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	Great Lakes Water Levels
		Evaporation from the lake surface is a major factor in the hydrologic cycle of the Great Lakes.
		Lake Erie is most susceptible to storm surges and seiches due to its east-west orientation in an area of prevailing westerly winds and its generally shallow western end.
		Lake Superior, the northernmost lake, is generally the last lake to peak, usually in August or September.
	www.vbco.org /planningeduc0026.asp (3923 words)

	Great Lakes
		The focus of these studies is on five priority areas of concern (AOC) in five of the Great Lake states: the Sheboygan River in Wisconsin, the Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor in Indiana, the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay in Michigan, the Ashtabula River in Ohio, and the Buffalo River in New York.
		Great Lakes Fish Stocking Database - This page summarizes the stocking of salmon and trout in the Great Lakes during the period 1958 - 1988.
		Great Lakes Data Rescue - To the extent possible, NOAA will "rescue" Great Lakes geological and geophysical data and make them readily available to anyone, but especially the communities concerned with Great Lakes science, pollution, coastal erosion, response to climate changes, threats to lake ecosystems, and health of the fishing industry.
	www.mdsg.umd.edu /Extension/valuation/great.htm (2258 words)

	Great Lakes Ports
		Great Lakes ports tend to handle low risk cargo such as bulk grain, coal, iron ore, limestone, salt, etc. Therefore, AGLP supports security regulations that are risk-based, flexible and are able to respond to local conditions.
		The study is to review the navigation improvements on the Great Lakes, such as harbors, connecting channels, locks, etc. and make recommendations to Congress for their maintenance and improvement.
		In 1999, the Great Lakes Commission was successful in helping to negotiate a cost sharing agreement between the eight Great Lakes states.
	www.porterie.org /great_lakes_ports.html (781 words)

	NOAA Coastal Services Center GIS Integration and Development Program- Grant Project Summaries
		This Great Lakes Commission and the NOAA Coastal Services Center entered into a project that resulted in a state-of-the-art portal and retrieval system that provides resource management decision-makers and researchers with the appropriate and complete level of detail on the data and information specific to the use and management of the Great Lakes resources.
		The Great Lakes Commission, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is a binational public agency dedicated to the use, management, and protection of the water, land, and other natural resources of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system.
		The vision of the Great Lakes Commission is a Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system that offers a prosperous economy, a healthy environment, and a high quality of life for its citizens by applying sustainable development principles in the use, management, and protection of water, land, and other natural resources.
	www.csc.noaa.gov /id/grant_sum/glc.html (442 words)

	Great Lakes Commission
		First, NOAA and the Great Lakes Commission are presently laying the groundwork for an exciting partnership opportunity that touches on a leading unmet regional need: the development of a large-scale, consensus-driven and science-based ecosystem restoration plan.
		The Great Lakes are one of the most heavily managed ecosystems in the world and are expected to remain so with climate as the major external driving force.
		I also believe that the Great Lakes Commission is critical to setting and achieving regional goals regarding the health and well-being of the Great Lakes as well as contributing to the national environmental and economic agenda.
	www.noaa.gov /lautenbacher/greatlakes.htm (3071 words)

	Great Lakes Fishery Commission -- Lake Ontario Committee
		For deliberations of this Committee, Lake Ontario shall be considered to include all of Lake Ontario from the face of Niagara Falls to the 45th parallel of latitude on the St. Lawrence River, and, to the extent that they affect fish stocks of common concern, its bays, harbors, and tributaries.
		To consider issues pertinent to, or referred by, the Great lakes Fishery Commission that are within the Committee's authority or under its auspices.
		The meeting shall be sufficiently in advance of the council of Lake Committees meeting and Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to allow the preparation of material, reports, and recommendations for Commission review and action at the Annual meeting.
	www.glfc.org /lakecom/loc/lochome.php (848 words)

	Science, Society, Solutions Briefing Series
		As the Great Lakes continue to attract millions of Americans and Canadians, the increasing demand for water to support everyday life, commerce and recreation is causing concerns about the health and sustainability of the lakes and their ecosystem.
		USGS Science is unlocking the secrets of the Great Lakes and their connecting waterways to better understand the dynamics of the lakes and the way of life they support.
		He is an observer to the Great Lakes Commission and chief of a bi-national research effort, under the auspices of the Great Lakes Protection Fund, to better understand the relationship of ground water to the Great Lakes.
	www.usgs.gov /solutions/greatlakes.html (612 words)

	Michigan Sea Grant > Coastal Communities and Habitat
		Great Lakes scientists have contributed to a number of successful restoration efforts in the past, including reduced nutrient levels, control of sea lamprey and alewife, and reduced fish contaminants (e.g., DDT).
		Scientists, educators and outreach specialists within the Great Lakes basin have collaborated on a number of aquatic invasive species projects that have led to an increased understanding of the complexity of environmental impacts, policy changes, greater public awareness and other beneficial outcomes.
		While it may be impossible to restore the entire Great Lakes basin to a "pre-settlement state," it is possible to focus restoration efforts on key issues.
	www.miseagrant.umich.edu /habitat/restoration.html (874 words)

	Great Lakes Forever Are the Lakes in Trouble
		While most exotic-invasive species arrived in the Great Lakes region by accident, some invasive species were intentionally introduced to the region in an effort to solve other problems – such as over-fishing.
		If Asian carp enter the Great Lakes, they are expected to become a dominant species due to their broad diet and high reproductive rates and a lack of predators.
		If Asian carp enter the Great Lakes, they are expected to become a dominant species due to a lack of predators, high reproductive rates, and their ability to crowd out other fishes.
	www.greatlakesforever.org /html/trouble/species.html (2046 words)

	11/1 - Great Lakes Conservation Funding
		The study found that more than $80 million in additional annual funding is needed for Great Lakes conservation districts to carry out their mission of improving and conserving the natural resources of the basin.
		Titled An Analysis of Conservation Districts' Changing Responsibilities: The District Role in Conserving and Protecting Great Lakes Land and Water Resources, the report is based on a survey of the 209 conservation districts (sometimes called soil and water conservation districts) in the Great Lakes basin.
		The Great Lakes Commission, chaired by Samuel W. Speck (Ohio), is a nonpartisan, binational compact agency created by state and U.S. federal law and dedicated to promoting a strong economy, healthy environment and high quality of life for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence region and its residents.
	www.greatlakesdirectory.org /zarticles/110102_great_lakes1.htm (690 words)

	Who's Who in Great Lakes Restoration
		The Great Lakes Regional Collaboration (GLRC) is a wide-ranging, cooperative effort to design and implement a strategy for the restoration, protection and sustainable use of the Great Lakes.
		The Great Lakes Commission is a binational agency that promotes the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence River.
		The Council of Great Lakes Governors is a close non-partisan partnership of the Governors of the eight Great Lakes States - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
	www.audubon.org /campaign/greatlakes/great_lakes_whoswho.html (500 words)

	NEMW Great Lakes Home Page
		The Sheboygan River AOC is one of 41 Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes region.
		Great Lakes islands are of particular importance due to the global significance of their biological diversity.
		Great Lakes islands are rich with distinctive communities, as well as endemic and disjunct species and subspecies, such as the threatened Lake Erie Watersnake and the endangered Great Lakes piping plover.
	www.nemw.org /greatlakes.htm (1920 words)

	Ohio Revised Code - Section 6161.01
		Actions of the commission shall be by a majority of the votes cast except that any recommendations made pursuant to Article VI of this compact shall require an affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the votes cast from each of a majority of the states present and voting.
		Detailed commission budgets shall be recommended by a majority of the votes cast, and the costs shall be allocated equitably among the party states in accordance with their respective interests.
		However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a qualified public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become a part of the annual report of the commission.
	ssl.csg.org /compactlaws/greatlakesbasin.html (2133 words)

	State of Illinois - Pat Quinn, Lt. Governor - Illinois River Coordinating Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Great Lakes Commission is a binational public agency that promotes the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence River.
		Since its establishment 45 years ago, the Great Lakes Commission has been a pioneer in applying principles of sustainability to the development, use and conservation of the natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence River.
		All Commission activities are directed at realizing its vision of a strong and growing economy, a healthy environment, and a high quality of life for all citizens.
	www.state.il.us /ltgov/cleanwater/glc.htm (284 words)

	NYS DEC - Great Lakes Programs
		Great Lakes Water Withdrawal Registration Program - guidance on who must register, how to register, and computing water withdrawals and losses.
		New York is working with other Great Lakes States and Provinces to develop a water management system and decision-making process that will ensure sustainable quantities of Great Lakes Basin water for generations to come.
		The New York State Great Lakes Protection Fund ("the Fund") provides a perpetual and dependable source of funding for regional and statewide research and field assessment projects aimed at protecting and conserving the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem in New York State.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/greatlakes/index.html (627 words)

	Great Lakes Restoration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Great Lakes sand dunes are one of the largest systems of freshwater sand dunes in the world.
		The best estimates to date show that approximately two-thirds of the Great Lake basin's original wetlands have been lost, thousands of miles of river are impaired, tens of millions of acres of publicly-owned forests are threatened by commercial logging, and hundreds of miles of shoreline have been degraded.
		This paper describes land use trends and their impacts on the nearshore of the Great Lakes and includes case studies illustrating the trends and some success stories or best practices and new approaches to growth management.
	www.restorethelakes.org /habitat.html (612 words)

	International Joint Commission - The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement review
		The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between Canada and the United States (the Governments) expresses the commitment of both countries to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem.
		This generous assistance reduced the Commission's operating costs, thereby enabling it to triple the number of public meetings and launch an innovative on-line Web dialogue in order to greatly increase the opportunities for people across the basin to express their views about the issues that should be considered during the review.
		As might be expected, the bulk of the participants (93 percent) came from the Great Lakes states and provinces, with Ontario in front with nearly 49 percent, followed at a distance by Michigan (11 percent).
	www.ijc.org /en/activities/consultations/glwqa/synth_3.php (2132 words)

	10/09 - Huntley elected to lead Great Lakes Commission
		Minnesota state Rep. Tom Huntley, DFL-Duluth, on Tuesday was elected chairman of the Great Lakes Commission, a binational agency representing the eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces that border the Great Lakes.
		Huntley is the first Minnesotan to serve as the commission's chairman in the past 12 years and said the unanimous election to the post is a highlight of his career.
		As a Duluthian, Huntley said one of his priorities is improving the function of the city's port and ensuring it remains a viable part of the region's economy for decades.
	www.greatlakesdirectory.org /mn/100904_great_lakes.htm (438 words)

	Ridge Welcomes Great Lakes Commission To Erie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ridge gave the keynote address today during the two-day annual meeting of the commission, which is a nonpartisan, interstate compact including Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin.
		Authorized by Congress in 1956, the commission promotes the development, use and conservation of the water resources of the Great Lakes Basin.
		The commission was expected to consider a proposal to add the Canadian provinces as members.
	www.dep.state.pa.us /dep/deputate/polycomm/pressrel/96/GLakes_PR.htm (291 words)

	Great Lakes Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Lakes Commission is an eight-state compact United States agency established in 1955 through the Great Lakes Basin Compact, in order to "promote the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water resources of the Great Lakes Basin," which includes the Saint Lawrence River.
		The commission, in a cooperative venture with other Great Lakes agencies and organizations, hosts the Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN), an Internet-based network that serves as a decision-support tool for those who make, implement or otherwise influence public policy in the region.
		There is a separate and distinct entity with a similar brief, the International Joint Commission, which exists between the federal levels of the US and Canada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Lakes_Commission (313 words)

	NYSG Fiscal: GLC-SG Fellowship (2005-06)
		The Great Lakes Commission-Sea Grant Fellow will work with members of the Great Lakes' science, policy and information/education communities to advance the environmental quality and sustainable economic development goals of the Great Lakes states.
		Fellows are required to submit quarterly reports (and an exit report) to the Great Lakes Commission for distribution to the NSGO and all Great Lakes Sea Grant directors.
		The Great Lakes Commission, chaired by Dr. Samuel W. Speck (Ohio), is a nonpartisan, binational compact agency created by state and U.S. federal law and dedicated to promoting a strong economy, healthy environment and high quality of life for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence region and its residents.
	www.seagrant.sunysb.edu /Funding/GLC-SGFellows2005.htm (968 words)

	TEACH Environment
		TEACH: Environment explores the environment of the Great Lakes region, which is blessed with huge forests and wilderness areas, rich agricultural land, hundreds of tributaries and thousands of smaller lakes, and extensive mineral deposits.
		Environmental issues of concern range from threats to divert water out of the Great Lakes basin to the introduction of nonindigenous invasive species and airborne toxics into the basin.
		The native flowers and trees of the Great Lakes states and provinces are diverse and beautiful, and contribute to the unique character of the region.
	www.great-lakes.net /teach/envt (490 words)

	Great Lakes Commission
		The Commission is composed of from three to five members from each member state, selected in accordance with the provisions in its enabling legislation to the Compact, with each state having three votes.
		Special reports on Great Lakes developments are made to the Governors and other state officials and bodies as warranted, and regular reports are made to the Governor and the Legislature in each member state every two years.
		Brockel has also been vice chairman of the Wisconsin Deep Waterways Commission from 1945, a member of the Great Lakes Commission from 1954, chairman of the governor's committee of the st. Lawrence Seaway Project from 1952 and a member of the advisory board of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation for 1954.
	www.uwm.edu /Libraries/arch/findaids/msscx.htm (1067 words)

	Great Lakes Commission \| Great Lakes - Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit \| University of Minnesota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Great Lakes Commission is a binational public agency dedicated to the use, management and protection of the water, land and other natural resources of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system.
		In partnership with the eight Great Lakes states and provinces of Ontario and Québec, the Commission applies sustainable development principles in addressing issues of resource management, environmental protection, transportation and sustainable development.
		The Commission provides accurate and objective information on public policy issues; an effective forum for developing and coordinating public policy; and a unified, systemwide voice to advocate member interests.
	www.cesu.umn.edu /partners/GL_Commission.htm (131 words)

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