The Lake Michigan Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is an ecosystem-based strategy for protecting and restoring the water quality of Lake Michigan. This 2020 annual report highlights accomplishments and progress during the past year including outreach, monitoring, and protection and restoration actions. The LAMP is developed and implemented by the Lake Michigan Partnership, which […]
Posted: November 15, 20212020 Annual Climate Trends and Impacts Summary for the Great Lakes Basin
a partnership of climate services organizations in the U.S. and Canada, provides an overview of the climate trends and impacts in the basin for the year, including: Information on the past year’s climate trends in the Great Lakes Basin – how ‘normal’ the climate and lake levels were; A summary of some of the major […]
Posted: November 8, 2021Canada and United States Finalize Documents to Support the Annex 3 Chemical Nomination Process
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) commits Canada and the United States to prepare and issue Binational Strategies to reduce the release and impact of Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMCs). The Binational Screening Criteria for nominated CMCs are now available. These screening criteria were developed to provide a consistent framework for reviewing nominated CMCs […]
Posted: June 28, 2021Traditional Ecological Knowledge Speaker Series
From May 26 – June 30, 2021, the Science Annex Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Task Team of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is co-hosting a weekly Great Lakes TEK speaker series with the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Department of American Indian Studies. Register for the series (Zoom). This series brings together Tribal, […]
Posted: June 28, 2021Great Lakes Binational Strategy for Mercury Risk Management
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) commits Canada and the United States to prepare binational strategies for Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMCs), which may include research, monitoring, surveillance, and pollution prevention and control provisions. The Great Lakes Binational Strategy for Mercury Risk Management includes a compilation of management options, some of which are being […]
Posted: June 28, 2021Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook: Great Lakes Region – March 2021
The “Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook: Great Lakes Region” is a brief bulletin published jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Environment and Climate Change Canada, summarizing the latest season’s weather and water level conditions and weather and water level-related impacts over the Great Lakes and provides an outlook for the upcoming quarter. […]
Posted: May 6, 2021Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook: Great Lakes Region – December 2020
The “Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook: Great Lakes Region” is a brief bulletin published jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Environment and Climate Change Canada, summarizing the latest season’s weather and water level conditions and weather and water level-related impacts over the Great Lakes and provides an outlook for the upcoming quarter. […]
Posted: April 30, 2021Available for Public Review: Draft of Canada’s Great Lakes Strategy for PFOS, PFOA, and LC-PFCAs Risk Management
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) commits Canada and the United States to prepare and issue binational strategies for Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMCs), which may include research, monitoring, surveillance, and pollution prevention and control provisions. A Draft of Canada’s Great Lakes Strategy for Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS), Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), and Long-Chain Perfluorocarboxylic Acids […]
Posted: April 26, 2021Lake Michigan Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Report 2019
The Lake Michigan Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is an ecosystem-based strategy for protecting and restoring the water quality of Lake Michigan. This 2019 annual report highlights accomplishments and progress during the past year including outreach, monitoring, and protection and restoration actions. The LAMP is developed and implemented by the Lake Michigan Partnership, which […]
Posted: March 22, 2021