The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commits Canada and the United States to prepare and issue Lakewide Action and Management Plans (LAMPs) for each of the five Great Lakes every five years on a rotational basis. We are pleased to advise you that the Lake Erie Partnership has begun to develop the next Lake Erie […]

In accordance with the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a draft 2022-2026 Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) has been prepared for Lake Huron, and is currently available for review and comment. The draft LAMP was developed by the Lake Huron Partnership, a collaborative team of natural resource managers led by the governments of […]

Please join us on Thursday, December 8th from 1:30-3:00pm eastern / 12:30-2:00pm central for a webinar that will provide updates on work under the Nutrients Annex of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). This webinar will summarize ongoing efforts to manage excess phosphorus loads that are leading to toxic and nuisance algal blooms and […]

With an accompanying infographic and video, the Climate Change in the Great Lakes Basin: Summary of Trends and Impacts characterizes historical and future climate trends within the Great Lakes basin and summarizes the climate change impacts experienced across the Great Lakes basin. The report aims to further the understanding of climate change impacts in the […]

Pursuant to the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the governments of the United Stated and Canada have published a 2020-2024 Lake Superior Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP), an ecosystem-based strategy for restoring and protecting the water quality of Lake Superior. The LAMP identifies 49 priority actions to reduce chemical contamination, manage nutrients and […]

In accordance to Article 5, Section 2(c) of the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the Parties (U.S. and Canada): “…shall establish, in consultation with the Great Lakes Executive Committee, binational priorities for science and action to address current and future threats to the quality of the Water of the Great Lakes, not later than […]

The Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational ecosystem- based strategy for protecting and restoring the water quality of Lake Ontario, including the Niagara River and St. Lawrence River to the international boundary. This 2021 Annual Report highlights accomplishments and progress during the past year including outreach, monitoring, and protection and […]