The Great Lakes have long been a source of nutritious food for people who live along its shores, with an abundance of aquatic life like walleye, yellow perch, catfish, and bass.
Areas of Concern
Huge algal bloom fossils appear in rocks that are 3 billion years old. These organisms survived when other life couldn’t, and helped to form our atmosphere. Today, similar blooms are visible from outer space.
Members of the Great Lakes Commission and other leaders from the US and Canada took to Capitol Hill in March to attend the Semiannual Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission (GLC), as well as Great Lakes Day, an annual event that brings together regional organizations with federal policymakers to…
Now’s your chance to influence what actions will be taken for the Great Lakes in the next three-year or triennial cycle.
April 15 is the deadline for public comments on our Triennial Assessment of Progress Report and the Progress Report of the Parties.
During October’s Great Lakes Public Forum in Toronto, Ontario, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and the IJC continued gathering stories about our precious shared waters from forum attendees.
The first progress report under the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement will cover familiar topics from earlier versions of the Agreement such as nutrients, chemicals and Areas of Concern and also bring an increased focus to newer topics including climate change impacts, groundwater, habitat…
In 1987, the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the United States and Canada identified 43 Areas of Concern (AOCs) within the Great Lakes system – 12 Canadian, 26 American and five binational.
The Great Lakes basin covers an area greater than 750,000 square kilometers.
The work of Great Lakes protection and restoration is influenced by the confluence of people and businesses that call this region home and recognize the unparalleled gift of the glaciers to our pursuit of happiness.