The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commits Canada and the United States to prepare and issue Binational Strategies to reduce the release and impact of Chemicals of Mutual Concern. The draft strategy for Mercury is now available for public review on Binational.net. The period for interested agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the […]
Posted: May 17, 2018Governments of Canada and the United States Finalize a Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan
Pursuant to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the governments of Canada and the United States have finalized a Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP), an ecosystem-based strategy for restoring and protecting Lake Huron water quality. The LAMP documents ecosystem conditions and threats, and presents science and action priorities. The LAMP was developed […]
Posted: April 9, 2018Great Lakes Executive Committee Meeting: December 2017
Below are materials documenting the GLEC meeting on December 5-6, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Posted: November 16, 2017Great Lakes Executive Committee Meeting: June 2017
Below are materials documenting the GLEC meeting held on June 26-27, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois USA.
Posted: October 13, 20172017 Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan Available for Public Review
In accordance with the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a draft 2017 Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) has been prepared for Lake Huron and the St. Marys River, and is currently available for review and comment. The LAMP was developed by the Lake Huron Partnership, a collaborative team of natural resource managers led […]
Posted: July 21, 2017Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook: Great Lakes Region – June 2017
The “Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook: Great Lakes Region” is a brief bulletin published jointly by NOAA and Environment 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. It is published roughly four weeks after the […]
Posted: June 23, 2017Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook: Great Lakes Region – March 2017
The “Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook: Great Lakes Region” is a brief bulletin published jointly by NOAA and Environment 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. It is published roughly four weeks after the […]
Posted: June 22, 2017State of the Great Lakes 2017
The Governments of Canada and the United States are pleased to release the 2017 State of the Great Lakes reports. Overall, the Great Lakes are assessed as Fair and Unchanging. While progress to restore and protect the Great Lakes has been made, including the reduction of toxic chemicals, challenges remain with issues such as invasive […]
Posted: June 19, 2017Great Lakes Executive Committee Meeting: December 2016
Below are materials documenting the GLEC meeting held by teleconference on December 6, 2016.
Posted: December 6, 2016