Photo: Bruce Peninsula. Source: Parks Canada.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…
Please join us on Friday, January 29 CST from 10:30am-12:00pm EST / 9:30-11:30pm CST for a webinar that will provide a brief overview of information and updates on work under the Nutrients Annex of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). This webinar will present…
Due to a high level of interest, please join us on Monday, December 10 from 1:00-2:30 pm CST / 2:00-3:30 pm EST for a rebroadcast of a webinar that was offered on November 20, 2018. We are offering a second opportunity for interested stakeholders to call in and hear a…
Please join us on Tuesday, November 20th from 1:00-2:30pm CST / 2:00-3:30pm EST for a webinar that will provide a brief overview of information and updates on work under the Nutrients Annex of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) to address excess phosphorus…
To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algal development in Lake Erie, the United States and Canada committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to establish binational phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016, and to…
A view of Hamilton Harbour on the western tip of Lake Ontario on December 13, 2012. © Environment and Climate Change Canada.Pursuant to Annex 3 of the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, Canada and the U.S. are seeking nominations of chemicals for consideration…
A view of Hamilton Harbour on the western tip of Lake Ontario on December 13, 2012. © Environment and Climate Change Canada.Pursuant to Annex 3 of the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, Canada and the U.S. are seeking nominations of chemicals for…
Lake Superior nearshore. Credit: Brenda Jones.A Nearshore Framework for the Great Lakes was drafted and was available for a sixty-day review period ending on July 12, 2016. The Nearshore Framework satisfies a commitment in the Lakewide Management Annex of the Agreement…
Satellite image of an algal bloom on Lake Erie, taken on September 6, 2015. Credit: NASA Worldview.To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algal development in Lake Erie, the United States and Canada committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement…
Staining of rock face due to groundwater seepage along Superior shoreline: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore near Munising, Michigan. Photo credit: Craig Blacklock, National Park Service.The 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement includes a commitment to publish a report…