available for $20 (US) on computer disk. Also available is a Watershed Management Starter Kit for $15 (US), which includes a 13-minute video, five guides, 10 brochures and a watershed network application form. To obtain copies, contact the Conservation Technology Information Center, 1220 Potter Drive, Room 170, West Lafayette, IN 47906-1383. (317)494-9555; fax (317)494-5969.

Green At Work is a book which offers information on finding a career that works for the environment. Researching companies and organizations, individual profiles, company lists, resources and a bibliography are part of the publication. To receive a copy, send check or money order for $35 (hardcover) or $17.95 (softcover), plus shipping, handling and appropriate taxes to Island Press, PO Box 7, Department 2AU, Covelo, CA 95428. (800)828-1302 or (707)983-6432; fax (707)983-6414.

Revised: March 14, 1997
Maintained by Kevin McGunagle, mcgunaglek@ijc.wincom.net