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Lake Erie Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Report 2017

The Lake Erie Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational action plan for restoring and protecting the Lake Erie ecosystem. This 2017 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 Erie Partnership, which is […]

Posted: October 24, 2017

Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Report 2017

The Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational action plan for restoring and protecting the Lake Huron ecosystem. This 2017 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 Huron Partnership, which is […]

Posted: October 23, 2017

Draft Domestic Action Plans for Achieving Phosphorus Reductions in Lake Erie

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 develop, by 2018, domestic action plans that will outline strategies for meeting […]

Posted: March 10, 2017

Great Lakes Public Forum 2016 – Presentations & Videos

As called for in the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the governments of Canada and the United States convened a Great Lakes Public Forum, with the International Joint Commission, to: Provide an opportunity to discuss and receive public comments on the state of the lakes and binational priorities for science and action; and Provide […]

Posted: November 25, 2016

Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Report 2016

The Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational action plan for restoring and protecting the Lake Ontario ecosystem. This 2016 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 Ontario Partnership, which is […]

Posted: October 3, 2016

Public Comment Completed: 2017-2019 Great Lakes Binational Priorities for Science and Action

Article 5, Section 2(c) of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 2012 states: “…the Parties 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 six months after each […]

Posted: October 3, 2016

The United States and Canada Adopt Phosphorus Load Reduction Targets to Combat Lake Erie Algal Blooms

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. In response to this commitment, following a robust binational science-based process and extensive public […]

Posted: February 22, 2016